Southern Europe
Ardian acquires Italmatch from Mandarin
Italmatch senior management retains 12% stake
CVC-backed Cerved slips on first day of trading
Company raised around €490m
Mandarin Capital buys ICF, refocuses investment strategy
MCP has also realigned its strategy
Exploring the impact of AIFMD's fair valuation requirement
Early adoption could give GPs an edge come fundraising time
Deal in focus: Astorg Partners buys Megadyne
Deal in focus: Megadyne
Carlyle sells remaining Moncler stake for €215m
Company listed in Milan in December
Warburg picks up 50% of Santander custody business
Warburg previously acquired 50% of Santader's asset management business
CRB Inverbio takes 50% stake in Mecwins
Madrid-based life sciences specialist Cross Road Biotech Inversiones Biotecnológicas (CRB) has acquired a 50% stake in biotech start-up Mecwins for around €4m.
CVC to buy Doughty's Quirón
Consolidation begins in Spanish hospital market
Private equity IPOs: making hay while the sun shines
Private equity IPOs
CVC Credit Partners launches €400m European fund
Fund will target mid-market deals
Does listed private equity need yield?
Listed private equity
Trip4real raises €1m from Caixa, Kibo
Firm anticipates a 20x increase in revenues in coming six months
Astorg Partners buys majority stake in Megadyne
Fondo Italiano injected €20m into the firm in 2012
Permira closes fifth fund on €5.3bn hard-cap
Fund 27% invested with six commitments across Europe and US
PE should not let guard down, warns TPG's Morelli
Morelli: Don't let guard down
Glover named as EVCA chairman
Anne Glover, EVCA
Spain’s first hybrid fund holds final close
Spanish mezzanine
CVC's Cerved targets €1.3bn valuation at IPO
Company to use proceeds to pay down debt
Corporate venture: friend or foe?
Corporate venture
Monte dei Paschi sells loan portfolio to Fortress
Fortress acquiring portfolio via securitisation vehicle
Vertis launches second fund
New fund expands focus on all of Italy
Fondo Italiano sells Eco Eridania in first divestment
Sale proceeds "higher than anticipated"
Cinven to acquire GNFT for €510m
Fibre-optic provider to expand activities in South America