Southern Europe
Apax buys 17% stake in EQT's Idealista for €250m
Deal takes place just a few months months after Apax sold its majority stake in the business to EQT
Insight Partners leads $96m series-B for Copado
Lead Edge Capital, Isai Cap Venture and Perpetual Investors also take part in the investment
Tikehau closes T2 Energy Transition Fund on €1.1bn
Fund targets European companies operating in the clean energy production, low-carbon transport and energy efficiency segments
Multiples Heatmap: average pricing hits 11x in busy Q4
Healthcare, financial services and TMT assets continue to drive valuations up, while Nordic and UK regions see highest multiples
Skylake Capital holds first close, makes first deal
Debut fund leads a $3m round in UK-based deep-learning startup Mindtrace
Ambienta buys Caprari
GP intends to strengthen the company's market position and build an aggregation platform across the sector
Ardian becomes majority shareholder in Jakala
Ardian intends to further support the company, which it had previously backed in 2018
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
DeA Capital-backed CDS buys Viki Plast
DeA Capital owns a 35% stake in CDS, which it acquired via its Idea Taste of Italy fund in April 2017
HQ Capital registers HQ Capital IV GP
Luxembourg-domiciled legal structure will allow HQ Capital to launch its next funds in 2021 and 2022
Sherpa appoints Retana as investment director
Retana has more than 10 years of experience in investment banking and private equity
Advent Life Sciences raises $215m across two new funds
Funds invest in early- and mid-stage life sciences companies developing new therapeutics and technologies
PSG's Mapal bolts on GetCompliant
With this add-on, Mapal expects to strengthen its existing software offering and expand its presence in the Nordic region
Itago IV holds €60m first close, buys SR-Mecatronic
Fund inks its first deal by acquiring a majority stake in Italian business SR-Mecatronic
Secondary pricing flies high for infra funds; venture sees big jump
Across all strategies, highest prices are paid for 2016-2018 vintages, Setter Capital research shows
Five Seasons launches second fund
VC targets the European food technology industry, primarily investing in series-A and -B rounds
FII leads €17m series-B for Inxpect
GP invests in the company via Fondo Italiano Tecnologia e Crescita (FITEC), which backs Italian technology SMEs
Altamar launches €120m debt fund-of-funds
Altamar Private Debt III plans to target both direct lending funds and senior loan vehicles
Tikehau launches SPAC to invest in financial services sector
Tikehau sponsors the vehicle in partnership with FinanciУЈre Agache, Jean-Pierre Mustier and Diego De Giorgi
Sherpa sells Macrolibros to Gold Tower's Graficas Ceyde
With the addition of Macrolibros, Graficas Ceyde plans to boost its expansion into new business verticals
Eurazeo Smart City II Venture holds €80m first close
Fund invests in energy, transport, property technology and logistics startups worldwide
MTIP, Akilia et al. invest in Koa Health
Company intends to use the fresh capital to accelerate its product development and further expand internationally
DeA Capital buys coffee producer Ekaf Cellini
GP invests in the company via Taste of Italy 2, which held a final close on €330m in November 2020
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe