Southern Europe
Talde acquires Tegor Group
Bilbao-based GP takes a majority stake in the Spanish cosmetic nutrition products supplier
VC-backed ForceManager buys Sellf
After the acquisition, mobile CRM developer ForceManager will employ around 150 people
AGIC sells Gimatic for €370m
Industrial automation supplier Gimatic is sold to Barnes Group, an industrial manufacturer
Northleaf nets $2.2bn for global PE programme
Canadian private markets investor closes its latest secondaries vehicle on $800m
Then and now: European private equity's post-Lehman decade
European PE came to a virtual standstill 10 years ago, but figures show the asset class has all but recovered its pre-crisis appeal
Talde buys Acoustic & Insulation Techniques
Company intends to use the fresh capital to open a new production plant in the US in 2019
Crest Capital backs Global Fire Equipment
First investment made by the Portuguese GP with its €97m debut fund Crest Capital I
Abac acquires Motocard
GP deploys capital from its Abac Solutions I fund, which held a €320m final close in May 2016
Unigrains' Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano backs Agrimola
Banca Popolare dell'Emilia-Romagna and Mediocredito Italiano provide a debt package for the deal
360 Capital, P101 exit Musement
Company will be managed as an independent business unit within TUI Destination Experiences
Corpfin buys Dimoldura Group
Corpfin draws capital from its €255m fourth buyout fund that held a final close in 2015
Nexxus, Capzanine acquire stake in Spanish medical group
Group's founders, Manuel and Jorge Fernandez, will retain the majority stake in the business
IK-backed Colisée bolts on STS Grup
Colisée raised a new term loan of €120m in order to increase its financial capabilities
ProA Capital launches third buyout fund
Vehicle is larger than its predecessor, ProA Capital Iberian Buyout Fund II, launched in June 2014
Carlyle buys stake in Investindustrial-backed design group
GPs will own equal stakes in the new group and invest alongside the founders of B&B Italia and Flos
Arcadia buys Castello Italia
Chemical Project Holding, which acquired Castello in 2000, retained the remaining 25% stake
Capvis holds final close on €1.2bn
Significant increase on Capvis IV, which launched with a €600m target in February 2013
Aretex Capital Partners acquires Building Energy
Announcement marks the recently formed GP's third investment from its inaugural fund
Franklin Templeton, Asia Alternatives to launch fund-of-funds
Joint venture, called Franklin Templeton Private Equity (FTPE), will be headed by Arthur Wang
Private equity in the age of digitalisation
Unquote and Taylor Wessing bring together leading tech-focused PE practitioners to discuss modern challenges and opportunities
Inveready leads €4.5m round for ProntoPiso
Sabadell Venture Capital and several private investors also take part in the financing
Talde backs Burdinberri
Company's management team will continue to lead the business in this new phase of expansion
Green Arrow holds €230.6m final close for third buyout fund
Fund inherited Quadrivio's third vehicle's portfolio after the GP was acquired by Green Arrow in 2017
Neuberger Berman hires Salato as head of southern Europe
Salato will be based in Milan and will oversee client coverage across Iberia and Italy