Southern Europe
Pemberton appoints Ruenes as head of Spain
Prior to joining Pemberton, Leticia Ruenes worked at NatWest as head of structured finance portfolio
Direct lenders eye secondaries market for first-gen funds
Several European direct lenders are speaking to secondaries advisers about running processes on older vintage funds
Bain Capital, NBRP invest in Engineering
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Apax, which invested in the company via its eight fund
GPF Capital closes third buyout fund on €300m
Fund targets SMEs operating in a wide range of sectors and generating EBITDA in excess of €3m
P101 leads €5.6m round for 2hire
Previous backers Invitalia Venture, LVenture Group and Boost Heroes also take part in the investment
DIP Capital leads €11m series-C for Supermercato24
Previous backers FII Tech Growth, 360 Capital Partners and Innogest also take part in the funding round
Gradiente sells Lanificio dell'Olivo to Ethica Global
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Gradiente, which bought the company via its €76m first fund
Stirling Square closes fourth fund on €950m
Fund targets buyouts in European mid-market companies with enterprise values of тЌ50-500m
GreyBella Capital to launch new fund by mid-2020
Fund targets series-A and -B rounds in companies operating in life sciences and complex technologies
GHO backs Portuguese biotech company FairJourney
GP invests from its GHO Capital Fund II, which held a final close on its €975m hard-cap in November 2019
Metrika launches €150m maiden fund
Vehicle targets majority and controlling minority stakes in export-orientated Italian companies
BD-Capital appoints Vidal-Quadras as head of southern Europe
BD-Capital is a recently established private equity firm targeting European mid-market businesses
Nazca Capital appoints two new partners
Nazca also hires Olga San Jacinto as a member of the firm's industrial advisory board
HIG Capital-backed Cadica buys Scatolificio Giorgi
GP intends to pursue an intense aggregation strategy with further acquisitions across the sector
Dila Capital in €8m funding round for ByHours
Company plans to use the financing to boost its presence in Europe and Latin America, and expand in the US
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II backs Pieralisi
Deal follows the acquisition of the company's bank debt by Idea CCR II in December 2017
PAI Partners to launch €600m mid-market fund
Vehicle will target companies based across Italy, Spain, Germany, France and the Benelux region
Miura exits Tiendanimal
Sale ends a six-year holding period for the GP, which was invested via Miura Fund II
Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano exits Sfoglia Torino
First exit made by the fund, which closed on €55m in 2019 and has invested €33m so far
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: the Review/Preview special
In this special bumper episode, the Unquote editorial team does a deep dive on key 2019 stats in each market
Augens, BMO-backed Impresa San Siro bolts on Serpi
GPs intend to pursue a buy-and-build strategy and create a platform in the funeral services sector
Portobello Capital launches €300m minority-focused fund
Portobello Structured Partnership I will target minority stakes in mid-market companies
Portobello Capital backs USA Group
GP invests via Portobello Capital Fondo IV, which closed on €600m in December 2017
Ardian buys natural ingredients specialist Frulact
GP plans to support the company's expansion, accelerating organic growth and add-ons