Italy
Hat Holding acquires Italian chair producer Luxy for €5m
Italian GPs Opera and Quadrivio exit the business after five-year investment
Investindustrial closes sixth fund on €2bn hard-cap
Fund targeted €1.8bn and is now the largest fund focusing on southern-European mid-market
Three Hills Capital invests €60m in Aquafil
Three Hills provides €35m from its Three Hills Capital fund
Ardian buys Argos-backed F2A
Deal comes three years after Argos acquired majority stake through its sixth fund
Quadrivio acquires Somacis for €100m
Italian technology components maker Somacis to bolt on English competitor as part of buyout
Innogest leads €1.3m series-A round for Armadio Verde
Italian venture capital firms invest in the sharing economy startup
NB and Apax buy stake in Engineering Ingegneria Informatica
Duo acquired the stake at €66 price per share, representing a 18.1% premium
Electra sells Daler-Rowney to Fila for €80.8m
Electra first backed fine art materials company in 2011 with ТЃ26m investment
21 Investimenti III holds final close on €343m
Fund will pursue same strategy as previous vehicles targeting Italian SMEs
Principia's Applix bolts on Melazeta
Third acquisition in five years for Applix, which will focus on digital entertainment
Charme Capital exits Bellco to Medtronic for €110m
GP will concentrate on Charme III fundraising as exit brings Charme II fund to full realisation
Progressio joins existing investors in ICF
Progressio secures a controlling stake in the business together with Mandarin Capital
Chequers Capital acquires Phoenix Group from Opera
Chequers Capital buys controlling stake in Italian Phoenix Group
Invitalia Ventures invests €1.5m in Italian startup D-Eye
Italia Venture I fund has announced its first investment in the Italian venture segment
Quadrivio holds €100m first close for new vehicle
Quadrivio ultimately aims to raise €250m, will offer co-investments to its LPs
Clessidra appoints new CEO and chair after death of founder Sposito
Claudio Sposito, founder and CEO of the Italian GP, passed away after a short illness aged 60
Mandarin closes second fund on €200m
Figure falls far below €500m target vehicle launched with in March 2013
Aksia creates Italian contact centre group with dual acquisition
Contacta and Visiant Contact are the first deals for the Italian GP’s Fund Aksia Capital IV
EQT to acquire Ardian's Lima
GP to acquire majority stake via its recently closed €6.75bn seventh buyout fund
PE-backed Flos bolts on Lukas Lighting
Investindustrial acquired an 80% stake in the lighting business in 2014
Investindustrial in Sergio Rossi carve-out
Takeover follows €10.7m loss for shoemaker in last financial year
Hellman & Friedman buys TeamSystem from HgCapital et al.
HgCapital bought the company for €565m in 2010
Southern Europe eyes new year with caution after mixed 2015
unquote" looks back on PE activity witnessed in southern Europe in 2015 to predict trends for 2016
Principa divests Docebo to Klass
Investment will be used to support US expansion