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Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Training a PE heavyweight
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team looks at what it takes to bulk up a brand ahead of fundraising
CVC-backed SisalPay invests in Italian app MyCicero
Transaction includes a capital increase as well as shares acquired from Pluservice
Annual Buyout Review: aggregate value reaches new peak
Unquote's lastest Annual Buyout Review, offering in-depth statistical analysis of European buyout activity in 2018, is now available to download
DeA to launch Taste of Italy 2
Fund will be operative from 2020 and has set a target of €250-300m, with a larger international focus
Quaestio holds €635m interim close for private debt fund
Quaestio Private Markets Funds - European Private Debt provides debt financing to European SMEs
Clessidra-backed Cavalli files for bankruptcy
Roberto Cavalli's US-based subsidiary ArtFashion is expected to file for Chapter 7 this week
3i-backed Ponroy buys Pasquali Healthcare
Following the deal, Ponroy expects to expand its offering and strengthen its presence in Italy
KKR adjusts takeover bid to buy Telepizza in €604m deal
GP's new offer receives approval of the Spanish authority CNMV, according to public document
EQT buys biotech company Igenomix from Charme
GP deploys capital from its EQT VIII fund, which hit its €10.75bn hard-cap in February 2018
PE to continue enjoying strong tailwinds, says Carlyle's Rubenstein
Speaking at the Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva yesterday, Rubenstein said he does not foresee PE's current run of form ending soon
Wise buys Trime
GP plans to support the lighting company's organic and acquisitive growth strategy
CVC backs Spanish university Universidad Alfonso X
GP deploys capital from its €15.5bn CVC Capital Partners VII fund, which held a final close in June 2017
GED holds €100m first close for sixth fund
Fund has a €175m target and plans to make 8-10 investments in Spanish industrial companies
DeA Capital backs takeaway chain Alice Pizza
GP deploys capital from Idea Taste of Italy, a €218m food- and agri-business-dedicated vehicle
LP Profile: Assicurazioni Generali
Group head of private equity investments Sollazzo speaks to Unquote about the insurer’s investment program and plans for 2019
MIP invests in shoe designer Manebí
Company plans to use the fresh capital to expand internationally and broaden its product offering
Magenta Partners backs FastPayHotels
Following the deal, Tom Matthews, partner at Magenta Partners, will join the company's board
Oakley Capital carves out Ekon from Advent-backed Unit4
Equity for the deal will be drawn from Oakley Capital Private Equity III, which closed on €800m
GP Profile: Ambienta
Latest flagship fund raised by Ambienta held a final close in May 2018, hitting its тЌ635m hard-cap, exceeding its тЌ500m target
Bifurcation in European fundraising: beat the traffic
Recent years have seen the growing polarisation of fundraising fortunes for GPs, with established managers able to raise faster than their peers
Eurazeo exits Moncler in €445m deal
GP generates total proceeds of €1.4bn, a cash-on-cash multiple of 4.8x and an IRR of 43%
Nexi to float on Italian stock exchange in April
Placement includes existing shares as well as new shares issued via a €600-700m capital increase
GP Profile: Alantra Private Equity
Spain-based mid-market player has completed six deals in the past 12 months and is focusing on expanding and managing its current portfolio
Level 20 launches new committee in Spain
Committee's strategy will be aimed at attracting women to the private equity industry in Spain