Southern Europe
Clessidra and Carlyle circle Coin
Private equity firms Clessidra and Carlyle Group have expressed an interest in purchasing PAI Partners’ 69% stake in Italian retailer Gruppo Coin.
Gala-backed Núcleo sells infrastructure division
Gala Capital portfolio company Núcleo has sold its infrastructure division to Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF).
Advent withdraws from Restauravia talks
Advent International has withdrawn from talks to buy Spanish restaurant chain Restauravia, according to reports.
Educational investments: Private equity goes back to school
With today’s news that Albion Ventures has given its backing to a new school, one might assume that investing in education, something primarily catered for by the state, is a rare occurrence. However, private equity and venture capital investors have...
Investors pump €70m into private sales club Privalia
General Atlantic and Index Ventures have joined existing investor Highland Capital Partners to inject €70m into online sales company Privalia.
Ontario Pension Plan appoints Jane Rowe
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has appointed Jane Rowe to head its private equity unit.
Riverside buys Arena from BSPE in SBO
Mid-sized investor The Riverside Company has completed its first deal in Italy with a secondary buy-out of water wear brand Arena from BS Private Equity (BSPE).
Sweden: Leading the way out of recession?
With the Swedish economy making a strong recovery after the global recession, confidence in the buyout market has been resurgent during 2010 and there are clear signs that deal flow is once again taking off. But, the playing field for buyout investors...
Synergo sells Air Italy in management buy-back
Synergo has sold its 40% stake in Air Italy back to company manager Giuseppe Gentile for an estimated €11m.
Foresight Group invests in juwi solar plant
Environmental investor Foresight Group has provided construction-stage funding for a solar plant owned by renewable energy group juwi.
Ibersuizas looking to sell Maxam
Market rumours suggest Madrid-based private equity firm Ibersuizas is considering the sale of civil explosives specialist Maxam.
Ibersuizas searches for Angulas Aguinaga buyer
Ibersuizas has hired financial boutique Óptima Corporate to find a buyer for its portfolio company Angulas Aguinaga, it has been reported.
BSPE exits Tinet
BS Private Equity (BSPE) has exited its 92% stake in IP transit and Ethernet company Tinet to US-based Neutral Tandem in a deal valued at approximately €82m.
Chinese private equity on the rise
The latest market data points to China’s inexorable rise to become the leading private equity market in Asia Pacific. In the latest of our regular features on Asian private equity, we look at the growing importance of China’s private equity market.
Ibersuizas backs Ice Cream Factory buyout
Spanish private equity firm Ibersuizas has purchased an 83% stake in Ice Cream Factory Comaker (ICFC), a private label ice cream manufacturer.
Time running out for Coronel Tapiocca
Coronel Tapiocca, the Spanish fashion label owned by Gala Capital, has failed to reach an agreement with its lenders before today’s deadline.
Nazca to sell Acens
Nazca Capital has confirmed that it is preparing to sell Acens for up to €150m at an auction in mid-October.
Private equity: People powered
At the Argentum symposium in Stockholm this week, private equity professionals and academics met to discuss private equity's management methods, highlighting the importance of good people in private equity's success.
Chequers-backed Accelya to acquire Kale Consultant
Chequers Capital portfolio company Accelya has reached an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Indian support services business Kale Consultants.
Nazca Capital exits El Derecho to Editions Lefebvre Sarrut
Nazca Capital has exited Grupo Editorial El Derecho y Quantor via a trade sale to French multinational Editions Lefebvre Sarrut.
Inveready et al. invest €380k in Proretina
Inveready, Corporación CAN, Clave Mayor and Sodena have teamed up to invest €380,000 into Proretina Therapeutics as part of a capital increase.
Latham & Watkins adds partner to Rome team
Law firm Latham & Watkins has recruited Stefano Sciolla as a partner in its Rome office.
ICF Capital to manage Barcelona Emprèn
A subsidiary of the Catalan Finance Institute (ICF) is to take charge of Barcelona Emprèn, after the investor in early-stage high-tech projects severed its alliance with Highgrowth.