Southern Europe
FII holds first closes for PE and VC vehicles
Italian sovereign fund Cassa Depositi e Prestiti acted as anchor investor for the two vehicles
Oquendo buys Demeter and Axis's Suaval
Vendors have fully exited the isolation material business after a three-year holding period
Investindustrial merges Emeru with ProA's Ambuibérica
GPs merge portfolio companies to create consolidated medical transportation business
HIG sells Tres60 via trade sale to Mediapro
GP fully exits the Spanish audio visual business after a five-year holding period
PEP's IDB bolts on Cenacchi International
Deal is the second bolt-on since the design-dedicated group's foundation in May 2015
Corpfin's Palex bolts on Taper and Cymit
Bolt-ons will expand the medical devices company's headcount beyond 400 across numerous locations
Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer holds €40m first close
ITAtech, a €200m Italian technology transfer-dedicated fund-of-funds, signs its first commitment
Alto Partners hires Gai as industrial adviser
Paolo Gai took part in the GP's MBI of Caminetti Montegrappa in February 2017
Vallis reaps €90m on Elevo exit
Vallis Construction Sector Consolidation Fund fully exits the asset after a five-year holding period
Deal in Focus: Carlyle sells Itconic to Equinix
Sale comes two and a half years after the GP acquired the business and is the first divestment for its third Europe-dedicated fund
NB Renaissance buys machinery producer Comelz
Fourth acquisition since the GP launched its €620m maiden vehicle in March 2015
General Atlantic backs Typeform in $35m series-B
Existing investors including Index Ventures, Point Nine and Connect Ventures also take part
Clessidra exits Acetum via trade sale
GP has fully exited the Italian vinegar producer after a two-year ownership period
Carlyle sells Itconic via trade sale
Deal draws an end to the GP's two-year ownership of the Spanish datacentre business
Unigrains seals first Spanish deal with Genuine Coconut
Deal is the first investment for Unigrains Iberian Capital Fund, advised by MCH Private Equity
Portobello promotes Dolz to partner
Announcement follows the first deal for the GP's €600m fourth fund, Portobello Capital Fondo IV
H1 fundraising reaches second-highest level on record
Last three semesters represent a significant increase on the total sums raised for final closes, compared with historical levels
Alta Life Sciences leads €4.2m series-A for Peptomyc
Deal is the first investment for the Spanish GP, which manages the Alta Life Science Spain I fund
Talde exits engineering business Retineo
GP has fully exited its 49% stake in the business after an eight-year holding period
Magnum sells Orliman to strategic investor
Following a two-year investment period, the GP has fully exited the asset via trade sale
Portobello buys five dental clinics
Following a €500m first close, the GP completes the first investment from its fourth fund
Trilantic's Gamenet files for IPO in Milan
Company aims to list on Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA), part of the Milan stock exchange
Banca Intermobiliare attracts PE offers
Warburg Pincus and JC Flowers filed binding offers for the Italian bank's 74% stake
International backers fuel record-breaking H1 in Spain
Country's dealflow has reached the highest level in value terms ever recorded