Fondo Italiano di Investimento
Seco floats in €397m IPO
Sellers include FII, which owns a stake in Seco via its Fitec fund, and the company's founders
FII-backed Seco to list in Q2
Following the placement, the company intends to boost its expansion and pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Verlinvest leads $100m series-C for Everli
New investors Luxor, DN, C4 and Convivialité also take part in the round, alongside FII, 360 Capital, Innogest and DIP
Italy Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote compiles a round up of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the Italian market, including Clessidra, Quadrivio, Mandarin, and more
FII to launch €700m Agritech & Food Fund
Fund invests in companies across the food and agriculture sectors to boost their growth and technological development
FII leads €17m series-B for Inxpect
GP invests in the company via Fondo Italiano Tecnologia e Crescita (FITEC), which backs Italian technology SMEs
Anima Alternative 1 holds €117m first close
Fund intends to provide flexible financing solutions for the medium- and long-term needs of Italian SMEs
Italy Fundraising Pipeline - Q4 2020
Unquote compiles a round up of the most notable fundraises ongoing across the Italian market
RedFish invests in FII-backed Maticmind
Private debt funds Tenax QIAIF ICAV and Green Arrow Private Debt also take part in the investment
FII, Vam create Florence fashion group
Clothing companies Giuntini, Ciemmeci Fashion and Mely's Maglieria will be merged to create a fashion group named Florence
Fondo Italiano backs Maticmind
FII invests in the business via the Fondo Italiano Consolidamento e Crescita vehicle
FII-backed Seco to list on the Italian stock exchange
Seco hires Value Track as financial adviser, and Mediobanca and Goldman Sachs as global coordinators
FII launches €400m minority investing fund
FIMIC acquires minority stakes in Italian companies generating annual revenues in the €20-250m range
CDP commits additional €100m to FoF PE Italia
New commitment brings the total capital raised by the private equity fund-of-funds to €300m
DIP Capital leads €11m series-C for Supermercato24
Previous backers FII Tech Growth, 360 Capital Partners and Innogest also take part in the funding round
CDP, Assofondipensione to launch €1bn fund-of-funds
In addition to a commitment from CDP, the vehicle expects to raise €500m from six Italian pension funds
FII-backed Supermercato24 buys online grocery platform Szopi
Szopi's founders join Supermercato24's business development and operations division
FII holds €110m second close for growth capital fund
FII, in partnership with Lazio Innova, also launches an €18m VC fund called FII Tech Growth Lazio
FII holds €200m first close for FoF PE Italia
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti is the fund's anchor investor and has already committed €200m
Skylake Capital launches $150m early-stage fund
New venture firm is launched by Marcos Battisti, formerly of C5 Capital and Intel Capital
A&M buys surveillance specialist La Patria in SBO
Sale ends an eight-year holding period for the GPs, which owned a combined majority in the company
Carlyle buys Forgital in €1bn deal
GP deploys capital from its two funds, Carlyle Europe Partners V and Carlyle Partners VII
Siparex Investimenti 3 to be launched in 2019
Fund is managed by Insec Equity Partners, which is based in Milan and led by Barbini and Gianola
FII backs Healthware Group
GP deploys €6m in a capital increase, co-investing alongside the company's current shareholders