Southern Europe
SPAIN – Proa Capital and Apax battle for biscuit company
Proa Capital and Apax-backed bread company Panrico are among the candidates bidding for biscuit manufacturers Marbú Dorada and Chiquilín.
SPAIN – Debaeque invests in software firm Oasyssoft
Barcelona-based venture firm Debaeque has invested EUR 3m in software company Oasyssoft.
SPAIN – Clave Mayor in snacks manufacturer acquisition
Clave Mayor and the Development Company of Navarra (Sodena) have paid EUR 6.5m for a 46.4% stake in snack manufacturer Apex.
Q&A - GPs
Recently undertaken fundraising efforts have proven encouraging for both established houses such as Investindustrial and N+1 and newcomers such as Magnum. GPs are adapting, offering investors alternatives through which to add value to portfolios. Francinia...
Q&A - Placement agents
The Southern European market has experienced the impact of limited liquidity when it comes to completing leveraged transactions, but the industry is seeing a range of opportunities surfacing, translating to new players disembarking and fundraising reaching...
Defying logic
'Crisis' is perhaps too harsh a word to describe the current financial picture. There are certainly less mega-deals, but they are always fairly lumpy. The real engine of growth in Southern Europe is at the mid-market level, where although activity has...
ITALY – Palladio acquires industrial manufacturer Emer
Palladio Finanziaria has acquired specialised industrial manufacturer Emer in a club deal led by Pop Milano Venice which also included Mps Capital Services and Efibanca. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed but according to sources it is...