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School classrooms
Ambienta finalises third fund deployment with Gruppo Spaggiari Parma acquisition

Italian GP is investing in the educational software group in a primary deal from its EUR 635m, 2018-vintage fund

  • Buyouts
  • 19 May 2023
Carl Nauckhoff of Investindustrial
GP Profile: Investindustrial eyes near-shoring opportunities as third growth fund closes

GP closed its latest fund within a 12-month period on the road with strong support from European LPs

  • GPs
  • 17 May 2023
Closes of funds in euros
Wise Equity closes sixth fund on EUR 400m, eyes Italian family-owned B2B targets

Italian GP reached its hard-cap, raising its biggest fund to date four months after launching

  • Fundraising
  • 10 May 2023
Fundraising in euros
InvestIndustrial closes third lower mid-market fund on EUR 1.1bn

Strategy will target businesses in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland with internationalisation potential

  • GPs
  • 03 May 2023
Football pitches and other sport surfaces
Quadrivio reaps 40%-plus IRR, 2.2x cash-on-cash from EPI sale

Trade sale of Italy-based sports merchandising specialist marks Industry 4.0 fund’s first exit

  • Exits
  • 06 April 2023
Higher education students
BC Partners acquires Metropolitan College, AKMI IEK in second deal from Greece-focused fund

Sponsor will support the post-secondary education provider with organic growth, plus add-ons in the Balkan region

  • Buyouts
  • 03 April 2023
People moves and promotions
Alantra reshuffles investment banking division headed by new CEO

Miguel Hernández takes on CEO role after more than 20 years with the financial advisory firm

  • People
  • 28 March 2023
Walter Ricciotti of Quadrivio Group
Quadrivio plans first close for EUR 500m Lifestyle Fund II by mid-2023

Italy-based GP will expand predecessor Made in Italy vehicle’s focus beyond Italy to target European SMEs

  • Buyout
  • 27 March 2023
Raffaele Petrone of Fortiland
GP Profile: Fortiland launches debut fundraise with ‘focus investing’ strategy

Sponsor is speaking to European professional investors and has a series of targets lined up, focusing on a single B2B distribution subsector in Italy

  • GPs
  • 24 March 2023
Online learning courses
Synova kicks off new fund deployment with Learnlight acquisition

Investment in Spanish edtech platform is the first from GBP 875m vehicle raised in three months last year

  • Buyouts
  • 22 March 2023
Dan Soudry of IK Partners
IK Partners mulls mid-term Southern European expansion

Spain, Portugal and Italy considered for future platform deals as the GP’s portfolio companies strengthen their foothold in the region

  • GPs
  • 13 March 2023
Fundraising in euros
Nekko aims to reach EUR 10m hard-cap for N Venture I within six months

Spanish VC firm plans to build on the vehicle’s EUR 6m first close, with nine companies backed so far

  • Funds
  • 10 March 2023
Marketing data
Hellman & Friedman kicks off talks for TeamSystem stake sale

Sponsors and sovereign wealth funds have been selected for discussions with the Italian cloud software group

  • Exits
  • 06 March 2023
Closes of funds in euros
Panakès Partners closes second life sciences fund on EUR 175m

GP expects Purple Fund to be good vintage due to lower valuation environment, general partner Alessio Beverina told Unquote

  • Venture
  • 17 February 2023
Electric motors and components
Tikehau reaps 3x money multiple on EuroGroup Laminations IPO

Deal marks the third realisation from the sponsor’s EUR 1.1bn T2 Energy Transition Fund

  • Exits
  • 10 February 2023
Automotive software
PSG's Imaweb sale moves to second round

Sponsor bought a majority stake in the Spain-based car dealer and OEM sofware provider in 2019

  • Exits
  • 10 February 2023
Closes of debt funds in euros
Clessidra on track for 2023 final close for debut private debt fund

GP has raised EUR 150m for the vehicle against a EUR 250m target, with one third already deployed

  • Funds
  • 27 January 2023
Francesco Fumagalli of Koinos Capital
Koinos Capital explores return to fundraising trail in 12-18 months

Italian SME-focused GP could seek EUR 200m for new vehicle; Fund I set to reach 70% of deployment by year-end

  • Buyouts
  • 25 January 2023
Chatbots and artificial intelligence
Progressio exits Assist Digital in sale to Ardian

French GP plans further internationalization and M&A for Italian CRM technology provider

  • Buyouts
  • 23 January 2023
Fundraising in euros
Arcano holds EUR 450m final close for latest secondaries fund

With just under 50% deployed, the vehicle will split focus evenly between LP stakes and GP-leds

  • Funds
  • 20 January 2023
Steel sheets in industrial
Tikehau-backed Euro Group Laminations to hold vote on IPO plans

Italian producer of steel components for electric motors seeks EUR 1bn-plus valuation

  • Exits
  • 16 January 2023
First closes of private equity impact funds in euros
Arcano holds EUR 280m final close for impact fund-of-funds

Spanish GP is eyeing a second vintage in 2023 with the vehicle more than 50% deployed

  • Funds
  • 22 December 2022
Tapi designs tops for bottles of alcohol
Stirling Square buys Tapi in SBO from Wise Equity

Sale of the Italy-based beverage packaging closures producer comes after a competitive auction process

  • Buyouts
  • 21 December 2022
Barnaba Ravanne of FSI
FSI eyes new fund with near EUR 1bn returned to LPs this year

Italian GP conducted three exits in 2022; Fund II would have similar size as EUR 1.4bn predecessor

  • Funds
  • 19 December 2022
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