Southern Europe
CVC buys Sisal for €1bn
Shareholders Permira, Apax and Clessidra sell the business after a 10-year holding period
Kennet Partners leads $12m series-B for ABA English
Backers include existing shareholders Nauta Capital alongside Spanish high-net-worth individuals
Abac holds €320m final close for maiden fund
Vehicle targets 8-10 investments in Spanish mid-cap companies
Generational turnover makes PE in Italy more pressing than ever
Succession challenges and internationalisation opportunities are drastically altering the Italian dealmaking environment
Tech startups power Italian recovery
Over the past few years, tech startups have accounted for an increasingly larger proportion of the Italian private equity landscape
Quadrivio reaps £12.8m in Directa Plus IPO
Venture capital fund exits the business after a seven-year holding period
Trilantic's Gamenet buys Intralot
Deal sees the Greek listed gaming operator Intralot acquire a 20% stake in the merged group
Ardian-backed Laboratoires Anios expands with Inibsa Hospital
Transaction marks the fourth bolt-on since Ardian invested in the company in 2013
Sherpa raises €5.8m series-A from Alma Mundi
GP invested through its Alma Mundi Innvierte Fund, alongside several private investors
PE-backed Argenta buys Somed for €30.4m
Private equity backers Motion Equity and KKR provided funding to support the transaction
Vei's Rina acquires Phoenix-backed Edif for £118.5m
Sale of the technical inspection business is the third exit for Phoenix's 2010 fund
VC-backed eShop buys ChicPlace
Buyer’s backers include Qualitas Equity Partners, Bonsai, Kibo, Onza Capital and Nature Capital
Geenapp raises €500,000 round from Caixa and Kima
Backers include Spanish VC firm Caixa Capital Risc and French competitor Kima Ventures
Tensive raises €500,000 from Invitalia and Unicredit
State-backed VC firm Invitalia tapped its Italia Venture I fund for investment
Ambienta sells Spig to US-listed B&W
Deal leads to the withdrawal of the company’s intention to float, published in April 2016
Nazca reaps 2x on IMOncology exit
Deal marks the second divestment for the Nazca III fund, which now holds seven portfolio companies
Quadrivio scores 15x on Lo Scoiattolo exit
Deal marks the sixth exit for the Quadrivio Q2 vehicle, which has reached a 0.94x DPI multiple
Aksìa promotes Cottino to chair
Prior to the role, Cottino worked as a member of the advisory board at Aksìa
Quadrivio and Aksìa score 1.3x on Emmeci trade sale
Private equity houses Quadrivio and Aksìa have sold the company after a nine-year holding period
Seaya Ventures leads €4.1m series-A for Hundredrooms
Backers include existing investors Inveready, Bankinter and Media Digital Ventures
Quadrivio's Directa Plus to float on AIM
Company backer Quadrivio will exit the business after a seven-year holding period
Vertis buys Preziosi Food
Italian holding company Hat also invests in the snacks business
Quadrivio and Intesa Sanpaolo merge VC activities
New venture capital firm foresees the launch of a new vehicle with a €120m target
Invitalia raises €5m from Fondazione di Sardegna
Venture capital vehicle Italia Ventures I is now eyeing a final close on €100m