Italy
Deal in Focus: BC enters Italian restaurant sector
An in-depth look at BC's acquisition of Italy-based restaurant chain Cigierre
HgCapital acquires EidosMedia
EidosMedia was previously backed by Wise and Aksia Group
VREP's GHM Messtechnik bolts on Delta OHM
Bolt-on comes two years after acquisition of GHM Messtechnik
Cinven acquires Ergo Italia
Deal is GP's first investment in Italy since 2006
Ex-Doughty execs to lead Charme Capital London office
Huxtable, Churtichaga and Fielding lead Italian GP in London
BC Partners buys 85% Cigierre stake in €300m SBO
Paladin Capital Partners and LVMH investment arm L Capital exit
Paine buys Quadrivio's Suba Seeds in €80m SBO
Second deal to be financed via GP's $893m fourth fund
Alcedo and Wise score 6x on JK Group trade sale
Trade sale values business at €346.5m
Monitor's STS bolts on MSS
Acquisition of sixth unit follows Luigi Salvadori add-on in May
Bain's Wittur merges with Sematic
Bolt-on comes eight months after Bain acquired Wittur from Triton
21 Partners buys Poligof
Second purchase from Poligof's Invetimenti III fund
Ardian buys majority stake in IRCA
Fifth investment in Italian market for GP’s mid-cap funds
Clessidra buys 80% stake in Arredo
Company's EBITDA stood at €30m in 2014
PE-backed STS Medical Group picks up Luigi Salvadori
Acquisition is carried out alongside existing shareholders
Apax divests Banca Farmafactoring to Centerbridge
Deal follows scrapped IPO plans
Italian VC ecosystem shows signs of maturity
New laws aimed at start-ups as well as recent fund closes signal Italian VC is maturing
Quadrivio, Como back D-Orbit
Quadrivio first backed the business in 2011
Lion buys 21 Investimenti's PittaRosso
21 Investimenti retains a minority stake
Deal in focus: Wise joins Muzinich in Primat SBO
Deal is Muzinich's first from its Italian Private Debt Fund
Wise joins forces with Muzinich to buy Primat
Muzinich provided €15m bond – its first deal for Italian Debt Fund
HIG Europe invests in International School of Europe
GP is building its global education platform, following deal in Austrian market last year
Industry leaders address Italy's LP shortage
Despite qualities that turn private equity heads, domestic and international LPs have committed little to Italian funds
P101 commits €4m to ContactLab
VC is currently investing from its maiden fund
Competition intensifies as Italian debt markets boom
Local and international members alike have returned to the market