Italy
BC Partners sells Italian retail chain Coin to Centenary
Deal ends a seven-year holding period for BC Partners, which acquired the company in June 2011
Ergon sells Nicotra Gebhardt to US company Regal Beloit
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Ergon Capital, which acquired the company in 2008
Arcadia buys Chiorino Technology
Following the deal, Arcadia manager Marco Toscano will take up the role of CEO at Chiorino
KKR backs Qui! Group
Fresh capital will be used to support the company's growth and boost its global expansion
Hg completes take-private of Dada
Transaction follows Hg's initial acquisition of a 69.4% stake in Dada made in October 2017
Montana buys Italian private equity firm Nem
Firm is deploying capital from Secondary Program III, which held its final close in 2015
EOS Investment buys Atex in MBO
Atex's management team will retain a minority stake and stay on with the company
Invitalia appoints DeA Capital's Sergio Buonanno as CEO
Buonanno will replace former CEO Salvo Mizzi, who announced in November that he was standing down
Italian private debt issuance jumps 35% in 2017
Southern Europe's two biggest markets differ greatly in their uptake of private debt, with Spanish players facing strong competition from banks
Capvis Equity sells Italy-based Faster to Sun Hydraulics
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Capvis Equity, which acquired the company in 2014
Oaktree-backed NL Holding buys ProCrea, Archimed, Imer
GP-backed German reproductive medicine group NL Holding bolts-on three European competitors
Fenera to raise three funds-of-funds
Shareholders include Fenera Holding, Banca Sella and some institutional investors
Quaestio Capital backs Industrie Saleri
GP is deploying capital from its Quamvis SCA Sicav Italian Growth fund, launched in June 2015
Wise-backed Imprima bolts on City Prints, Premier Fabrics
Current management team will stay on with the business and acquire a minority stake in Imprima
EOS Investment backs Eurofiere in MBO
EOS is deploying capital from its private equity fund, which held a first close on €55m in 2016
Evolution Equity Partners backs $3.5m round for DFLabs
GP deploys capital from Evolution Technology Fund, which closed in July 2017
Global Infrastructure Partners agrees to acquire Italo
Italo announced the withdrawal of its application for admission to trading on the stock exchange
Less specialisation in southern Europe as generalists flourish
Trend of fund specialisation has been observed in European PE but LPs are still supporting less differentiated strategies in Southern Europe
Finint & Partners invests in Spraytech
Deal is the ninth investment for NEIP III, the investment vehicle managed by Finint & Partners
Innogest Capital appoints Leo as partner
Giovanni Leo leaves the position of vice-president at St June Medical to join Innogest
DeA's Taste of Italy supports CDS bolt-on
Italian plastic specialist, backed by DeA, has wholly acquired Manufacturas Inplast
DeA's Taste of Italy fund backs Casa Vinicola Botter
Food and agriculture specialist fund acquires a minority stake in the Italian wine producer
Searchlight Capital buys Eolo in MBO
GP buys 49% of the Italian fixed wireless access broadband provider alongside the CEO
DeA launches second corporate credit recovery fund
Idea CCR II, a debtor-in-possession vehicle, has already reached a first close on €300m