Italy
DeA to launch Taste of Italy 2
Fund will be operative from 2020 and has set a target of €250-300m, with a larger international focus
Quaestio holds €635m interim close for private debt fund
Quaestio Private Markets Funds - European Private Debt provides debt financing to European SMEs
Clessidra-backed Cavalli files for bankruptcy
Roberto Cavalli's US-based subsidiary ArtFashion is expected to file for Chapter 7 this week
3i-backed Ponroy buys Pasquali Healthcare
Following the deal, Ponroy expects to expand its offering and strengthen its presence in Italy
Wise buys Trime
GP plans to support the lighting company's organic and acquisitive growth strategy
DeA Capital backs takeaway chain Alice Pizza
GP deploys capital from Idea Taste of Italy, a €218m food- and agri-business-dedicated vehicle
DeA Capital launches new alternatives fund
Italian manager launches vehicle that will target private equity, private debt and infrastructure
LP Profile: Assicurazioni Generali
Group head of private equity investments Sollazzo speaks to Unquote about the insurer’s investment program and plans for 2019
MIP invests in shoe designer Manebí
Company plans to use the fresh capital to expand internationally and broaden its product offering
Italian pension funds launch PE programme
Joint venture under the name Progetto Iride compromises five Italian pension funds
Eurazeo exits Moncler in €445m deal
GP generates total proceeds of €1.4bn, a cash-on-cash multiple of 4.8x and an IRR of 43%
Nexi to float on Italian stock exchange in April
Placement includes existing shares as well as new shares issued via a €600-700m capital increase
Orienta backs Passione Unghie
GP intends to boost the company's growth, develop its product offering and support its expansion
Wise exits Colcom to trade
Colcom management team, led by CEO Gabriele Basile, will continue to lead the company
Ambienta buys Phoenix Group
GP acquires a majority stake in the business from Chequers Capital, which bought the company in 2016
StarTIP leads €44m funding round for Talent Garden
Indaco Ventures, Club degli Investitori and US-based Social Capital take part in the investment
DeA Capital's Idea CCR II buys stake in Calvi Group
As part of the transaction, Idea CCR II, together with Illimity Bank, provides €13.5m in financing
BC Partners exits OVS in €74.9m deal
Following the deal, Tamburi becomes the majority shareholder in the company with a 22.7% stake
ArchiMed to acquire Bomi in €70m take-private deal
GP intends to finance the acquisition via its Med Platform I fund, which held a €530m first close in 2018
FSI holds final close for mid-market fund on €1.4bn
FSI Mid-Market Growth Equity Fund acquires primarily minority stakes in Italy-based companies
Carlyle's Comdata carves out PayCare from PE-backed Nexi
Deal follows the sale of Oasi, purchased by FSI's Cedacri from Nexi for €151m in January
Gradiente holds €135m final close for second fund
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Gradiente I, which held a final close in 2012 on €76m
Fondo Agroalimentare invests in Orienta-backed Bassini
In addition, Fratelli Bassini acquires frozen baked goods specialist Glaxi Pane
Aksìa launches €200m fifth fund
Aksia Capital V is larger than its predecessor, a €110m vehicle closed in April 2016