Italy
Apax buys Bip from Argos Soditic
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Argos Soditic, which acquired the company in May 2014
Orienta buys Fratelli Bassini
Orienta replaced the company's management team with a new group of managers following the deal
J Hirsch, Wise to exit Alpitour
GPs received expressions of interest but the sale talks are still in their initial phase
OpCapita buys Rossopomodoro owner Sebeto
GP will strengthen the management team with the appointment of new CEO Roberto Colombo
Consilium's Celli bolts on FJE Plastic Development
Acquisition was made through Celli’s British subsidiary ADS2, bought in 2015
Aksìa buys bakery CRM
With the fresh capital, CRM plans to consolidate its position in the Italian market
Alto Partners backs Millefili
Company intends to bolster its organic growth following the investment by Alto
Investindustrial’s Valtur files for insolvency
Investindustrial bought Valtur in 2016 in an all-equity deal valued at around €100m
Ardian's Italmatch bolts on Jiayou Chemical
Italmatch has bought the business from Ecolab, a US company operating in industrial water treatment
Progressio buys Save the Duck
CEO Nicolas Bargi will retain a stake in the business and continue to lead the company
Italian venture moves upmarket as overall activity dips
Venture dealflow and aggregate value decreased in 2017 following five years of growth, as VCs turned their attention to later-stage rounds
Ardian to sell Italmatch Chemicals
GP bought a majority stake in Italmatch from Mandarin Capital Partners in 2014
Progressio's Garda Plast bolts on Ifap
Debt package was provided by Crédit Agricole Cariparma and Banco BPM to support the transaction
Techwald's SPAC Life Care Capital to trade on AIM Italia
SPAC will invest in non-listed medium-sized Italian companies active in the healthcare sector
Palladio backs Uni Gasket
Following the acquisition, Vittorio Calissi will continue to lead the company as president and CEO
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
Ibla backs Presotto Industrie Mobili
With the fresh capital, the company plans to further bolster its growth and expand internationally
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