Italy
Q Group holds €100m first close for Industry 4.0 fund
GP plans to hold a final close by the end of 2019 and make its first investment in the coming months
Indaco, Airbridge lead €3m series-A for Travel Appeal
Indaco Ventures is investing from its first fund, launched in April 2018 with a €250m hard-cap
Vertis leads €6.4m funding round for Milkman
Previous backers P101 and 360 Partners also took part in the investment
Enasarco approves €50m for investments in PE
Pension scheme has decided to back funds investing in the Italian lower mid-market
Q Group launches Made in Italy fund, inks first deal
Made In Italy Fund was launched with a €200m target and has already acquired Palladium Moda
Star Capital sells Olivotto Glass to trade
Sale ends a seven-year holding period for Star, which acquired a 71.6% stake in Olivotto for €16.4m
Neuberger Berman, NB Aurora exit Mesgo
Hexpol also acquires a majority stake from company founder and CEO Francesco Caldara
Mandarin buys Ceramica Rondine
GP bought the company via Italcer, which was established in 2017 to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
P101 invests €1.5m in Wonderflow
GP deployed capital from its Programma 102 fund, launched earlier this year with a €120m target
Blackstone exits Versace to trade in €1.83bn deal
Blackstone sells 20% stake in high-end, Milan-based fashion brand Versace to Michael Kors
Green Arrow acquires Seven
GP is acquiring the stake from the Di Stasio family, which controls the Italian backpacks maker
VC-backed ForceManager buys Sellf
After the acquisition, mobile CRM developer ForceManager will employ around 150 people
AGIC sells Gimatic for €370m
Industrial automation supplier Gimatic is sold to Barnes Group, an industrial manufacturer
Unigrains' Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano backs Agrimola
Banca Popolare dell'Emilia-Romagna and Mediocredito Italiano provide a debt package for the deal
360 Capital, P101 exit Musement
Company will be managed as an independent business unit within TUI Destination Experiences
Carlyle buys stake in Investindustrial-backed design group
GPs will own equal stakes in the new group and invest alongside the founders of B&B Italia and Flos
Arcadia buys Castello Italia
Chemical Project Holding, which acquired Castello in 2000, retained the remaining 25% stake
Green Arrow holds €230.6m final close for third buyout fund
Fund inherited Quadrivio's third vehicle's portfolio after the GP was acquired by Green Arrow in 2017
Neuberger Berman hires Salato as head of southern Europe
Salato will be based in Milan and will oversee client coverage across Iberia and Italy
Tikehau appoints Quagliuolo as director in Italy
Quagliuolo will be in charge of private equity in Italy, in coordination with country head Bucelli
360 Capital launches €60m fund
Poli360 was launched in partnership with Italian university Politecnico di Milano
Quantum carves out Gianetti from Accuride
GP appoints Goran Mihajlovic as CEO and chair of the board to lead Gianetti's management team
F2i in late-stage acquisition talks for Farmacrimi
Deal is part of the GP's buy-and-build strategy aimed at creating a group of pharmacies across Italy
Star Capital buys Educom via DPH
Educom will be owned by DPH, a company established by Star to pursue its buy-and-build strategy