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Private equity firms eye Versace
Several buyout houses have expressed an interest in buying a stake in Versace, according to Reuters.
Inveready sells Indisys to Intel
Spanish investor Inveready has sold its stake in dialogue solutions provider Indisys to US trade player Intel.
AlienVault raises $26.5m in series-D round
GGV Capital has led a $26.5m series-D funding round for AlienVault, a security information and event management services firm.
China’s Fosun invests in Italian menswear maker Caruso
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International is understood to have bought a 35% stake in Italian high-end menswear manufacturer Caruso.
VCs sell Blink to Groupon
Several venture players have sold Blink Bookings, a Spanish last-minute travel app, to Groupon.
Apollo buys Evo Banco for €60m
Buyout firm Apollo Global Management has wholly acquired Spanish retail bank Evo Banco from NCG Banco for €60m.
Caixa Capital Risc commits €2m to Forest Chemical
Caixa Capital Risc has made a €2m commitment to Alicante-based industrial adhesives firm Forest Chemical Group.
Point Nine Capital and RTAventures back Typeform
Point Nine Capital (PNC) and RTAventures (RTA) have provided €550,000 of seed funding to Typeform, a Spanish software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.
TPG buys Servihabitat from La Caixa
Texas Pacific Group (TPG) has acquired a 51% stake in Servihabitat Gestión Inmobiliaria from La Caixa for €185m, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Private equity firms eye Spain’s Evo Banco
Private equity houses are circling a division of one of Spain’s nationalised banks, Evo Banco, according to the Financial Times.
Eversheds Italy hires new partner
Marco Franzini, Eversheds
Doughty looks to buy Teknon from Magnum
Doughty Hanson has entered negotiations to acquire Barcelona-based private medical clinic Centro Médico Teknon from Magnum Industrial Capital Partners, according to reports in the Spanish press.
VC-backed Whisbi to raise further venture funding
Spanish start-up Whisbi is looking to raise €10-12m in further venture capital financing from US- and UK-based investors, according to reports.
Doughty Hanson divests Avanza Group
Doughty Hanson has sold Avanza Group, a Spanish bus and bus stations operator, to Mexican transportation firm Grupo ADO.
Altas Capital chairman steps down to focus on Blackstone
Atlas Capital chairman Claudio Boada Pallerés has stepped down to focus on his role as senior adviser for Iberia at Blackstone, according to Spanish publication Vozpopuli.
Italy: The state as entrepreneur
State support
Carlyle and N+1 Mercapital divest Arsys
The Carlyle Group and N+1 Mercapital have sold Spanish information and communications technology firm Arsys to 1&1 for around €140m.
Banc Sabadell sells Grafos after 11 years
Spanish banking group Banc Sabadell has divested the stake in graphic products firm Grafos it held via its private equity arm Aurica XXI.
MCH sells Industrias el Gamo in secondary buyout
MCH Private Equity has sold airgun manufacturer Industrias el Gamo to US private equity house Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.
HIG buys real estate assets from Spain’s “bad banks”
HIG Capital has acquired a package of real estate assets from Sareb, the state-run company that manages assets transferred from Spain’s bailed-out banks.
CVC sells Colomer Group to Revlon
CVC has sold The Colomer Group to Revlon Consumer Products Corporation for $660m after a 13-year holding period.
Affaredelgiorno raises €1.1m
Italian online grocery discount aggregator Affaredelgiorno.it has raised €1.1m from Principia and Dpixel.
Caixa backs Icinetic
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of La Caixa, has led a €655,000 round for technology company Icinetic.
Mandarin Capital sells Gasket
Mandarin Capital Partners (MCP) has sold its shareholding in Italian valves components producer Gasket International to Hutchinson, a French thermoplastics firm.