Italy
Made in Italy Fund holds €150m interim close
Fund is managed by Italian GP Quadrivio in partnership with Pambianco Strategie d'Impresa
Quadrivio buys natural cosmetics producer Rougj
GP intends to boost the company's international expansion, especially in the UK, Germany and Asia
Minority investing gains traction in southern Europe
Abundance of dry powder and expected downturn have pushed GPs towards experimenting with more diversified ways of deploying capital
TA-backed List acquires IT Software
List plans to broaden its product portfolio, boost its market position and expand internationally
Chequers Capital buys air conditioning specialist MTA
Management team reinvests alongside the GP and retains a minority stake in the business
Siparex-backed Plurima carves out Log-Os from Zanardo
Following the deal, Plurima's CEO, Luca Marconi, will be appointed as CEO and chair of Log-Os
Palladio acquires tanks manufacturer Santi
In additon to the equity deployed by Palladio, a debt package was provided by Intesa Sanpaolo
Green Arrow buys Poplast from EOS
Green Arrow invests via its third fund, which held a final close on €230.6m in September 2018
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
Xenon creates leather production group in Italy
GP invests via Xenon Private Equity VII, which held a final close on €300m in November 2019
Ardian's Dedalus carves out Agfa-Gevaert's healthcare IT business
Dedalus buys the business for an EV of €975m, with the aim of creating a healthcare software group
P101 invests €2m in Osteocom
P101 deploys capital from its Programma 102 fund, which targets early- to late-stage startups
Ambienta sells Energy Wave to EQT-backed Antas
Sale ends a two-year holding period for Italian GP Ambienta, which owned a majority stake in Energy Wave
Xenon acquires Impresoft
GP deploys capital from its seventh fund, which held a final close on €300m in November 2019
Italian pension seeks alternatives manager
Fondoposte is looking to gain exposure to buyout and growth private equity funds
Indaco sells AdmantX to Vista Equity-backed IAS
Following the deal, AdmantX will be integrated within the new group and its brand absorbed under IAS
Investindustrial closes seventh buyout fund on €3.75bn
Fund targets European companies operating in the consumer, industrial and healthcare services sectors
Azimut launches platform to invest in US-based GPs
Azimut appoints Jeffry Brown as CEO of AACP; Brown previously worked at Dyal Capital Partners
Italian GPs embrace asset-class diversification
Local players have launched new strategies and vehicles dedicated to private debt, special situations, credit recovery and non-performing loans
Apax France's Bip buys Mea Consulting
Bip intends to expand its offering to M&A advisory, and strengthen its position in the Italian market
Innogest to launch trio of €100m VC funds
Healthcare and digital tech vehicles will each target 12-15 companies with €10m tickets
Ver Capital launches €300m debt fund
Firm is also launching two more vehicles: Ver Capital Short Term Fund and Ver Capital Partners VIII
FII-backed Supermercato24 buys online grocery platform Szopi
Szopi's founders join Supermercato24's business development and operations division
NEIP III's Altanova buys Intellisaw
With this add-on, Altanova expects to increase its revenues and further expand across the US market