Southern Europe
Orienta backs Passione Unghie
GP intends to boost the company's growth, develop its product offering and support its expansion
Wise exits Colcom to trade
Colcom management team, led by CEO Gabriele Basile, will continue to lead the company
Q&A: JCRA's Benoit de Bénazé
Some GPs are combatting risks arising from turbulent politics and economic uncertainty by making more frequent use of currency and risk hedging instruments
Magnum-backed Lexer bolts on Cobralia
GP plans to build a large group operating in the Spanish legal and financial sectors
Ambienta buys Phoenix Group
GP acquires a majority stake in the business from Chequers Capital, which bought the company in 2016
Carlyle buys stake in Jeanologia from MCH
GP intends to boost the company's growth and further expand its product offering
EQT Infrastructure fund hits €9bn hard-cap
Stockholm-headquartered manager announces the final close EQT Infrastructure Fund IV
Prime Ventures et al. in €66m series-B for Pagantis
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further expand in Italy, France and Portugal
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: European tour
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team examines the key takeaways from IPEM and SuperReturn
StarTIP leads €44m funding round for Talent Garden
Indaco Ventures, Club degli Investitori and US-based Social Capital take part in the investment
Platinum Equity buys Iberconsa in SBO
Portobello Capital and Iberconsa's management team reinvest in the business alongside Platinum Equity
VC activity picks up steam in Spain
Venture capital activity maintained momentum in 2018, largely fueled by international players in later-stage rounds
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II buys stake in Calvi Group
As part of the transaction, Idea CCR II, together with Illimity Bank, provides €13.5m in financing
BC Partners exits OVS in €74.9m deal
Following the deal, Tamburi becomes the majority shareholder in the company with a 22.7% stake
MCH sells minority stake in Talgo in €69m deal
MCH first backed Talgo in March 2006 alongside US investment bank Lehman Brothers
ArchiMed to acquire Bomi in €70m take-private deal
GP intends to finance the acquisition via its Med Platform I fund, which held a €530m first close in 2018
FSI holds final close for mid-market fund on €1.4bn
FSI Mid-Market Growth Equity Fund acquires primarily minority stakes in Italy-based companies
Carlyle's Comdata carves out PayCare from PE-backed Nexi
Deal follows the sale of Oasi, purchased by FSI's Cedacri from Nexi for €151m in January
Gradiente holds €135m final close for second fund
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Gradiente I, which held a final close in 2012 on €76m
Crest Capital acquires Penta Group
GP deploys capital from its Crest I Fund, which held a final close in October 2018 on €100m
Alantra holds €150m interim close for second debt fund
Alantra Debt Fund II increases its target size to €175m and its hard-cap to €200m
Fondo Agroalimentare invests in Orienta-backed Bassini
In addition, Fratelli Bassini acquires frozen baked goods specialist Glaxi Pane
Aksìa launches €200m fifth fund
Aksia Capital V is larger than its predecessor, a €110m vehicle closed in April 2016
Aksìa-backed Covisian bolts on Grupo GSS
Following this deal, Covisian expects to reach revenues of €300m and employ a staff of 14,000 people