Southern Europe
Idea Capital Funds promotes Ceretti to CEO
Appointment follows the departure of former CEO Mario Barozzi
Inveready leads €1m round for Datumize
Backers of the data analysis business include Caixa Capital Risc and several business angels
PE-backed Italian Design Brands buys Meridiani
Private Equity Partners-backed Italian Design Brands scores its first bolt-on acquisition
Investindustrial acquires Artsana
Investindustrial VI completes first transaction after final close on €2bn hard-cap
Innogest leads €3m round for Sardex.net
Backers include Invitalia Ventures, Banca Sella, Fondazione Sargegna and others
Gilde leads €25m series-C for Stat-Diagnostica
Backers include Kurma Partners, Ysios Capital, Idinvest Partners, Caixa Capital Risc and others
Belardi and Papetti leave Clessidra
Step-down follows the death of key-man Sposito and uncertainty about the firm's ownership structure
PAI names four new partners
The promotions are part of PAI's investment of its €3.3bn sixth fund
Advent sells Tinsa to Cinven for €350m
Buyout of Spanish real esate adviser is the 16th investment for Cinven’s fifth fund
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento reorganises FII
Fondo Italiano d’Investimento will now manage one fund and four funds-of-funds
Atlante sells Yogitech to Intel
Minority shareholder Toscana Venture also sold its stake in the business
PE-backed Parques Reunidos and Telepizza eyeing May IPOs
IPOs will mark the first flotations in the Spanish market for 2016
Charme Capital hires three
Appointments follow CCPтs aim to expand its team in London and Spain
Caixa Capital Risk leads €1.25m round for Forever US
Co-founders and private investors have also joined the funding round
Italy's CDP rebrands as FSI
Restructuring sees CDP rename the evergreen fund and launch a closed-end vehicle
21 Partners-backed Forno d'Asolo acquires La Donatella
Deal marks the first acquisition for Forno d’Asolo since 21 Partners' investment in 2014
Apollo offers to buy Italian bank Carige
Offer comprises the acquisition of €3.5bn of bad loans and a €550m capital increase
Startup boom: A wake-up call for Italian VCs
With a continued rise in the number of Italian startups, could local VCs be missing out?
Clessidra chair Trapani abandons majority stake purchase talks
Italian PE firm Clessidra faces uncertainty after the death of founder Claudio Sposito
P101 hires Catzola as venture partner
P101 signed a partnership with German VC Join Capital and now plans to sign a new one with a UK fund
Equita Private Debt Fund holds first close on €66m
Equita Private Debt Fund will provide debt facilities as well as invest in equity
Portobello invests in Ramón Sabater
Portobello Capital Fund III has completed its sixth transaction since final closing in 2014
Caixa Capital Risc launches Caixa Innvierte Start fund
Caixa Capital Risc has launched its eighth fund, focusing on early-stage investments in Spanish startups
Nauta Capital leads €1m round for Geoblink
Nauta held a first closing on $70m for its latest vehicle in September 2015