Southern Europe
Apax, CVC, Carlyle and Trilantic bid for Euskaltel
Apax Partners, CVC Capital Partners, Carlyle and Trilantic are the final four bidders for 49% of Spanish telecommunications company Euskaltel, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Investcorp bids for 3i-backed Esmalglass
3i has received an offer of around €300m from Investcorp for Spanish ceramic enamel producer Grupo Esmalglass.
Have your say: where is the Italian market going?
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Seguranza leads series-A round for Aquilón
Seguranza has led a €2m series-A funding round for veterinary services and products producer Aquilón CyL.
Ysios leads €2m round for Inbiomotion
Ysios Capital has led a €2m series-A funding round for Spanish molecular diagnostics company Inbiomotion.
Caryle acquires Light Force
The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in Light Force, the producer and distributor of women’s clothing brand Twin-Set Simona Barbieri, from DGPA Capital and the company’s founders.
Ambar injects €1.1m into ProtOn
Ambar Venture Capital has invested €1.1m in Spanish online security company Protección On-Line (ProtOn).
Sator and Palladio table third offer for Fondiaria
Italian private equity houses Sator and Palladio have made a third offer for troubled insurer Fondiaria.
Montagu buys St Hubert for €430m
Montagu Private Equity has completed the €430m management buyout of French spread producer St Hubert from Dairy Crest Group.
Pamplona increases stake in UniCredit Group to 5%
Pamplona Capital Management has increased its stake in banking group UniCredit by 3.02%, making it the second largest shareholder with a total of 5.01% of the group.
Investindustrial exits Contenur
Investindustrial has exited plastic urban waste containers producer Contenur to Miura Private Equity and Demeter Partners of France.
AXA PE buys Novotema from 3i
AXA Private Equity has completed the secondary buyout of Italian rubber components manufacturer Novotema Group from 3i.
21 Centrale Partners in talks to buy Village Center
21 Centrale Partners is planning to create a large outdoor accommodation group by merging its portfolio company Vacances directes with Promeo subsidiary Village Center.
Fondo Italiano backs General Medical Merate
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has injected €13m into radiology equipment producer General Medical Merate in exchange for a minority stake.
Innogest Capital invests $5m in Beintoo
Italian venture capital firm Innogest Capital has invested $5m in a series-A round for Beintoo, a mobile commerce and social platform for mobile app users.
Antares backs Chili
Antares Private Equity has bought a 15.4% stake in Italian film streaming platform Chili.
Permira-backed Telepizza extends loans
Permira has led a €35m equity injection into Spanish fast food chain Telepizza as part of a larger refinancing operation, according to reports.
Rise in secondaries highlights tough venture market
Venture secondaries on the rise
Blackstone appoints senior adviser in Spain
Claudio Boada has joined Blackstone Group’s global private equity and real estate teams as a senior adviser.
Turnarounds expect deal flood post-Olympics
The Diamond Jubilee and Olympics are detracting from private equity activity, though banks could at last be ready to sell their equity investments. Kimberly Romaine reports
Southern Europe unquote" June 2012
A recurrent refrain sung by the Italian private equity community and the name of a recent initiative that amplifies the chorus of voices calling for growth: Why Not Italy?, announced in May, unites top Italian private equity players in a bid to promote...
Sherpa acquires Dédalo division
Sherpa Capital has wholly acquired Dédalo Grupo Gráfico, the commercial printing division of Dédalo, from Spanish private equity house Ibersuizas and media conglomerate Grupo Prisa.
European Investment Fund appoints new chairman
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has appointed Dario Scannapieco as chairman of the board of directors.
Listed private equity recovery underway
Listed private equity