Southern Europe
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
DeA Capital buys ice-cream maker Indian
Deal marks the second transaction for DeA’s private equity vehicle, Idea Taste of Italy
Investindustrial launches take-private bid for RCS
Investindustrial will own a 45% stake, with existing shareholders holding onto 55%
Q1 Barometer: Slow start across Europe despite French uptick
The European buyout segment witnessed a slow Q1 volume-wise, with the number of deals recorded being the lowest total since Q1 2014
Keensight merges Tecres and Aap Biomaterials
As part of the deal, French GP bought Aap for €36.6m and invested in the new holding company
Fondo Italiano acquires 30% of Ligabue from Alcedo
Alcedo exited its 40% stake to the GP and founding Ligabue family, which acquired the remaining 10%
Springwater buys Pullmantur and CDF
Deal marks fifth acquisition from Springwater across Royal Caribbean Cruises’ portfolio companies
Deal in Focus: Telepizza listing leads southern Europe IPO wave
An in-depth look at Telepizza’s listing on the Spanish stock exchange
Principia buys 49% stake in Rigenerand for €8.7m
Deal marks the fourth transaction for the Principia III-Health venture capital vehicle
PE-backed Polynt and Reichhold merge
Investindustrial and Black Diamond will retain a combined majority stake in the new group
Italmobiliare buys Clessidra for €20m
Italian holding company Italmobiliare has wholly acquired the GP
TPG holds final close on $10.5bn
Vehicle is the first buyout fund raised by the GP since the global financial crisis
Clessidra, Mandarin et al. sell Euticals to Amri for $358m
Deal sees the GP syndicate acquire a 19.75% stake in US-listed buyer Amri
IGI acquires 64% stake in Bracchi
SI2 and Siparex take part in the transaction, acquiring a combined 26% stake
Alcedo holds final close on €195m for fourth fund
International investors have doubled their commitments, making up 50% of LP capital
Axon provides €1m series-A for Coco & Lola
Following rebranding to Axon Partners, the VC continues investments from its ICT Axon II Fund
Evolution Equity leads $5.5m series-A for DFLabs
Funding will boost the company’s go-to-market strategy and expand its team
Nnergix raises €720,000 from Victoria Venture et al.
Deal marks the first investment of Spanish venture capital firm Victoria Venture Capital
Inveready sells Zip to Bionaturis for €1.6m
Transaction sees the venture capital house acquiring 5% of listed Bionaturis shares
Dentons hires Pocobelli as M&A partner
Lawyers Elena Martellucci and Claudio Segna also join the firm's Italian office as associates