Italian PE: an opportunity in crisis
In the latest edition of Gatti Pavesi Bianchi's series on the Italian private equity and M&A markets, partners Andrea Giardino and Gianni Martoglia look at PE's strong 2019 and explore the future of Italian M&A in an unprecedented crisis.
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Ardian backs MCH's Logalty
GPs plan to consolidate Logalty's market position in Spain and boost its expansion, especially in Portugal and Mexico
NB Renaissance launches €362m takeover for Sicit
NB Renaissance intends to take the company private alongside its current shareholder Intesa Holding
The Deals Pipeline
A highlight of deal processes underway and involving PE, either on the buy- or sell-side, across Europe
Aurelius raises first fund for institutional investors
Investor's €360m fund has an extra capacity of €150m from the GP's listed vehicle and will focus on carve-outs
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Searchlight hires new global head of value creation
Amanda Good joins from Hg as partner; she has prior experience with Bain & Company
IK closes third small-cap fund on €1.2bn hard-cap
New fund is more than double the size of its €550m predecessor, IK Small Cap II Fund, which is now almost fully invested
Lansdowne et al. in $120m round for TechMet
Company intends to launch a new round of funding later this year, with the goal of raising around $250m
Muzinich holds third close for second European debt fund
Private debt fund focuses on lower-mid-market companies; its predecessor closed on €706.5m in 2018