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Alto Partners buys La Suissa
Deal marks the sixth investment for Italian SMEs-focused vehicle Alto Capital III
Corpfin sells Logiters for €85m
Deal sees Corpfin exit the Spanish logistics operator after two-year holding period
Carlyle takes 95% stake in Cupa for €170m
Following press reports, fresh capital will be used to repay the company’s €155m net debt
Alma Mundi leads €1.5m round for Enigmedia
Spanish encryption company will increase its activity in Latin America
EQT sells Spanish parking operator Parkia
EQT Infrastructure and Mutua Madrileña sold the business after a five-year holding period
Panakés and Invitalia lead €4m series-A for Echolight
Deal marks the fifth investment for Invitalia Ventures and the first for Panakés
Tim Ventures leads €600,000 seed round for Cloudesire
Deal marks the largest investment round so far for the Italian startup-focused venture capital firm
Investcorp buys Corneliani for $100m
Deal marks the fourth investment in the luxury clothing segment for Investcorp
Carlyle sells remaining 13.9% Applus stake for €150m
GP has fully exited the business after a nine-year holding period
Summit’s DentalPro bolts on Giovanni Bona for €80m
Pemberton supported the acquisition with a €70m bond facility
TravelC raises €1m from La Caixa, acquires Hotelerum
TravelC has bought Barcelona-based competitor Hotelerum as part of the deal
Ambienta fully acquires Ravelli
Deal sees the founding family exit the business after a two-year auction process
Sherpa acquires 85% stake in Galloplast for €16m
As part of the deal, the GP will invest an additional €10m for further bolt-on acquisitions
Altamar hires Lambert as head of secondaries
Appointment comes alongside the opening of a New York-based subsidiary
GED buys Spanish frozen food producer Discefa
Spanish alternative lender Oquendo provided an equity-mezzanine package to support the deal
Newronika raises €1.7m from Innogest et al.
Venture capital backers include Italian firms Atlante Ventures and F3F
Atomico leads $42m series-B for JobAndTalent
Backers include several US-based business angels and high-net-worth individuals
Agic buys Gimatic for more than €100m
Deal marks the second European transaction for the Sino-German vehicle
Caixa Capital Risc leads €5.5m series-A for Movvo
Sonae IM has co-led the funding round alongside existing business angel investors
Finint buys bakery Panificio San Francesco
Deal marks the sixth investment for private equity vehicle NEIP III
Spark Capital leads $7m series-A for TravelPerk
Backers include Sunstone Capital and existing investor LocalGlobe
MCH holds €200m first close
Iberia-focused private equity firm targets a €300m final close for its fourth vehicle in Q4 2016
Ardian’s Italmatch Chemicals buys Compass
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition in the water treatment industry for the Italian business
Armònia holds first closing on €200m for maiden fund
Italy-based private equity firm holds first closing for vehicle targeting €700m