Southern Europe
European PE funds: top 5 closes of 2015 so far
Looking back on the five largest European fund closes of 2015 so far
Progressio wholly acquires Giorgetti
Italian furniture design company to undertake international expansion
Seaya Ventures injects €1.5m into GetYourHero
Online cleaning platform to expand across Spain, France and Italy
Miura acquires Cutting's, merges it with Guzmán
New food distribution group will operate from six centres
Arcadia and Futurimpresa wholly acquire Lisapharma
Italian pharmaceutical business to expand internationally
Q2 Barometer: dealflow slips as aggregate value swells
Latest figures show total deal volume falling while overal value rises
Idea holds €140m second close, appoints L Capital's Bertoncello
Agribusiness vehicle has made maiden investment, backing La Piadineria
21 Partners buys Poligof
Second purchase from Poligof's Invetimenti III fund
Portobello closes maiden secondaries vehicle
Fund will exclusively acquire assets from GP's second buyout vehicle
Progressio and Dea wholly acquire Italchimici in MBI
Deal reportedly values Italian pharmaceutical company at €70m
JC Flowers exits Equita to Profumo and management
US firm acquired Italian investment bank in 2008
Permira-backed Pantheon Healthcare bolts on IBSL
Deal marks fourth acquisition for diagnostic imaging group
Qualitas holds first close on €53m
Generalist vehicle will target Spanish SMEs with sales of more than €3m
French exit activity continues rebound in Q2
GPs across Europe continue to take advantage of seller's market
Apax Partners invests in Idealista
Deal for online property marketplace reportedly worth more than €150m
Progressio's Duplomatic Oleodinamica bolts on OCS
Deal marks second bolt-on for industrial machinery supplier
Carlyle sells Telecable to Zegona for €640m
Sale comes four years after GP acquired business for €400m
Trilantic Europe acquires 90% stake in Doppel
Italian pharmaceuticals company to expand through acquisitions
Mega-buyout bonanza: Q2's five largest deals
Taking stock of the five largest European buyouts inked in the past quarter
Euskaltel to acquire CVC's R Cable in €1.2bn deal
Recently listed acquirer looking to consolidate Spanish telecoms market
BlackFin holds €300m second close
Interim close puts GP on track to hit €400m hard-cap
Progressio reportedly invests in Italchimici and Giorgetti
GP's double-swoop follows two years without a single buyout
Mid-cap PE valuations back to pre-crisis heights – Argos research
PE houses and corporates neck and neck on pricing
PE-backed SNAI to issue €110m of bonds
Offering to repay debt as gambling company merges with Cogetech