Southern Europe
Samaipata et al. in €2m round for OnTruck
Venture capital consortium includes Germany’s Point Nine Capital and UK-based Local Globe
Miura buys minority stake in Tekman Books
Deal marks seventh transaction for the GP's second vehicle, Miura Fund II
Deal in Focus: Cinven sells Avio to Space2
GP divests Italian aerospace operator to trade buyer following decade-long tenure
Caixa Capital Risc leads €1.5m round for Iproteos
Following the round, the company totals €3m of funding raised since its foundation in 2011
Spark et al. lead $8.3m round for Verse
Transaction follows the $1.8m seed funding round led by VC house Draper Fischer Jurvetson
Italian pre-IPO fund eyes first close on €120m
Fund will acquire 30% stakes in 8-10 mid-sized companies targeting launches on the AIM segment of the Italian stock exchange
Quadrivio purchases 70% stake in Farmol for €20.5m
Deal marks the second acquisition for the GP’s third vehcle, Quadrivio Private Equity Fund 3
Palamon sells Sarquavitae to PAI portfolio company
Palamon reaps €140m in proceeds for a 3x money return following the sale to PAI
Lone Star purchases majority stake in Saeco
As part of the deal, the GP's portfolio company N&W will acquire a minority stake in the business
Consilium's Celli buys Cosmetal
Deal marks the company’s second acquisition while under PE-ownership
K Fund launches €50m maiden vehicle
Maiden vehicle will invest in Spanish early-stage technology companies
Ysios holds €126.4m final close for second vehicle
Launched with a €100m target, the fund hit its final close after 19 months on the road
Cinven fully exits aerospace operator Avio
GP has fully exited its portfolio company after a 10-year holding period
Italy's restructuring deals turning debt market around
The country is still suffering from a legacy of sub-performing loans, though new regulation should allow credit funds to emerge
Alto Partners sells Trevisanalat via trade sale
Company's management will retain a minority stake in the mozzarella producer
Clearlake's Sage buys Apollo
Deal marks the second acquisition in the Italian market for the US-based business
Investindustrial-backed Artsana sells Lycia to Sodalis
After a six-month investment period, the GP aims to focus the business on its core sectors
Activa-backed Armatis acquires Contact
Transaction marks the fourth bolt-on acquisition completed by the group this year
La Caixa leads €2.3m round for Worldcoo
Backers of the funding round include Mnext alongside high-net-worth individuals
Alto Partners et al. buy 42% stake in R&D for €7m
Deal saw Italian accelerator Rancilio Cube participate in the funding round
PE-backed Berlin Packaging buys Ardian's Bruni Glass
Deal marks first deal in Europe for the business and the third since Oak Hill's acquisition
Qualitas closes Europe-focused fund-of-funds on €61m
GP expects to fully invest the fund by the end of Q1 2017
Simmons & Simmons hires two in Milan
Appointments follow the closure of the firm’s Rome office in 2015
Assietta buys 87% stake in MMB Costruzioni Meccaniche
Ape III is now 60% invested and aims to deploy its last acquisition by May 2017