Southern Europe
Abac acquires Heineken's Spanish subsidiary in MBO
Deal is the fifth deal for the Spanish GP, which closed its maiden fund on €320m in in 2016
DeA's Taste of Italy supports CDS bolt-on
Italian plastic specialist, backed by DeA, has wholly acquired Manufacturas Inplast
DeA's Taste of Italy fund backs Casa Vinicola Botter
Food and agriculture specialist fund acquires a minority stake in the Italian wine producer
Armonia backs GSA
GP buys 68% of the Italian provider of safety and facility management, with the CEOs securing the remainder
Searchlight Capital buys Eolo in MBO
GP buys 49% of the Italian fixed wireless access broadband provider alongside the CEO
VC firms invest $23m in Unbabel
group of investors includes Scale Venture Partners, Notion and Microsoft Ventures
Partners Group reaches €61.9bn in AUM
Private debt is the fastest growing allocation area for the firm, with new commitments of €3.5bn
DeA launches second corporate credit recovery fund
Idea CCR II, a debtor-in-possession vehicle, has already reached a first close on €300m
FSI buys minority stake in Cedacri
Italian mid-market growth equity fund has acquired a 27% stake in the fintech group
Northzone leads $12m series-B for Red Points
Previous investors Mangrove and Sabadell Venture Capital also participate in the round
Ardian sells RGI to Corsair Capital
GP Corsair Capital wholly acquires the Italian insurance software business from Ardian and management
Bridges-backed Viva Gym acquires Fitness Hut
Bridges made a further investment from Fund III to finance the bolt-on acquisition
Rui Alpalhao buys Banif Capital
Private investor Rui Alpalhao acquires Portuguese VC firm Banif Capital
Investindustrial acquires London-based furniture group Oka
Co-founder Annabel Astor will remain as chairperson, with Peter Taylor staying on as chief executive
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Accel-KKR's Jaggaer bolts on BravoSolution
US-based Jaggaer acquires Italmobiliare's procurement software provider in a €184m deal
Progressio holds first close for Fund III on €86m
Italian mid-market specialist plans to reach a final close by the end of Q2
Bain Capital acquires Fedrigoni for €650m
BNP Paribas, HSBC, UBI Banca ad KKR are joint bookrunners on the deal for the paper producer
EQT Credit provides growth capital for Abac-backed Metalcaucho
New financing will support Metalcaucho with its organic and inorganic growth profile
Idea sells majority stake in La Piadineria to Permira
Deal is reportedly valued at more than €250m, two and a half years after Idea acquired it for €30m
Investindustrial acquires CEME from Investcorp for €280m
New GP will own 97% of the pump and valve maker, with the remainder held by management
Corpfin Capital acquires majority stake in Kids&Us
English academy for young children targets €21m in revenues for 2017
Magnum to acquire Indiba in SBO
GP to buy the Spanish electro-medicine manufacturer Indiba from Minerva for around €60m