Southern Europe
Barnechea leaves Riverside for HIG
Juan Barnechea, HIG Capital
Fintech: throwing down the gauntlet to financial services
Financial technology dealflow is growing at a steady pace and the banks are taking note. Amy King investigates the drivers and challenges behind the fintech revolution.
Insurers to ramp up private equity exposure in 2014
Insurers are rethinking their investment strategies and beginning to increase their exposure to private equity. Some are even looking at it from an asset-liability management perspective.
France's Access holds €190m first close for FoF
French funds-of-funds manager Access Capital Partners has held a first close on €190m for its latest vehicle, Access Capital Fund VI Growth Buy-out Europe (ACF VI).
HarbourVest throws Motion lifeline
HarbourVest Partners has extended the life of Motion Equity Partners’ fund to enable it to exit portfolio companies.
Permira, Ardian take first steps towards eDreams IPO
Permira and Ardian are considering an initial public offering of online travel company eDreams Odigeo this year in Madrid.
AnaCap buys Monte dei Paschi loan portfolio
AnaCap Financial Partners has acquired a €551m portfolio of performing salary-secured loans from Italian banking group Gruppo Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
PAI reaches halfway line with €1.4bn first close
French private equity house PAI partners is understood to be halfway towards the hard-cap of its latest vehicle, PAI Europe VI.
Miguel Rona joins Altamar as partner
Miguel Rona, Grupo Altamar
2013 buyouts: overall value stabilises around €75bn
The overall value of European private equity-backed buyouts has hovered around the €75bn mark for the third year in a row, with last year's deals totalling €74.7bn.
Nauta and Caixa inject further €3.5m into Groupalia
Nauta Capital and Caixa Capital Risc have injected a further €3.5m into daily deals site Groupalia to shore up the portfolio company.
Caixa Capital Risc leads Lexdir investment
Caixa Capital Risc has led a €420,000 funding round for Lexdir, an online directory of legal professionals.
Apollo raises $17.5bn for Fund VIII
Apollo Global Management has bucked the trend of large-cap players downsizing their funds compared to pre-crisis efforts: the firm has amassed $17.5bn for its latest global vehicle after a little more than a year on the road.
Ambienta holds second close on €200.2m
Environmental investor Ambienta has held a second close for Ambienta II on €200.2m.
Palamon promotes three
Palamon Capital Partners has promoted Julian Carreras, Pascal Jean-Noël Noth and Gary Pritchard to partners.
Seventure raises €62m towards new life sciences fund
French GP Seventure Partners has held a first close on €62m for Health for Life Capital, a new vehicle with a €120m target.
Italian luxury sector home to strongest European IPO of 2013
Italian luxury
Caixa leads €2m round for Stinser
Caixa Capital Risc has led a €2m funding round for steel supply management company Stinser, with co-investment from Ade Capital Sodical.
Mutual understanding: Private equity and the UK government
PE and the State
Deal in focus: Oquendo in €20m Monbus mezzanine deal
Oquendo Capital made a €20m mezzanine commitment to Spanish bus operator Monbus in December, highlighting the rise of the alternative debt market in Spain.
Springwater Capital backs Saranet buyout
Springwater Capital has acquired an 80% stake in Spain-based internet operator Saranet.
Springwater picks up Adveo division for €16m
Swiss turnaround investor Springwater Capital has acquired the industrial business unit of Adveo for €16m.
N+1 Mercapital secures stake in Salto
N+1 Mercapital has acquired a 22% stake in electronic lock company Salto Systems.