Southern Europe
Aksia targeting €150m for new fund
Italian mid-cap investor Aksia Group has launched its new fund, Aksia Capital IV, with a €150m target.
New VC investor launches in Italy
Programma 101, a venture capital initiative launched by Principia's Andrea di Camillo, has been announced in Italy.
Carlyle buys Marelli Motori for €212m
The Carlyle Group has acquired Italian industrial generators and motors company Marelli Motori from Melrose Industries for €212m.
Cabiedes & Partners supports Medprivé
Spanish healthcare start-up Medprivé has raised €500,000 from local VC Cabiedes & Partners and business angels.
Family offices seek surge in deal origination
Family offices
Cinven's Avio Spazio attracts trade buyers
Preliminary offers for Avio Spazio, owned by Cinven and Italian defence group Finmeccanica, are expected by the end of June according to reports in the local press.
Doughty divests Vue to Omers and Alberta for £935m
Doughty Hanson has sold cinema group Vue Entertainment to Omers Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) for an enterprise value of ТЃ935m.
Axon and Bonsai back Akamon with €2.8m
Axon Partners Group and Bonsai Venture Capital have injected €2.8m into Spanish social gaming firm Akamon Entertainment.
Pirelli chairman strengthens grip on company with Clessidra backing
Italian GP Clessidra has joined forces with Intesa Sanpaolo and Unicredit to back Marco Tronchetti Provera, chairman of tyremaker Pirelli, in the acquisition of further shares in the company.
Netatmo raises €4.5m from Iris and FSN PME
Parisian consumer electronics company Netatmo has raised €4.5m from Iris Capital, FSN PME and angel investor Pascal Cagni.
Aksìa sells Plastiape for €71m
Italian GP Aksìa Group has fully exited packaging solutions firm Plastiape Group, selling the company to PM & Partners for an enterprise value of €71m (around 7x EBITDA).
Magnum Capital buys Iberchem
Spanish GP Magnum Capital has acquired a majority stake in Iberchem, a Spanish fragrances producer, from Capital Alianza.
KKR looks to open Spanish office
KKR is considering opening a Spanish office to oversee its local activity.
Riverside sells Oni to Altice
The Riverside Company has sold its 60.9% stake in Portuguese telecommunications company Oni Telecom to investment company Altice.
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic acquire 50% of SAM
Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic have taken a 50% stake in Santander Asset Management for €700m.
Metastudy: Private equity drives innovation and growth
A new secondary research report has found that private equity investing leads to increased foreign investment and improvements in innovation.
Nazca buys Agromillora
Nazca Capital has acquired Spanish plant propagation firm Agromillora.
EU postpones Solvency II rules on pensions
The European Commission has postponed a bid to apply Solvency II style rules to pension funds as part of the revised IORP Directive.
Vertis to launch €60m fund
Italian venture capital firm Vertis is to launch a new fund in June 2013.
Baring Private Equity Partners backs Grupotec
Spanish investor Baring Private Equity Partners is believed to have injected fresh capital into Valencian engineering firm Grupotec.
Charterhouse enters Italian market, buys Doc Generici
Charterhouse Capital Partners has wholly acquired Italian pharmaceutical firm Doc Generici, marking the GP’s first transaction in the Italian market, according to reports.
Sofina leads €25m round for Privalia
Belgian investor Sofina has led a €25m funding round for Spanish clothing sales club Privalia Venta Directa.
Q&A: Alberto Forchielli, Mandarin Capital Partners
Founding partner Alberto Forchielli speaks to Amy King about expectations for the firm's current fundraise, why Germany is the only option left for Chinese industrial investment and Chinese GPs’ lack of international presence.