Southern Europe
Mediterrania holds €103m first close for third fund
Fund has a €250m target, more than double the size of its 2013-vintage predecessor
Banca IMI and DeA Capital launch SPAC
Ideami will target non-listed medium-sized Italian companies
GPF-owned Anjana Investments buys Motortown
Anjana Investments distributes and retails automotive spare parts and accessories
Suma Capital backs Turris
Company will still be led by its CEOs, while Suma will appoint two new board members
Apax-backed Marlink buys OmniAccess
Transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2018, subject to regulatory approval
Providence-backed Galileo completes €225m carve-out from Laureate
European division of Laureate reported a $54.8m EBITDA from revenues of $148.6m for 2016
Green Arrow acquires Quadrivio
Acquirer was on a shortlist of four buyers for the GP, which was reportedly valued at around €20m
Permira-backed Arcaplanet buys Fortesan
Combined group will operate 280 stores across Italy and employ more than 1,000 people
Fondo II Tech Growth in €9m funding round for BeMyEye
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento's tech growth fund contributes €6.3m to the round
Motion-backed Altaïr acquires Quimicas Oro
Deal follows the acquisition of Altaïr's Belgian distributor Enteco in February 2017
Wise's Tatuus acquires Autotecnica Motori
GP acquired Italian racing cars chassis producer Tatuus Racing in February 2017
Idinvest hires Daulon du Laurens as new IR head
Daulon du Laurens will be responsible for the firm's fundraising in his new role
Mid-market valuations at highest level ever in latest Argos index
Sharp increase in prices paid by strategic buyers push the median entry multiple to 9.5x
Deal in Focus: Ardian merges Spanish bakeries Berlys and Bellsolà
Ardian's investment in Berlys and Bellsolà forms part of a consolidation play in the European frozen food industry
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Detrex
Offer values the listed US target at $42.5m, based on the offer price of $27 per share
Kennet Partners sells Telemedicine Clinic to trade
Deal was the first investment for the GP's Guernsey-based third fund, Kennet III
Caixa Capital Risc leads €2.4m round for GlyCardial
Spanish healthcare seed investor HealthEquity takes part in the funding round
Keensight hires Moras as associate director
Javier Lopez Moras previously worked in Montalbán's Madrid office and DC Advisory in London
Star Capital exit Codyeco via trade sale
GP exits its 95% stake in the Italian dyes business after a four-year holding period
Ardian buys Berlys and Bellsolà
Following the merger, the new group expects to generate €300m in revenues with 1,700 employees
Portobello IV hauls in €570m, nears €600m hard-cap
Spanish GP eyes a final close on its fourth fund's €600m hard-cap before year-end
European SBOs reach record levels in first three quarters
Europe sees 202 secondary buyout deals between January and September, surpassing the peak of 200 seen in Q1-Q3 2007
Caixa, Sabadell lead €1.3m round for Snappy
Mobile application developer intends to raise an additional funding round within two years
Ardian set to back Berlys SBO
GP will acquire the bakery in a deal valued in the €450-500m EV range, equating to a 10x EBITDA multiple