Southern Europe
Galdana Ventures holds first close for VC fund-of-funds
Barcelona-based VC now targeting €150m final close for its maiden VC FoF
Ardian's Italmatch acquires Solvay's additives business
Business will join Italmatch's water management additives business, which trades as Dequest
Ysios et al. in €11.5m series-A for Aelix
Ysios has backed the HIV vaccine developer via its €100m second healthcare-focused fund
Aksia creates Italian contact centre group with dual acquisition
Contacta and Visiant Contact are the first deals for the Italian GP’s Fund Aksia Capital IV
GPF acquires Acuntia from Corpfin
GPF Capital secures a majority stake in the ICT solutions provider
EQT to acquire Ardian's Lima
GP to acquire majority stake via its recently closed €6.75bn seventh buyout fund
Corpfin backs management buyout of Secna
Spanish private equity firm acquires a majority stake in the dye manufacturer
PE-backed Flos bolts on Lukas Lighting
Investindustrial acquired an 80% stake in the lighting business in 2014
Blackstone raises $18bn for latest flagship fund
GP and its employees contribute $500m to the vehicle, pushing it beyond its hard-cap
Investindustrial in Sergio Rossi carve-out
Takeover follows €10.7m loss for shoemaker in last financial year
Hellman & Friedman buys TeamSystem from HgCapital et al.
HgCapital bought the company for €565m in 2010
Miura et al. sell Grupo BC to L-GAM
Exit comes five years after duo acquired 40% stake
GED Capital secures €80m for new fund
Spanish GP hopes to reach a €150m target for its fifth buyout fund
Southern Europe eyes new year with caution after mixed 2015
unquote" looks back on PE activity witnessed in southern Europe in 2015 to predict trends for 2016
Principa divests Docebo to Klass
Investment will be used to support US expansion
Miura buys 90% stake in SOR Ibérica MBO
Third deal to be financed by GP’s €200m second fund
Deal in Focus: BC enters Italian restaurant sector
An in-depth look at BC's acquisition of Italy-based restaurant chain Cigierre
Bridges acquires Magenta's Viva
Magenta to remain as minority shareholder
HgCapital acquires EidosMedia
EidosMedia was previously backed by Wise and Aksia Group
VREP's GHM Messtechnik bolts on Delta OHM
Bolt-on comes two years after acquisition of GHM Messtechnik
Monsanto et al. in €5.7m series-A for PlantResponse
Business to reinforce R&D ranks with new hires
Cinven acquires Ergo Italia
Deal is GP's first investment in Italy since 2006
LP enthusiasm for Spain cools down in election run-up
As the Spanish election heats up, unquote" takes a look at its impact on private equity
21 Partners-backed Synerlab acquires Alcalá Farma
Alcalá was founded in 1995