Italy
BlackRock invests €100m in Linkem
Deal completes a €500m total investment for the business, according to a statement
Invitalia leads €700,000 round for Remoria VR
Backers include Italian venture capital house LVentures Group and several business angels
P101 exits its 42% stake in Bauzaar
Venture capital investor sells its stake in the business after a two-year holding period
Idea buys 33% stake in Lurisia
Deal follows €218.1m final close for the GP’s vehicle Idea Taste of Italy
Armònia acquires Aspesi in maiden investment
Deal for the Italian fashion brand marks the first investment from the GP's maiden vehicle
Clessidra partially exits Buccellati in €230m EV trade sale
Following a turbulent year, the GP scores its fourth exit of 2016 by divesting its 85% stake
EIF launches funds-of funds for Greece and Italy
Two vehicles aim to boost venture capital activity across the two southern European countries
Ardian's Dedalus raises €72m bond from Tikehau
Deal marks the third direct lending deal executed by Tikehau’s Italy-based team
P101 leads €1.2m round for Sellf, Waynaut and Wiman
Backers in the round include Tim Ventures and Atlante Seed
Oakley buys Casa.it and AtHome.lu
GP acquires the businesses via its Oakley Capital Private Equity III vehicle
Imi Fondi Chiusi purchases 83% stake in Trasporti Romagna
French agro-business specialist Unigrains has co-invested alongside the Italian PE house
Mandarin hires two in Italy and Germany
GP boosts its Milan team with a new partner and new head of its German office
Permira's Arcaplanet bolts on Zoomarketshop
Deal marks the first acquisition following the buyout from Motion Equity Partners in April 2016
Amundi buys Pioneer from Unicredit for €3.5bn
Transaction is expected to generate a €2.2bn net capital gain for Unicredit in 2017
Southern European activity fails to replicate 2015 surge
Italian private equity continues to dominate southern Europe, though the Iberian peninsula continues its recovery
L Catterton buys bicycles manufacturer Pinarello
As part of the acquisition, the company's CEO will retain a minority stake
Clessidra holds €607.3m final close for third fund
GP has held a final close short of its initial €800m target, following a challenging fundraise
BC-backed Keter buys ABM Italia from Clessidra at c€400m EV
Clessidra reaped a 3x money return following a 17-month holding period
Xenon's Eco Eridania bolts on Mengozzi
Deal marks the last of several acquisitions for the private-equity-backed business
Deal in Focus: Finint bets on green with BP-CVS merger
An in-depth look at the GP’s strategies to cope in a highly fragmented sector following the merger of BP and CVS
Fondo Italiano commits €85m to 3 Italian private debt funds
Following announcements, Quadrivio holds €120m first closing for its maiden debt fund
Finint & Partners buys CVS Ferrari
GP acquires the business to merge it with co-investor BP Handling Technologies
P101 leads €720,000 round for Velasca
GP injects €370,000 ticket alongside private investors and the management team
PM & Partners launches third vehicle
GP expects to hold a first close in H1 2017 for its latest vehicle, targeting €300m