Southern Europe
GHO holds €660m final close for maiden fund
Healthcare-focused GP will target European and North American assets with international growth plans
Fondo Italiano commits €85m to 3 Italian private debt funds
Following announcements, Quadrivio holds €120m first closing for its maiden debt fund
SI Capital launches second fund
Vehicle has a target of €100m and focuses on the energy efficiency sector
Finint & Partners buys CVS Ferrari
GP acquires the business to merge it with co-investor BP Handling Technologies
P101 leads €720,000 round for Velasca
GP injects €370,000 ticket alongside private investors and the management team
PM & Partners launches third vehicle
GP expects to hold a first close in H1 2017 for its latest vehicle, targeting €300m
Verlinvest buys 24.5% of Mutti
Investor will boost the company's internationalisation and is understood to target an IPO
PM & Partners sells Plastiape for c€150m
Following three-year holding period, the GP sold its stake in an aunction led by Baird and Banca Imi
P101 holds €66.7m final close on first fund
Vehicle is now 60% invested as the GP eyes the launch of its second fund in 2017
Warburg, General Atlantic sell 50% stake in Santander AM
Buyout firms Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic exit the asset after a three-year holding period
EOS IM buys 86.5% stake in Poplast
Controlling shareholder Credem fully exits the business and reaps 4x money multiple
P101, 360 Capital Partners raise $10m series-B for Musement
Prior to the transaction, the GPs led a €5m series-A for the Milanese startup in March 2015
Charterhouse buys ice-cream ingredients maker Optima
GP acquired the business through its 2015-vintage 10th vehicle, Charterhouse X
Argos Soditic to hold €300m first closing for Euroknights VII
Good progress made, with the Pan-European GP targeting a final close in spring 2017
CDP's Valvitalia buys Nuova Giungas from Xenon and Finint
As part of the deal, existing shareholders fully exited the Modenese business
Star Capital purchases majority stake in CSO Pharmitalia
Deal marks the fifth acquisition for the GP's 2012-vintage vehicle, Star III
Aksìa's Covisian buys CSS
Deal follows the dual acquisition and merger of Italian competitors Contacta and Visiant Contact
Q3 Barometer: Core mid-market buyouts return to growth
Mid-market deal volume across Europe reached its highest total in five quarters
Bridgepoint buys majority stake in Sapec for €456m EV
According to a statement, the deal valued the Portuguese business at €456m
MCH buys gelatine capsule producer HC Clover
Deal marks the third transaction for the GP’s MCH Iberian Capital Fund IV vehicle
Arcadia sells H-old via trade sale
Deal marks the first exit for the GP's maiden vehicle, Arcadia Small Cap
Altamar appoints Martínez as managing director
Mónica Martínez will boost the firm’s international expansion across Latin American and European markets
Investcorp buys Agromillora in SBO
Deal values the plant propagation firm at €200m, according to various reports
Idea Capital invests in Tecnomeccanica MBI
Former Titan Italia MD Ferrucci has also invested and will lead the business