Southern Europe
Southern Europe's non-performing loans pique PE's interest
NPL market is showing increasing vitality, with southern Europe in particular attracting interest from private equity funds
Alantra PE Fund II completes secondaries deal
Partners Group is the leading investor in the new vehicle, alongside several existing investors
One Equity's Lutech bolts on CDM Tecnoconsulting
Group intends to expand further internationally, especially in the rest of Europe and China
GED Capital's Procubitos Europe bolts on Polo Nord
Procubitos Europe will enter the Italian market and further boost its presence in the sector
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Aurica Capital invests in Winche
GP is deploying capital from its Aurica III fund, which held a €140m second close in April 2017
Carlyle's Irca bolts on Dobla
Irca and Dobla will create a group with around 800 employees and a combined turnover of €330m
Miura backs EfectoLED
First investment from Miura Fund III, which held a final close on €330m in January
Unigrains' Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano backs Sinfo One
Fondo Agroalimentare buys its stake from the Pomi family, who retain the majority holding
HV Holtzbrinck leads $6m series-A for Lingokids
Previous backers JME Venture Capital, Sabadell Ventures and Big Sur Ventures take part in the round
J Hirsch sells Clouditalia to F2i and Marguerite's Irideos
Sale ends a six-year holding period for J Hirsch, which drew capital from its €270m ILP III fund
Q Group holds €100m first close for Industry 4.0 fund
GP plans to hold a final close by the end of 2019 and make its first investment in the coming months
Indaco, Airbridge lead €3m series-A for Travel Appeal
Indaco Ventures is investing from its first fund, launched in April 2018 with a €250m hard-cap
Vertis leads €6.4m funding round for Milkman
Previous backers P101 and 360 Partners also took part in the investment
EQT-backed Saur increases stake in Emalsa
Acquisition was made by French water company Saur via its Spanish subsidiary Gestagua
Q Group launches Made in Italy fund, inks first deal
Made In Italy Fund was launched with a €200m target and has already acquired Palladium Moda
Star Capital sells Olivotto Glass to trade
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Star, which acquired a 71.6% stake in Olivotto for €16.4m
European buyout value reaches post-crisis high
Deal value has been boosted by a spike in тЌ1bn+ deals and strong activity in Southern Europe
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Mesgo
Hexpol also acquires a majority stake from company founder and CEO Francesco Caldara
Mandarin buys Ceramica Rondine
GP bought the company via Italcer, which was established in 2017 to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Adara Ventures leads €13m series-B for Stratio
Stratio will use the fresh capital to finance its international expansion in CEE and the UK
Fund+ leads €21.3m series-B for Minoryx Therapeutics
Several previous backers and new investors SFPI, SRIW and Sambrinvest also take part in the round
Apollo partially exits Evo Banco
Deal does not include the sale of Evo Finance, the group's financial arm in Spain
Blackstone exits Versace to trade in €1.83bn deal
Blackstone sells 20% stake in high-end, Milan-based fashion brand Versace to Michael Kors