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Magnum buys Geriatros
Magnum Capital has acquired Spanish care services provider Geriatros.
N+1 and Mercapital merge
Spanish venture capital firms N+1 Private Equity and Mercapital have merged to form N+1 Mercapital. The new investment firm will manage €1.7bn, making it the largest in Spain.
KPCB leads $22.4m round for AlienVault
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) and Sigma have led a $22.4m series-C funding round for Spanish security information and event management services provider AlienVault.
Filas injects €1.2m into iLike.Tv
Italian regional investor Filas has injected €1.2m into online streaming and social media platform iLike.Tv.
Buyers consider Permira-backed Valentino
A sovereign wealth fund is to make an offer for Italian fashion brand Valentino Fashion Group, owned by Permira.
Apax, CVC, Carlyle and Trilantic bid for Euskaltel
Apax Partners, CVC Capital Partners, Carlyle and Trilantic are the final four bidders for 49% of Spanish telecommunications company Euskaltel, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Investcorp bids for 3i-backed Esmalglass
3i has received an offer of around €300m from Investcorp for Spanish ceramic enamel producer Grupo Esmalglass.
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Seguranza leads series-A round for Aquilón
Seguranza has led a €2m series-A funding round for veterinary services and products producer Aquilón CyL.
Ysios leads €2m round for Inbiomotion
Ysios Capital has led a €2m series-A funding round for Spanish molecular diagnostics company Inbiomotion.
Caryle acquires Light Force
The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in Light Force, the producer and distributor of women’s clothing brand Twin-Set Simona Barbieri, from DGPA Capital and the company’s founders.
Ambar injects €1.1m into ProtOn
Ambar Venture Capital has invested €1.1m in Spanish online security company Protección On-Line (ProtOn).
Sator and Palladio table third offer for Fondiaria
Italian private equity houses Sator and Palladio have made a third offer for troubled insurer Fondiaria.
Pamplona increases stake in UniCredit Group to 5%
Pamplona Capital Management has increased its stake in banking group UniCredit by 3.02%, making it the second largest shareholder with a total of 5.01% of the group.
Investindustrial exits Contenur
Investindustrial has exited plastic urban waste containers producer Contenur to Miura Private Equity and Demeter Partners of France.
AXA PE buys Novotema from 3i
AXA Private Equity has completed the secondary buyout of Italian rubber components manufacturer Novotema Group from 3i.
21 Centrale Partners in talks to buy Village Center
21 Centrale Partners is planning to create a large outdoor accommodation group by merging its portfolio company Vacances directes with Promeo subsidiary Village Center.
Fondo Italiano backs General Medical Merate
Fondo Italiano di Investimento has injected €13m into radiology equipment producer General Medical Merate in exchange for a minority stake.
Innogest Capital invests $5m in Beintoo
Italian venture capital firm Innogest Capital has invested $5m in a series-A round for Beintoo, a mobile commerce and social platform for mobile app users.
Antares backs Chili
Antares Private Equity has bought a 15.4% stake in Italian film streaming platform Chili.
Permira-backed Telepizza extends loans
Permira has led a €35m equity injection into Spanish fast food chain Telepizza as part of a larger refinancing operation, according to reports.
Blackstone appoints senior adviser in Spain
Claudio Boada has joined Blackstone Group’s global private equity and real estate teams as a senior adviser.
Southern Europe unquote" June 2012
A recurrent refrain sung by the Italian private equity community and the name of a recent initiative that amplifies the chorus of voices calling for growth: Why Not Italy?, announced in May, unites top Italian private equity players in a bid to promote...
Minerva buys Genoclinics Biotech
Spanish venture capital firm Minerva Capital has acquired a 60% stake in genetic and genomic biotechnology company Genoclinics Biotech.