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Clessidra eyes Metroweb buyout
Buyout firm Clessidra is one of several investors in talks to buy Milan-based fibre-optic network operator Metroweb from Stirling Square Capital Partners.
Trilantic and MCH prepare Talgo IPO
Trilantic Capital Partners and MCH Private Equity are preparing to float the Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol (TALGO), a train manufacturer they acquired in 2006.
Funds try to acquire Dia from Carrefour
A number of major private equity funds have approached Carrefour in an attempt to persuade the French retailer to hold back plans to list its Madrid-based discount chain Dia, according to recent media reports.
Permira and Mercapital looking to buy ACS division
Permira and Mercapital are said to be in negotiations with ACS about the sale of its service division Clece.
Stirling Square exits Microtecnica via trade sale
Pan-European private equity firm Stirling Square Capital Partners has sold its portfolio company Microtecnica to security systems supplier Goodrich Corporation.
Blackstone circles Spanish hospital chain
Blackstone is one of several private equity firms intrigued by the imminent sale of nine Spanish hospitals by a subsidiary of savings bank La Caixa.
Fondo Italiano invests in Comecer
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento, the Italian government backed fund has invested €7.5m in radiochemistry specialist Comecer in return for a minority stake.
Argos Soditic invests in Dimar
Private equity firm Argos Soditic has invested in food supplier Dimar.
Riva y Garcia launches healthcare start-up fund
Spanish fund manager Riva y Garcia and a Barcelona-based medical school have announced plans to establish a private equity vehicle dedicated to healthcare start-ups.
Mercapital puts Gasmedi on the block
Spanish private equity firm Mercapital has hired Goldman Sachs to manage a sales process for its portfolio company, Gasmedi.
Doughty Hanson prepares Avanza for sale
Doughty Hanson has hired investment bank JP Morgan to explore options for a possible exit from bus company Avanza.
Senior staff leave in further blow for Ibersuizas
Ibersuizas dealt itself a further blow yesterday afternoon by dismissing four of its company’s remaining executives.
Permira hands over Dinosol keys
Lenders who supported Permira’s buyout of Spanish food retailer Dinosol have become majority shareholders in the company in a debt-for-equity swap.
NEO Capital backs Obiká
NEO Capital has acquired 52% of mozzarella bar chain Obiká for an undisclosed amount.
Everis announces new fund
Spanish technology consulting firm Everis has launched a €5m venture capital fund.
Atlas Capital to invest €10-15m in Tino Gonzalez
Madrid-based Atlas Capital has invested €10-15m in Spanish footwear retailer Tino Gonzalez as part of a capital increase.
21 Investimenti said to be considering La Pittarello buyout
21 Investimenti is rumoured to be considering a buyout of Italian shoe chain La Pittarello.
Portugal edges closer to bail-out
Portugal’s efforts to avoid tapping eurozone bail-out funds may prove futile if the government’s austerity policies are rejected by opposition parties.
Artá Capital acquires 26% of Flex
Private equity fund manager Artá Capital has acquired a 26% stake in Spanish mattress firm Flex Equipos de Descanso through a capital increase.
Caixa Capital Risc leads i-Neumáticos round
Caixa Capital Risc, the private equity arm of La Caixa savings bank, has invested in Spanish tyre sales website i-Neumáticos.
Pamplona Capital adds operating partner in Spain
Pamplona Capital has appointed José Luis Macho as an operating partner, making investments over €500m.
Cabiedes & Partners invests in Zyncro
Spanish internet investor Cabiedes & Partners has participated in a €1.2m funding round for microblogging platform Zyncro.
Cabiedes unveils €25m angel fund
Cabiedes & Partners has announced a first close of its €25m angel fund, which will invest in internet start-ups in Spain.
Magenta invests €1.4m in El Gym
British private equity firm Magenta Partners has invested €1.4m in low cost fitness group El Gym.