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Trident leads $14m series-A for 4iQ
Backers include Spanish venture capital firms Adara Ventures and Telefónica Open Future
P101 leads €3.8m round for Tannico
Italian GP led a previous €1m funding round in May 2015
Nazca holds first close on €250m for fourth fund
GP has held a first close on the fund’s target and expects a final close on the €275m hard-cap
Kibo Ventures holds first close on €71m for second fund
Fund II has a €100m target and will lead series-A and -B rounds for Spanish digital startups
Alcedo buys 47% of Stranich from Assietta for €10m
Italian GP has acquired a 49% stake in the target company from Assietta Private Equity
Mangrove leads €2m round for Red Points
GP has invested alongside the company's exisiting minority shareholder Bstartup
P101, 360 lead €1m round for Milkman
Backers include Italian VC firms P101 and 360 Capital Partners, and angel investor Mike Brennen
Allianz Ventures leads series-B round for MoneyFarm
Allianz will secure a minority stake, and a representative will join the management board
Capvis buys majority stake in Gotha
Deal marks the third investment in northern Italy for the Baar-based GP
Kereon leads €500,000 round for Didáctica
Backers include investment holding Interalios and several private investors
Syntegra and Index exit Moleskine
Delisting after three years values the equity of Moleskine at €506m
Alcedo buys 55% of Italy’s Nahrin Swiss Care
Deal marks the second acquisition from the GP’s 2015-vintage Alcedo IV fund
Sabadell VC leads €1m round for Captio
Backers include Venturcap, Bankinter, Telegraph Hill Capital and Kibo Ventures
Inveready leads €3.5m round for Leukos Biotech
GP has drawn down capital from its Inveready Innvierte Biotech II vehicle
Caixa, Kibo sell Trip4real to Airbnb
Venture capital firms sell their stake in the business after two-year holding period
Alpha acquires majority stake in Mios Elettronica
As part of the deal, existing shareholders will retain a minority stake in the business
ProA buys 30% stake in Grupo Vips
GP will provide €12.5m of additional capital as part of a capital increase
Kibo et al. in €550,000 round for Tappx
Kibo Ventures and b-ventures join in early-stage round for Spanish startup
Investindustrial’s B&B acquires 70% stake in Arclinea
Acquisition marks the first step in the GP’s expansion plan for its portfolio company
Italmobiliare nears full Clessidra ownership
GP appoints Pesenti as chair and Fera as CEO as part of the acquisition
Espiga buys 86% stake in Unica
Deal marks the fourth transaction for the GP’s 2014-vintage vehicle, Espiga Equity Fund
Corpfin sells Spanish tour operator Catai
Madrid-based buyout house sells its 50% stake in the business after a nine-year holding period
Deal in Focus: HIG divests maiden Italian education buyout
An in-depth look at the firm’s first private equity investment in the education sector in Italy
Nauta Capital leads €1.4m funding round for Nextail
Backers include existing investor Realiza Business Angels, part of VC house DCN Ventures