Southern Europe
Spanish private equity flourishes as Italian market cools
Southern Europe's leading PE markets responded drastically differently to the challenges of a turbulent 2017
Axa Strategic Ventures leads $12m series-B for ForceManager
Other participants in the round include Nauta Capital, Sabadell, SIE and Histemi
Miura, Demeter sell Contenur to US PE firm Acon
Acon Investments takes over with management retaining a significant stake in the business
Trilantic's Gamenet sets IPO price
Offering price is €7.50 per share, equating to a market capitalisation of around €225m
Trilantic sells Betty Blue
Transaction sees premium womenswear brand Elisabetta Franchi wholly acquire Betty Blue
DeA sells Targetti to trade
Having completed a restructuring, DeA sells the light fixtures manufacturer to corporate 3F Filippi
United Ventures holds €75m first close for sophomore fund
Venture capital fund will make early-stage investments in software, ICT and digital tech companies
Portobello acquires gym group Supera
Deal marks second investment from the GP's latest fund, Portobello Capital Fondo IV
Neuberger Berman acquires FII's portfolio
Portfolio of 21 companies has a combined turnover of €2.3bn and EBITDA of €282m
BC portfolio company Pharmathen sells Greek operations
Pharmathen will retain name, while the sold operations will be subsequently rebranded
Aurelius acquires Abelan Board Industrial
Packaging business will be merged with the GP's Netherlands-based portfolio company Solidus
Gradiente II holds first close on €60m
Gradiente's second fund holds a first close on €60m, half of the fund’s target
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