Italy
Belardi and Papetti leave Clessidra
Step-down follows the death of key-man Sposito and uncertainty about the firm's ownership structure
Fondo Italiano d'Investimento reorganises FII
Fondo Italiano d’Investimento will now manage one fund and four funds-of-funds
Atlante sells Yogitech to Intel
Minority shareholder Toscana Venture also sold its stake in the business
Charme Capital hires three
Appointments follow CCPтs aim to expand its team in London and Spain
Italy's CDP rebrands as FSI
Restructuring sees CDP rename the evergreen fund and launch a closed-end vehicle
21 Partners-backed Forno d'Asolo acquires La Donatella
Deal marks the first acquisition for Forno d’Asolo since 21 Partners' investment in 2014
Apollo offers to buy Italian bank Carige
Offer comprises the acquisition of €3.5bn of bad loans and a €550m capital increase
Startup boom: A wake-up call for Italian VCs
With a continued rise in the number of Italian startups, could local VCs be missing out?
Clessidra chair Trapani abandons majority stake purchase talks
Italian PE firm Clessidra faces uncertainty after the death of founder Claudio Sposito
P101 hires Catzola as venture partner
P101 signed a partnership with German VC Join Capital and now plans to sign a new one with a UK fund
Equita Private Debt Fund holds first close on €66m
Equita Private Debt Fund will provide debt facilities as well as invest in equity
Ardian sells KOS to CIR and F2i for €292m
CIR has raised its stake in the business to 62.7%, while F2i has taken a 37.7% stake
CVC acquires Doc Generici from Charterhouse
Charterhouse's ninth fund scores a 2.7x money multiple with a 40% IRR following the sale
Wisequity IV hits €215m hard-cap
Milan-based Wise has closed its Wisequity IV fund after six months on the road
Panakès launches first Italian medtech early-stage vehicle
Maiden medtech venture capital fund targets a €100m final close by the end of the year
Panakès hires Castellano as principal
Italian venture capital house also launches its new fund
Mandarin invests €12m in Marval
Sino-Italian GP has committed an additional €6m investment to the business
CornerJob raises $10m series-A from Bonsai et al.
Backers include Bonsai Venture Capital, La Caixa Capital Risc and Media Digital Ventures
Atlante Private Equity buys Gruppo Giunti
Previous owner Pietro Giunti has acquired 25% of the company and remains CEO
AnaCap acquires €2bn Italian NPL portfolio
Financial services specialist taps its AnaCap Credit Opportunities III fund to acquire the SPVs
Trilantic Europe invests €66m in Fondazione Maugeri
Trilantic Europe plans to increase its investment in the business to €100m by 2017
Deal in focus: Alcedo completes off-market purchase of Exa
An in-depth look at how Alcedo managed to secure its proprietary acquisition of Exa despite PE interest
Alcedo backs €11m MBO for Exa Group
Deal marks first transaction for Alcedo IV, which is targeting a final close in March 2016
Gradiente acquires 40% of Dierre Macap Group
Company plans to acquire competitors in the European market following capital injection