Southern Europe
Qualityfry raises €1m from Kereon et al.
Second deal to bring together Spanish VC duo Kereon and Caixa Capital Risc in recent months
Invitalia Ventures invests €1.5m in Italian startup D-Eye
Italia Venture I fund has announced its first investment in the Italian venture segment
Deal in Focus: Aksia launches Italian call centre platform
A look back on Aksia's dual acquisition of Italian call centre operators Contacta and Visiant
PE-backed Volotea eyeing IPO in February
GP owners will use flotation to exit part of their stakes
Quadrivio holds €100m first close for new vehicle
Quadrivio ultimately aims to raise €250m, will offer co-investments to its LPs
Clessidra appoints new CEO and chair after death of founder Sposito
Claudio Sposito, founder and CEO of the Italian GP, passed away after a short illness aged 60
Portobello in Laulagun MBO
Industrial buyout is fifth deal financed via GP’s €375m third fund
Mandarin closes second fund on €200m
Figure falls far below €500m target vehicle launched with in March 2013
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
Apax exits Rhiag in €1.04bn trade sale
The company was considering an IPO on the Italian stock exchange back in October
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
Black Toro II holds €136m first close
Milestone reached after €50m commitment from University of Michigan
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