Italy
Squire Patton Boggs makes France and Italy partner hires
Anthony Guillaume and Benjamin Marché join the Paris team, while Sara Belotti joins in Milan
Aksia and Alcedo in race for ready-meal producer Richetti
Italian company admitted a total of three parties to the second round of its KPMG-led auction
Alcedo exits Duplomatic in trade sale to Daikin Industries
Japanese group will pay EUR 220m for Italian valves and pumps maker, which saw revenues more than double since sponsor’s entry in 2017
Chequers weighs sale of textile chemicals maker Bozzetto
Sponsor will be advised by Lazard on the upcoming auction for the Italian producer of polymers and resins
Progressio exits Save the Duck to L'Occitane bosses
New owners pre-empted sale process for the Italian animal-free clothing brand; deals marks the second exit by Progressio’s Fund III
EQT pauses LimaCorporate auction
Sponsor is expected to reassess options for the Italian orthopaedic prosthetics producer after new CEO appointment
Advent buys IRCA in SBO from Carlyle
Bakery ingredients firm has a reported EV of EUR 1bn and is expected to post 2022 EBITDA of EUR 75m
Ardian readies Dedalus for controlling stake sale
Morgan Stanley and UBS are preparing an auction for the Italy-based hospital software group
Permira's Golden Goose in talks with banks over potential New York IPO
Italian high-end sneakers maker started discussing listing with advisers that helped it with a senior secured bond issuance last year
Corsair exits RGI to CVC
Financial services-focused sponsor Corsair acquired the insurance software firm from Ardian in 2018
Investcorp sells Dainese to Carlyle in EUR 630m SBO
The motorcycling protective clothing producer's revenues doubled during the investment period
FSI exits minority stake in Adler
The private equity firm has sold its 28% stake back to the founding family
ArchiMed circulates teasers for Bomi auction
Healthcare-focused logistics company is being marketed off EUR 40m EBITDA
NB Renaissance explores options for Novamont
Sale of Italian bioplastics company could launch in H2 2022
Investcorp acquires cybersecurity company HWG
Founders of the Italy-based business will have a substantial minority stake alongside the GP
Bravo Capital Partners II holds first close on EUR 90m
With a EUR 110m target, the Italy-focused fund is expected to close in the first half of the year
Alantra poaches Carlo Dawan from GCA Altium
While Stefano Bellavita has been promoted to head of ECM
BC Partners preps Forno d'Asolo for upcoming sale
Auction of Italian frozen baked goods company is expected to launch in June
Bain explores strategic options for Fedrigoni
Review of options for the Italian producer of speciality papers and self-adhesive labels could lead to a minority stake sale or an IPO
Investindustrial taps Bank of America, Baird for CEME auction
Sale documents for the fluid-control equipment maker are expected in March
HIG acquires screws and bolts distributor Berardi Bullonerie
The investment will support an acquisition strategy to accelerate growth
FSI buys 60% of Iccrea's digital payments arm at EUR 500m EV
Carve-out deal is the ninth investment from FSI I, which closed on EUR 1.4bn in February 2019 and is now 75% deployed
Permira merges Kedrion, BPL
Combined biotechnology group will have more than EUR 1.1bn in revenues and 4,000 employees
Clessidra acquires Impresoft
Impresoft was expected to have an enterprise value between 9x-11x its 2021 EBITDA