Growing pains

The mid-market appears to be in relative good health and Southern Europe continues to clock up deals - even sizeable ones: as highlighted by the EUR1.1bn injection into Italian telecom holding Weather Investments by Apax, Madison Dearborn and TA Associates. Meanwhile, Stirling Square and Sirius Private Equity acquired sportswear firm Jeckerson, and Mercapital closed the acquisition of Iberian engineering firm Obras Subterraneas