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GCRPV leads €750,000 Goialde round
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has led a €750,000 funding round for Basque firm Goialde.
GCRPV leads €750,000 Goialde round
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has led a €750,000 funding round for Basque firm Goialde.
GCRPV injects €1.1m in GMTK
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has injected €1.125m into Basque company GMTK.
GCRPV invests €1m in Sagola
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has invested €1m in Basque business Sagola.
Bain seeking final bids for FCI
Bain Capital is today expecting final bids for portfolio company FCI, which could fetch up to $1bn.
Sun European Partners buys Unterland Flexible Packaging
Sun European Partners has acquired Unterland Flexible Packaging GmbH from parent company Mondi.
Caixa Capital Risc invests in zero2infinity
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital division of Spain’s La Caixa savings bank, has invested in Barcelona-based aerospace company zero2infinity.
Business Growth Fund adds execs to board
Four chief executives have been appointed as non-executive board members of the Business Growth Fund (BGF).
Cinven in talks for Guardian Life Insurance
Cinven is set to buy Aegonтs Guardian Life Insurance in a ТЃ250m deal.
Luke Johnson: BGF is 'wrong'; covenants key to PE's success
тThe Business Growth Fund is wrong in terms of its pitch,т says Luke Johnson, co-founder of Risk Capital Partners in a video interview with Kimberly Romaine.
Fidelity Growth Partners appoints Hebel as partner
Davor Hebel has become a partner at Fidelity Growth Partners Europe in the firmтs London office.
HTGF and Bayern Kapital back baimos
High-Tech Gründerfonds and Bayern Kapital have invested an undisclosed amount in mobile security solution provider baimos technologies.
Investitori Associati exits La Rinascente
A consortium comprising Investitori Associati, Deutsche Bank Real Estate Global Opportunities (DBGO), Prelios and Boletti Group have sold La Rinascente for €205m.
3i sells Mosaicon stake
Private equity house 3i has sold its 58.37% stake in leather goods distributor Mosaicon to Antichi Pellettieri for €7.5m.
Fondo Italiano invests in Sanlorenzo
Fondo Italiano di Investimento (FII) has participated in a €30m capital increase for Italian yacht builder Sanlorenzo SpA.
Clave Mayor-backed Papas Vicente Vidal buys Aperitivos Gus
Papas Vicente Vidal, a Spanish family business recently acquired by Clave Mayor and Sodena-backed APEX, has purchased 100% of snacks manufacturer Aperitivos Gus.
Interview: Javier Echarri
Having spent 10 years at the helm of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA), Javier Echarri is roundly considered one of the world's most influential people in private equity. He talks to Susannah Birkwood about the AIFMD, national trade bodies...
Advent buys part of Oberthur for €1.15bn
Advent International has agreed to acquire the Card Systems and Identity divisions of French secure technologies specialist Oberthur for €1.15bn.
Investindustrial and Alpha exit Permasteelisa for €600m
Private equity firms Investindustrial and Alpha Group have sold Italian architectural and engineering business Permasteelisa to JS Group for €573m, or 7.6x EBITDA.
SHS acquires Spiegelberg
SHS Gesellschaft für Beteiligungsmanagement has acquired shares in medical equipment producer Spiegelberg for an undisclosed amount.
Wellington Partners and Passion Capital back EyeEm
Wellington Partners and Passion Capital have provided German software developer EyeEm with seed funding of an undisclosed amount.
Creathor Venture backs ShopShare
Creathor Venture has invested in social media e-commerce platform ShopShare.
Pandora IPO lifts lid on PE failings
Pandora is not the only private equity-backed IPO to suffer т it would seem the box is full of underperforming listings. John Bakie reports.
DuMont and Seventure exit Tradoria
DuMont Venture and Seventure have sold their stake in shopping portal Tradoria to Japan-based internet service Rakuten.