Southern Europe
LBO France buys VetroElite from Gradiente
Deal saw the Italian mid-cap private equity house divest the asset after a four-year holding period
Wise buys digital printing business Aleph
Deal is the fifth acquisition for the GP's 2015-vintage Wisequity IV
Investindustrial hires former Clessidra CEO Bottnielli
Italian GP also promotes Roberto Ardagna as senior principal in its London office
Q1 Barometer: Fall in buyouts sees aggregate value drop 30%
Early-stage and expansion deals up, while buyout volumes and values drop
Idea CCR I purchases Sinterama
Deal is the fourth transaction in 2017 for the Italian debtor-in-possession fund
PE-backed Lindorff bolts on credit recovery firm Gextra
Nordic Capital-backed credit recovery firm acquires Italian competitor from DoBank
Avenue Capital et al. buy Selcom Elettronica
Deal follows the insolvency proceedings filed for the business in March 2017
BlueGem purchases majority stake in Lateral
London-based GP acquires the business via its 2013-vintage BlueGem II fund
MCH hit €350m hard-cap for fourth fund
MCH Iberian Capital Fund IV held a first close on €200m in June 2016
Style Capital buys Italian fashion house Forte Forte
Fashion-dedicated GP acquires a majority stake in the business from the Forte family
Wise sells chemicals producer Primat
Following a three-year holding period, the GP sells its stake to a consortium led by Hat Orizzonte
Spain reaps highest value in Q1 since 2005
Spanish private equity firms deployed the highest volume of capital in 12 years during Q1 2017, with €4.7bn deployed
Idea's CCR I fund buys 51% of Pigna
GP initially acquired a €10m loan in the Italian stationery manufacturer in June 2016
Portobello Capital buys car rental service Centauro
Deal is the final acquisition for the GP's €375m third vehicle, Portobello Fondo III
Inveready leads €1.2m round for Dexma
Backers include state-backed investor CDTI Eureka and several high-net-worth individuals
Unigrains backs Sfoglia Torino's build-up strategy
GP has acquired a 30% stake in the business to boost its buy-and-build growth strategy
Quadrivio appoints new chair and CEO
Alessandro Binello and Walter Ricciotti, former chairperson and CEO respectively, step down from their roles
Omnes Capital leads €4m series-B for 360Imprimir
Deal marks the first investment in the Portuguese market for the French GP
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento exits Emarc via trade sale
GP sells its holding in the Italian auto parts producer after a five-year ownership period
Nauta Capital holds final close on $170m
Fund held a first close on $70m in September 2015 with an intial target of $115-175m
Steadfast buys Reutter and ITIB
GP plans to merge and further integrate the two companies together with minority shareholder Fortas
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities backs De Nora
The US-based private equity firm is reported to have acquired a 35% stake in the Italian manufacturer
KKR buys Italian credit servicing platform Sistemia
Deal comes two weeks after Varde Partners’ acquisition of Sistemia’s competitor Guber
Black Toro provides €40m debt and equity mix for Farga Group
GP’s BTC II fund has deployed 78% of its committed capital following the deal