Southern Europe
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Leisure sector cleared for take-off
Unquote looks back at how the sector has fared, and speaks with PAI partner Gaëlle d'Engremont following the ECG deal
Massimo Zanetti aiming to find financial sponsor by year-end
BNP Paribas is set to collect preliminary offers for the Italian coffee company within the next two weeks
Carton Pack attracts Chequers, Clessidra, A&M Capital Europe
21 Invest has hired Vitale&Co and William Blair to guide it in the sale
BC Partners uses special-purpose fund to back Pet City in Greece
BC Partners GR Investment is set up to invest in high-growth SMEs in Greece
Nauta closes fifth fund on EUR 190m
Fund was launched in December 2019 and went on to hold a first close in July 2020 on EUR 120m
Consumer dealflow rebounds strongly in Q3
More on-trend verticals such as technology and healthcare took a backseat in the third quarter, Unquote Data shows
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Startup Wise Guys raising up to EUR 52.5m across three funds
Estonian VC is raising Cyber Fund I, its second Challenger Fund and its Opportunity Fund II
Healthcare buyouts approach record EUR 30bn in 2021
France has been the source of more than half of the aggregate value recorded to date
Will private equity bank on rising interest rates?
Sponsors want in on banking businesses before greater confidence in asset quality and interest-rate hikes increase valuations
Podcast: In conversation with... Sunaina Sinha, Raymond James | Cebile
The Cebile Capital founder discusses the tie-up with Raymond James, and the key trends at play in the global fundraising and secondaries landscapes
White Star holds USD 360m final close for Fund III
Growth technology VC held a final close for its predecessor vehicle in 2018 on USD 180m
Ambienta launches Nactarome sale, teasers out
Auction for the Italian ingredients producer was initally expected to be launched in early 2022
Leveraged loans issuance sets new record
High-yield bonds backing LBOs followed a different route, with volume decreasing 67% from Q2
Garnica sponsor ICG targets November for sale launch
Vendor has delayed the process in order to build up visibility on its 2021 results, one source says
Idea Taste of Italy contemplates Gelato d'Italia sale
Idea Taste of Italy acquired a stake in Gelato d'Italia – then trading as Indian – in May 2016
Pantheon raises USD 624m for GP-led secondaries programme
Unquote recaps the fundraise and investment strategy with managing partner Paul Ward
Committed Advisors closes CAPF I on EUR 161m
Primaries, early secondaries and co-investment fund is intended to extend the GP's existing strategy
EQT launches EQT Future fund
Fund has a EUR 4bn target and intends to make impact-driven investments in mature companies
Sofinnova holds EUR 472m final close for Capital X
France-headquartered VC will continue to focus on early-stage healthcare investments
EQT launches LimaCorporate sale
Teasers for the Italian orthopaedic prosthetics producer were dispatched recently, sources say
Argos could revisit Fabbri Vignola sale in 12-18 months
Sponsor was met with unsatisfactory offers for the business in a sale process launched in May, sources say
One third of LPs plan to increase PE allocation within a year – survey
Schroders' Institutional Investor Study surveyed 750 investors in February and March 2021
2021 European PE exits already exceeding full 2020 tally
GPs are clearly looking to seize the initiative and clear out portfolios amid a general push to ink deals on the buy-side