Southern Europe
Eversheds Italy hires new partner
Marco Franzini, Eversheds
Doughty looks to buy Teknon from Magnum
Doughty Hanson has entered negotiations to acquire Barcelona-based private medical clinic Centro Médico Teknon from Magnum Industrial Capital Partners, according to reports in the Spanish press.
VC-backed Whisbi to raise further venture funding
Spanish start-up Whisbi is looking to raise €10-12m in further venture capital financing from US- and UK-based investors, according to reports.
Doughty Hanson divests Avanza Group
Doughty Hanson has sold Avanza Group, a Spanish bus and bus stations operator, to Mexican transportation firm Grupo ADO.
Altas Capital chairman steps down to focus on Blackstone
Atlas Capital chairman Claudio Boada Pallerés has stepped down to focus on his role as senior adviser for Iberia at Blackstone, according to Spanish publication Vozpopuli.
Italy: The state as entrepreneur
State support
Carlyle and N+1 Mercapital divest Arsys
The Carlyle Group and N+1 Mercapital have sold Spanish information and communications technology firm Arsys to 1&1 for around €140m.
Patron injects €150m into Generator
Patron Capital has invested a further €150m into hostel business Generator to support its acquisition of sites in Paris and Rome.
Exit focus: Italy's Ambienta reaps three-digit IRR
Exit focus: Tower Light
Exit focus: Italy's Ambienta reaps three-digit IRR
Exit focus: Tower Light
MCH sells Industrias el Gamo in secondary buyout
MCH Private Equity has sold airgun manufacturer Industrias el Gamo to US private equity house Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.
HIG buys real estate assets from Spain’s “bad banks”
HIG Capital has acquired a package of real estate assets from Sareb, the state-run company that manages assets transferred from Spain’s bailed-out banks.
CVC sells Colomer Group to Revlon
CVC has sold The Colomer Group to Revlon Consumer Products Corporation for $660m after a 13-year holding period.
Affaredelgiorno raises €1.1m
Italian online grocery discount aggregator Affaredelgiorno.it has raised €1.1m from Principia and Dpixel.
Caixa backs Icinetic
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of La Caixa, has led a €655,000 round for technology company Icinetic.
Mandarin Capital sells Gasket
Mandarin Capital Partners (MCP) has sold its shareholding in Italian valves components producer Gasket International to Hutchinson, a French thermoplastics firm.
Italian VCs inject €2m into Personal Factory
IMI Fondi Chiusi has joined existing backers Vertis and Fondamenta in a €2m round for building materials company Personal Factory.
Bridgepoint and TPG circle Servihabitat
Bridgepoint and TPG are among a number of investors considering the acquisition of a 50% stake in Spanish real estate firm Servihabitat Gestión Inmobiliaria, according to reports.
Principia backs Rysto with $1m
Italian venture capital firm Principia has injected $1m into Rysto, an online portal for jobseekers in hospitality and catering.
Ambienta sells Tower Light
Italian environmental investor Ambienta has sold lighting tower producer Tower Light to listed US-based generator manufacturer Generac.
Xanit bolts on Croasa
Xanit International Hospital, the healthcare provider backed by N+1 Mercapital and Partners Group, has completed the bolt-on of oncology centre Croasa.
HIG increases stake in VSA
HIG Europe has increased its stake in Spanish audiovisual group Vértice 360 Servicios Audiovisuales (VSA) to 50.01%, exercising a call option following the purchase of a 49.99% stake in 2012.
Bayside Capital buys Bantierra loan portfolio
Bayside Capital, the credit arm of HIG Capital, has acquired a portfolio of failed loans from Bantierra, marking the first such transaction in the credit union sector in Spain.