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Trilantic Capital to buy Gamenet
Lehman Brothers spin-out Trilantic Capital is on the brink of purchasing Italian slot machine operator Gamenet for €50m.
Edmond de Rothschild invests in Fila
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners has made its first investment in Italy by acquiring a stake in Fabbrica Italiana Lapise e Affini (Fila).
SEPI to sell Iberia, Ebro and Red Electrica stakes
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) is gearing up to sell its stakes in Iberia Lineas Aereas, Ebro Foods and Red Eléctrica Corporación in 2011.
SEPI-backed Ebro buys SOS rice division
Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales portfolio company Ebro Foods has agreed to purchase SOS Corporacion Alimenticia’s rice divisions for €195m.
MCH buys SERGESA subsidiaries
MCH has purchased two subsidiaries of Grupo SERGESA, Sergesa Televisa and Sergesa Hogar, for more than €5m.
La Caixa leads €920,000 round for Enefgy
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of La Caixa, has invested €920,000 in cleantech startup Enefgy, in collaboration with private investors.
Mandarin Capital acquires Italmatch in SBO
Sino-European investor Mandarin Capital Partners and industrial group the Malacalza Group will acquire the 90% stake Investindustrial holds in Italmatch Chemicals.
Balderton Capital lead $10m Abiquo funding
Private equity company Balderton Capital has backed the series-B financing together with existing investors Nauta Capital and Eurecan of $10m for Abiquo.
Palamon and G Square-backed Sar buys Mapfre Quavitae
A portfolio company of Palamon Capital Partners and G Square has purchased care home provider Mapfre Quavitae from Mapfre and Caja Madrid for €30m.
Investindustrial commits to buying TSC
European buyout firm Investindustrial has signed a pre-contract guaranteeing its purchase of Transport Sanitari Catalunya (TSC) and its subsidiary, Ambulancias Condal.
Invercaria and SEPIDES invest €2m in Futuna Blue
Invercaria, the investment vehicle of Junta de Andalucía, and Banesto Enisa Sepi Desarrollo, a private equity firm managed by Banesto and the Collosa group, have invested €2m in Futuna Blue.
Investindustrial shows interest in TSC
Southern European mid-market specialist Investindustrial has expressed an interest in buying ambulance group TSC, according to sources.
Active gives Oooferton €500,000 cash boost
Active Venture Partners has invested €500,000 in online sales website Oooferton in exchange for a minority stake in the business.
CVC closes €157m R Cable deal
CVC Capital Partners has exercised its right to purchase an extra 35% of fibre optics company R Cable in a deal which is reported to be worth more than €157m.
Clave Mayor exits Superleague Formula
Clave Mayor has sold its stake in Superleague Formula - an Italian business which runs a global championship linking football and motor racing – to a Luxembourg-based fund.
Sofipa reaps 1.7x on Byte exit
Sofipa, Unicredit Group’s private equity fund manager, has reaped a money multiple of 1.7x on its sale of Byte Software House to Automatic Data Processing.
Inova to make loss on Lartec exit
Inova Capital looks set to make a loss on its investment in Lartec Desarrollos Inteligentes after the home technology equipment provider went into administration.
Quantica invests €3.5m in X2Tv
Venture capital firm Quantica has invested €3.5m for a 40% equity stake in Italian-based mobile firm X2Tv.
IdeA launches €100m cleantech fund
IdeA Capital Funds has launched a €100m vehicle which will invest in early-stage companies in the cleantech sector.
Advent closes €100m Tinsa buyout
Private equity giant Advent International has closed a €100m deal to buy a 94.5% stake in Spanish real estate ratings agency Tinsa.
Platina acquires 10 Italian solar plants
Renewable energy specialist Platina Partners has acquired 10MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Italy from family-owned construction firm the Degennaro Group.
JC Flowers to inject €450m into Banca Cívica
American private equity firm JC Flowers is said to be in the final stages of an agreement with Spain's Banca Cívica to supply the firm with €450m of convertible debt securities.
PAI Partners in talks with SOS
PAI Partners could come to the rescue of SOS Corporación Alimentaria by providing the firm with the capital increase it requires to refinance its debt.
Big guns circle CVC-backed Mivisa
Five prominent buy-out houses are circling Mivisa, the portfolio company of their private equity rival CVC Capital Partners.