Southern Europe
Arle's Parques Reunidos valued at €1.25bn in Madrid IPO
GP initiates its exit from Parques Reunidos after a 12-year holding period
MCH invests in fish distributor Brasmar
Deal marks the second transaction for the GP’s fourth fund, MCH Iberian Capital Find IV
Aksìa Group buys medical packaging maker Lameplast
Deal sees the founders and previous owners fully exit the pharma packaging business
Cinven buys Hotelbeds for €1.2bn
Backers include Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the management team
Investindustrial buys Valtur for €100m
Deal includes the acquisition of additional resort facilities across Italy
KKR, Permira reap €431m in Telepizza IPO
Selling shareholders Permira and KKR have received proceeds of €431m
Italmobiliare offers to buy majority stake in Clessidra for €16m
The binding offer is for the entire stake in the Italian private equity house
Intesa Sanpaolo launches fintech VC Neva Finventures
New venture capital vehicle targets Italian startups in fintech sector
NB, Apax buy further 8.3% stake in Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
Purchase will trigger launch of a mandatory offer for the remaining 55.7% shares
Reforms fail to redress Spain's lack of domestic LPs
As international funds increase their exposure to Spanish private equity, domestic LPs remain in frustratingly short supply
Lone Star initiates Forterra exit with £360m London IPO
Flotation gave the UK-based brick-maker a total market value of £360m
N+1 holds €400m first close for third fund
Vehicle targets Spanish and Portuguese mid-cap companies with EBITDA of up to €40m
Oquendo buys stake in Comess Group
GP has provided a mix of equity and mezzanine debt facilities through its Mezzanine II fund
Collins Capital buys 40% of Energy House
Deal marks the maiden transaction of recently founded Spanish GP Collins Capital
Alma Mundi leads €1m round for Fairtime
Deal marks the third transaction for Alma Mundi Innvierte Fund
Principia invests €7m in Silk Biomaterials
Deal marks the third transaction of the biomedical- and healthcare-focused Principia III fund
Nauta et al. inject €1.4m into Lodgify
Backers include existing shareholders Howzat, Venrex and high-net-worth individuals
Carlyle sells 10% of Applus for €111m
Carlyle-backed Azul has reduced its stake in the business to 13.97%
Sunstone sells Tyba to Graduateland
Tyba’s management team will leave the business for a spin-off company, Source{d}
DeA's SMRE floats 11% stake on Italian stock exchange
Trading of shares will bring €5.33m to shareholders and could lead to an exit for Idea
Intesa Sanpaolo's Atlante buys 10% stake in Biovelocita
The Italian biotech accelerator has raised €800,000 from Atlante Seed
Solidarietà Veneto invests €10m in Alcedo IV
Alcedo IV eyes a final close on €190-195m, with a €200m hard-cap
Motion reaps 5x on Arcaplanet exit to Permira
Deal saw Italian pet shops chain Arcaplanet valued at €350m
Summit-backed Vente-privee buys Privalia, Eboutic.ch
General Atlantic, Highland Capital, Sofina and other backers exit their stakes