Southern Europe
ITALY - Private equity houses bid for Interbanca in EUR 1bn deal
Clessidra, Apax, Investitori Associati, Permira, JC Flowers, Advent International and Carlyle are the potential bidders preparing to present non-binding offers for Italian bank Interbanca.
SPAIN - Berquet Desarrollo Empresarial backs internet player
Berquet Desarrollo Empresarial has provided internet music portal Nvivo.es with a first round of funding.
UK/FRANCE - Platina announces EUR 75m close of fourth fund
Platina Finance Ltd has announced an intermediary close of its fourth fund, the European Renewable Energy Fund 1 LP (EREF), on EUR 75m. The fund was launched in October 2007 and is targeting a final close of EUR 250m by the end of 2008.
SPAIN - Nauta Capital backs tech player
Nauta Capital via its fund Nauta Tech Invest II has committed EUR 3m to technology company Scytl.
SPAIN - Clave Mayor invests EUR 1m in audio visual player
Clave Mayor has invested EUR 1m in Kronomav, a company specialising in robotic guidance for television and filming cameras.
ITALY - Casa 4 Funds opens office in Italy
Casa 4 Funds, the Luxembourgian investment funds management firm has opened an office in Lugano, Italy. Casa 4 is part of the Arner Group.
ITALY - BCC Private Equity acquires stake in industrial player
BCC Private equity has acquired a stake in HS Penta through its MC 2 vehicle.
SPAIN - Ibersuizas sells 5% stake in construction group
Ibersuizas has sold its 5.5% participation in Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC) in a deal valued at EUR 381.5m.
SPAIN - Monitor Capital acquires another food sector player
Monitor Capital has acquired a majority stake in Vino Tinto Franchising in a deal valued at over EUR 4m.