Southern Europe
Uniplaces raises $24m from Atomico et al.
Previous backer Octopus takes part in series-A
Italy’s strengthening recovery could be bad news for private equity
Is economic recovery a case of "careful what you wish for" for private equity?
Gigas to raise €4.1m in €13.8m IPO
No exit plans for company’s three VC backers, according to unquote” sources
Q3 Barometer: Deal volume continues to slide
Latest figures show trend for fewer, larger deals continues
Paine buys Quadrivio’s Suba Seeds in €80m SBO
Second deal to be financed via GP's $893m fourth fund
Alcedo and Wise score 6x on JK Group trade sale
Trade sale values business at €346.5m
Espiga closes €140m lower-mid-market fund
Vehicle to back MBOs with €8-20m tickets
National pension funds to boost Italian PE, says Coller's Orsi
Coller's Orsi believes new rules allowing Italian pension funds to invest in PE will have a great impact
Marfeel raises $3.5m from Nauta et al.
Funds earmarked to boost presence in US market
Ysios et al. inject €19.4m into Minoryx
Other backers include Kurma, Idinvest and Chiesi
Top treasury official Pagani discusses growth drivers in Italy
Fabrizio Pagani, head of the office of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, on Italy's economy
Apax-backed Rhiag to float on Italian stock exchange
IPO will reportedly value auto parts distributor at up to €1bn
Alto wholly acquires Pastificio di Chiavenna
Deal marks fourth transaction for GP's third fund
Renzi’s reforms fuel Italy’s private equity renaissance
Political stability in Italy fuels fundraising flurry
PAI acquires 40% stake in Konecta
Deal reportedly values Spanish company at more than €300m
Highland Europe injects €10m into ShopFully
Italian online retail promotions company to expand internationally
NEM invests €2m in Menowatt
Deal marks GP's first investment of 2015
AnaCap acquires €1.2bn NPL portfolio from UniCredit
Deal follows similar transaction worth €1.9bn in 2014
Ardian acquires additional 10% stake in CLH
GP reinforces position as largest shareholder in oil distribution company
Magnum acquires Orliman from Riverside
Divestment comes nine months after company bolted on Soft Medical
Inveready leads €3m round for Buguroo
Spanish cybersecurity company to open offices in San Francisco and London
Archimed takes minority stake in Primo
GP invests on all-equity basis from first fund
Seaya Ventures leads €3.2m round for Percentil
Online retailer to promote new womenswear platform
Index leads $15m series-A for Typeform
Spanish SaaS company to increase headcount and open US office