Italy
Capital Dynamics acquires Advanced Capital
Advanced Capital currently manages generalist private equity, real estate and energy funds-of-funds
Ardian backs FiloBlu
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth and expand internationally
Njord Partners buys Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti
Njord Partners will appoint a new CEO to lead the company in its new phase of expansion
Cerberus buys Officine CST
Company's CEO, Gianpiero Oddone, will stay on with the business and retain a 28% stake
Ardian backs paint-mixing machines business Corob
Company will use the fresh capital to bolster its growth both organically and through acquisitions
Investindustrial's Valtur sold out of insolvency
Sale ends a two-year holding period for buyout house Investindustrial, which bought Valtur for €100m
Partners Group buys Megadyne in SBO
Company's founders, the Tadolini family, reinvested in the business alongside Partners Group
Idinvest leads $17m series-B for 21Buttons
Latest round brings total funding to $31m, and will be used to expand into the US market
NB Renaissance acquires Uteco
Uteco Group's management team and current majority shareholders will retain stakes of 9% and 10%
Attestor Capital makes €200m offer for Condotte
Troubled Italian construction firm will enter administration unless an agreement is reached quickly
Italian PE back in fashion
Despite a drop-off in 2017, total Italian PE value last year is still almost double that of the €4.1bn invested in 2012
Investindustrial buys Dispensa Emilia
Third acquisition from Investindustrial Growth, which hit its €375m hard-cap in May
Cinven's Chryso buys Ruredil
Chryso, a producer of additives for concrete and cement, buys assets from Italy-based Ruredil
21 Investimenti acquires Carton Pack
GP acquires an 80% stake in the Italian food packaging group while the CEO retains 20%
Stirling Square's Viscolube bolts on Centro Risorse
GP acquired a majority stake in motor oil regeneration specialist Viscolube in December 2011
BC Partners' Pronovias bolts on Nicole
GP acquired a 90% stake in Barcelona-based Pronovias for €495m in July 2017
Gradiente buys Coldline
Company will use the fresh capital to boost its growth organically and through new acquisitions
CVC buys 51.8% stake in Recordati for €3.03bn
Recordati family will receive €2.3bn in cash and €750m in subordinated long-term debt securities
Green Arrow's TFM bolts on Spiral Ingranaggi
GP deploys capital from its Green Arrow Private Equity 3 fund to finance the acquisition
Neuberger Berman exits Rigoni di Asiago
In addition to Neuberger Berman's holding, Kharis acquires a minority stake from the Rigoni family
Bain Capital buys Italmatch in SBO
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Ardian, which acquired Italmatch from Mandarin Capital
Green Arrow to launch two new funds
GP will raise a €200m fund called Special Credit Situations, on the road by the end of the year
Ardian invests in Seri Jakala
Ardian Growth invested in the business via a club deal alongside Mediobanca's Equity Partners
Principia backs CrestOptics
VC firm deployed capital from its healthcare-dedicated vehicle Principia III – Health