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Southern Europe

Partners Group closes €1.5bn direct investment programme

Partners Group has closed its 2012 private equity direct investment programme on €1.5bn.

  • DACH
  • 13 February 2014
Gilles Mougenot of Argos Soditic
Trade buyer appetite boosts mid-cap valuations

Mid-cap valuations

  • Industry
  • 12 February 2014
Riverside to scale back Spanish operations

Following the recent departure of Juan Barnechea, Riverside is to downsize its Madrid office.

  • Southern Europe
  • 11 February 2014
Dmitri Christopher of PwC
Italian GPs cash in as valuation gap narrows

Last year was challenging for Italian private equity; fundraising remained low and exits were few and far between – though stuttering deal volume was punctuated by a handful of large buyouts, boosting deal value. But it wasn’t all bad. Amy King reports

  • Southern Europe
  • 10 February 2014
Car telematics the future for insurance firms
Deal in focus: Montezemolo, Amadeus and Keensight sell Octo

Octo Telematics' backers, seeking a buyer for the Rome-based firm, profited from Renova Group's appetite for high-tech investments relevant to the Russian market.

  • Southern Europe
  • 07 February 2014
SL Capital Barometer Q4 2013
Q4 Barometer: dealflow bounces back

Following a weak Q3, the final months of 2013 marked the strongest quarter of the year, according to the latest unquote” Private Equity Barometer, published in association with SL Capital Partners.

  • Deals
  • 06 February 2014
Amadeus, Montezemolo sell Octo Telematics for €405m

Amadeus Capital Partners and Montezemolo & Partners have sold Rome-based Octo Telematics, a provider of telematics services and systems for the insurance and automotive market, to Russia's Renova Group for €405m.

  • Southern Europe
  • 04 February 2014
AnaCap buys €700m UniCredit loan portfolio

AnaCap Financial Partners is understood to have acquired a €700m portfolio of non-performing loans from UniCredit Credit Management Bank (UCCMB), the debt collection unit of UniCredit.

  • Southern Europe
  • 04 February 2014
Fondo Italiano's Elco Group buys PCB Ramear

Elco Group, an Italian printed circuit board producer backed by Fondo Italiano di Investimento, has acquired Dutch firm PCB Ramaer.

  • Southern Europe
  • 04 February 2014
HIG Capital appoints MD of new Italian office

Raffaele Legnani, HIG Capital

  • Southern Europe
  • 04 February 2014
KKR opens Madrid office

After months of speculation, KKR has opened a Spanish office in Madrid.

  • Southern Europe
  • 03 February 2014
United Ventures holds second close on €50m

Italian venture capital firm United Ventures has held a second close on more than €50m with the support of the European Investment Fund (EIF).

  • Southern Europe
  • 03 February 2014
Carlyle considers SBO of Applus

Several private equity firms are understood to have expressed an interest in Spanish certification company Applus, backed by Carlyle, which could see the firm abandon long-standing plans for an IPO.

  • Southern Europe
  • 31 January 2014
Grupo Ono files IPO documents with Spanish regulator

Spanish broadband operator Grupo Ono is to pursue a listing and has filed documents with the Spanish regulator CNMV.

  • Southern Europe
  • 30 January 2014
CoBe Capital buys Hatria from Marazzi

CoBe Capital has acquired Italian ceramics company Hatria from Marazzi Group, owned by NYSE-listed Mohawk Industries.

  • Southern Europe
  • 30 January 2014
Jackie Bowie of JC Rathbone Associates
The impact of unitranche on interest rate hedging

Unitranche

  • UK / Ireland
  • 29 January 2014
Liberty Global enters race for Ono

Liberty Global is thought to have entered talks for private equity-backed Spanish broadband operator Ono, with rival interest from Vodafone.

  • Southern Europe
  • 29 January 2014
Vodafone in talks for Spanish broadband firm Ono

Vodafone is thought to have approached the private equity backers of Spanish firm Grupo Corporativo Ono, a cable and broadband operator, regarding a potential £7bn offer for the asset.

  • Southern Europe
  • 27 January 2014
usa flag
US private equity firms scour European portfolios for new deals

US buyers

  • Exits
  • 24 January 2014
Gone the way of the dodo
Placement agents: a dying breed?

The placement agent industry has attracted criticism of late, with some labelling it as nothing more than a glorified introductory business. As fundraising becomes more complex, Alice Murray investigates how relevant this advisory service is

  • UK / Ireland
  • 23 January 2014
Gonzalo de Rivera of Nmas1 Mercapital
N+1 Mercapital elects new CEO and chairman

Gonzalo de Rivera, N+1 Mercapital

  • Southern Europe
  • 23 January 2014
Hutton Collins injects €50m into Dedalus

Hutton Collins has made a €50m investment in Dedalus, an Italian healthcare IT systems provider, along with a further €15m from co-investors.

  • Expansion
  • 22 January 2014
KKR injects €100m into Gruppo Argenta

KKR has made a debt and equity commitment of around €100m to vending machine firm Gruppo Argenta to stabilise its capital structure and provide growth capital.

  • Southern Europe
  • 21 January 2014
Brioche for breakfast
Deal in focus: Alto buys Dolciaria Val D'Enza stake

Alto Partners has acquired a 41.88% stake in baked products maker Dolciaria Val D'Enza.

  • Southern Europe
  • 21 January 2014
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