Southern Europe
Corpfin holds dry close for Fund V
Fund was marketed to existing investors in a closed process that only lasted a few weeks
Sherpa Capital invests €20m in Busining
Company founder Óscar García Toledo will retain a minority stake in the business
Tikehau appoints Quagliuolo as director in Italy
Quagliuolo will be in charge of private equity in Italy, in coordination with country head Bucelli
Castik-backed Alpega bolts on WTransnet
Ardian provides additional financing to Alpega to support the bolt-on of WTransnet
360 Capital launches €60m fund
Poli360 was launched in partnership with Italian university Politecnico di Milano
Sherpa Capital promotes Miret to partner
Miret joined Sherpa Capital in 2012 as an investment director and has led a large number of deals
Moira Capital invests €16m in BioFlyTech
Investment will be structured as an initial €6m capital injection followed by €10m to deploy in 2019
Falcon Private Holdings buys Halcón Cerámicas
Banco Santander and CaixaBank are providing debt financing to support the transaction
Axcel-backed Frontmatec buys stake in Aira
Target company's founder, Xavi Jané López, will stay on with the business and retain a majority stake
Quantum carves out Gianetti from Accuride
GP appoints Goran Mihajlovic as CEO and chair of the board to lead Gianetti's management team
Partners Group appoints David Layton as co-CEO
Layton, the current head of private equity, will replace Christoph Rubeli from 1 January 2019
F2i in late-stage acquisition talks for Farmacrimi
Deal is part of the GP's buy-and-build strategy aimed at creating a group of pharmacies across Italy
PE-backed IPOs hit nine-year low
Of the 617 European exits so far this year, only 17 have been IPOs, equivalent to 2.7%
Star Capital buys Educom via DPH
Educom will be owned by DPH, a company established by Star to pursue its buy-and-build strategy
International appetite for Spanish deals soars in H1
Country's dealflow and aggregate value both reached record or near-record levels in H1, with international GP's fueling mid- and large-cap activity
European secondaries up 50% year-on-year – report
Western Europe deals saw the largest increase in H1 compared with other geographies, says Setter
Headway invests in restructuring of Alter Capital fund
GP established a new vehicle, Alter Cap II, to purchase the fund’s portfolio and provide capital
Crest to hold final close for maiden fund
Crest plans to invest in profitable, fast-growing and export-driven companies based in Portugal
Felicis closes sixth fund on $270m
Felicis has a global investment mandate and has previously invested in 40 countries
QuattroR buys Ceramiche Ricchetti
Ceramiche Ricchetti's management will stay on with the company and have the possibility to co-invest
Nystrs considering further European fund commitments
US pension fund has increased the number of active partnerships in its private equity portfolio
GPF-backed Grupo Malasa bolts on Grupo Noa
Grupo Malasa expects to expand further and reach combined revenues of approximately €130m in 2018
Diana Capital exits Lumelco
Company plans to use the fresh capital to consolidate its market position and bolster its expansion
Strong exit environment helps drive Pantheon's returns
Sales to corporate buyers were the most significant source of exits, PIP says in its results