Southern Europe
FAI-backed Agrimola bolts on La Nuova Tradizione
With this add-on, Agrimola expects to strengthen its market position in Italy and broaden its customer base
Market sentiment improving but dealflow likely to remain bifurcated – Baird
Baird MDs Vinay Ghai and Paul Bail discuss deal-making amid the pandemic and emerging trends for the months ahead
Headway Capital exits lighting specialist Castaldi to trade
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Headway, which bought the business as part of Cape Natixis Due's portfolio
Neva Finventures leads €3m round for Yolo
Primomiglio, Banca di Piacenza, Intesa Sanpaolo Vita, Be Shaping the Future and CRIF also take part in the round
Meridia invests in veterinary specialist Vetsum
This is the seventh investment made by the GP via Meridia Private Equity I, a €105m fund closed in 2017
Bridgepoint's Miya attracts offers from EQT, IFM, KKR, BlackRock – report
Miya is a portfolio company of Bridgepoint Europe VI, a €5.7bn fund that invests in companies with EV of €200m-1bn
Munich Private Equity closes third buyout fund-of-funds
Mid-cap buyout-focused fund-of-funds closed on тЌ162m and has made 14 of its 20 planned investments
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Fundraising engine stalls
This week, the Unquote Podcast examines the fundraising market amid the challenges of Covid-19
Wise buys tires specialist Vittoria
This is the second deal inked by the GP via Wisequity V, which closed on its €260m hard-cap in July 2019
Blackstone Life Sciences V closes on $4.6bn
Fund invests in late-stage rounds of established life science companies and emerging businesses
GCP sells Chaucer to Apax-backed Bip
With this add-on, Bip expects to create a global advisory company with 3,300 staff and revenues of тЌ350m
HIG Capital launches HIG European Capital Partners III
Fund will invest in buyouts, recapitalisations and carve-outs of both profitable and underperforming businesses
Equita buys corporate finance firm K Finance in €7m deal
K Finance will continue to operate from its Milan office and will be rebranded as Equita K Finance
Moira invests in logistics operator Goi
Moira intends to support the company's growth and expansion both in Spain and internationally
P101 in €3.5m round for food marketplace Soplaya
Company intends to use the capital to expand in 10 Italian cities by 2022 and scale up its team
Nauta Tech Invest V holds €120m first close
Fund deploys tickets of тЌ1-5m in seed and series-A rounds to support European B2B SaaS startups
Arcadia-backed Favillini bolts on Idea Grafica
Following the merger, the combined group will generate revenues of €25m and employ a staff of 130 people
HIG Capital buys Project Informatica
Intesa San Paolo, UBI Banca, MPSCS and Banco BPM provide a debt package to support the deal
Oddo BHF Private Equity Secondaries Fund closes on €358m
Oddo BHF Private Equity Secondaries Fund has a focus on secondary transactions ranging from тЌ5m to тЌ50m
Wise Equity buys Fimo from IGI
This is the first deal inked by the GP via Wisequity V, which closed on its €260m hard-cap in July 2019
White Bridge buys natural cosmetics specialist Specchiasol
GP intends to support the company's growth across Italy and boost its international expansion
Alta Life Sciences, Kurma lead €3.5m series-A for Deepull
Axis Participaciones and Sofimac Innovation, through Pertinence Invest 2, also take part in the round
Providence-backed Imaweb-IDF bolts on Serinfer
With this add-on, Imaweb plans to further consolidate its presence in Spain and accelerate its expansion
CVC hits €21.3bn close for eighth buyout fund
Fund invests equity tickets in the range of тЌ200m-1bn in North American and European companies