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Eurazeo to divest 12% stake in Moncler IPO
Eurazeo, one of the backers of Italian clothing manufacturer Moncler, will see its stake reduced to 19.7% following the company's upcoming IPO.
Moncler sets IPO price range
Italian luxury down jacket maker Moncler, backed by Eurazeo, Carlyle Group and Progressio Investimenti, has priced its listing on the Mercato Telematico Azionario at €8.75-10.2 per share.
Babcock circles private equity-backed Inaer
British engineering support services firm Babcock is in exclusive discussions to buy Spanish helicopter operator Inaer, backed by KKR and Investindustrial.
GGM Venture Capital backs Optimitive
GGM Venture Capital has invested €1.4m in a series-A round for Spanish commercial energy saving service provider Optimitive.
From the Bench raises €1m from Caixa and Bonsai
Alicante-based social games developer From the Bench has raised €1m from Caixa Capital Risc and Bonsai Venture Capital.
Ambar Venture Capital backs TechnoActivity
Spanish venture capital investor Ambar Venture Capital has committed €2.4m to TechnoActivity, a mobile payments provider, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Portobello and Vista sell Indas for €285m
Spanish GPs Portobello and Vista Capital have agreed to sell Spanish absorbent sanitary product maker Laboratorios Indas to Domtar Corporation for €285m.
Sofinnova Partners et al. sell EOS for up to €310m
Sofinnova Partners, Aescap Venture and Principia have sold Milan-based cancer therapeutics firm Ethical Oncology Science (EOS) to Clovis Oncology via an agreement that could see the firm fetch up to €310m.
N+1 Mercapital CEO resigns
Javier Loizaga, N+1 Mercapital
Consilium kicks off Italian fundraising
Italian GP Consilium has launched its third fund, Consilium Private Equity Fund III. Hot on the heels of yesterday's exit from Rollon, the partners speak to Amy King about the upcoming fundraise
JC Flowers buys Eurovita for €47m
JC Flowers has acquired a 79.6% stake in life insurer Eurovita Assicurazioni from listed insurance firm Aviva and Banco Popolare for €47m.
Ardian and Consilium sell Rollon
Ardian and Consilium have sold Rollon, an Italian manufacturer of liner rails and actuators, to French GP Chequers Capital and Italian private equity firm IGI.
Moncler divests sportswear business to Emerisque
PE-backed Moncler has sold Industries Sportswear Company to Emerisque Brands UK's Cavaliere Brands.
JZCP targets Spain with new joint venture Toro Finance
Listed private equity fund JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) has teamed up with Avenue Capital Group to launch a new €400m finance company in Spain.
Italian-German start-up Wise raises €1m
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), Atlante Seed, b-to-v Partners and Agite have backed medical devices company Wiringless Implantable Stretchable Electronics (Wise) in a €1m seed round.
Vallis joins Inter-Risco in 32 Senses
Vallis Capital Partners has provided expansion capital to Portuguese dental business 32 Senses.
CCMP, Axis, Corpfin pump further €10.5m into Volotea
Spanish low-cost airline Volotea has raised a further €10.5 m from its existing backers.
3i-backed Everis sold to NTT Data
Japanese IT services company NTT Data has wholly acquired Spanish business consultancy firm Everis, giving an exit to 3i, Hutton Collins, Grupo Landon and Ariadne.
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital sell Mivisa for €1.2bn
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital have sold tinplate packaging manufacturer Mivisa to Crown Holdings in a €1.2bn transaction.
Dinamia sells Nicolás Correa on secondary market
Listed private equity fund Dinamia, managed by N+1 Mercapital, has sold its stake in Nicolás Correa, a listed manufacturer of milling machines, through the sale of shares on the continuous market.
N+1 Mercapital avoids write-off with Hoteles Tecnológicos sale
N+1 Mercapital has sold Hoteles Tecnológicos in a partial exit from hotel group High Tech Hoteles & Resorts.
Ambienta holds €147.2m first close
Italian environmental investor Ambienta has held a first close for its latest fund, Ambienta Fund II, on €147.2m.
Ergon’s Nicotra-Gebhardt secures €115m refinancing
Ergon Capital-backed Nicotra-Gebhardt has secured €115m of senior unitranche facilities to refinance existing debt and support its acquisition of Industrie CBI.