Italy
P101 appoints Donvito as partner
New hire will help manage the firm's maiden vehicle
Fondo Italiano and EIF announce new commitment to Italy
Fondo Italiano and EIF announce a €600m commitment to Italy
P101 backs Cortilia
GP provides business with €1.5m
Private equity perfect for pension funds, says Covip's Rinaldi
Ambrogio Rinaldi of Covip discusses Italian pension funds' poor exposure to private equity
LBO Italia buys GF
Emisys Capital and Tikehau provided unitranche facility
MPVenture spins out of Monte dei Paschi
Spinout comes as Monte dei Paschi continues cost-cutting programme
Deal in focus: MPVenture sells SDN to 3i-backed Labco
SDN backed by 3i, TCR, Nixen and CM-CIC Capital Finance
HIG credit arm appoints director
New hire joins from Banca IMI, where he was director
Fondo Strategico to co-invest with Chinese sovereign wealth fund
FSI also has agreements with Qatari Holding and Kuwait Investment Authority
CVC's Cerved buys Recus for €18.8m
Cerved listed in 2014 with €995m market cap
Portfolio company Moby hits out at Clessidra in national press
GP has responded in turn with its version of events
Synergo commits €20m to TMCI Padovan
90% of company's turnover generated outside Italy
Lack of passport could force Italian GPs to emigrate
Italy's hasty enforcement of the AIFMD is causing a GP exodus
LBO Italia sells Corvette to Recipharm
€100m equity consideration will be paid for 50:50 in cash and convertible bond
Capvis buys Faster from Argan Capital
Company has been owned by private equity since 2002
Russia's VTB Capital in talks for Cavalli stake
Permira reported to have expressed interest in asset earlier this year
Azimut buys 55% stake in Futurimpresa
Duo intends to create a private equity platform to support SMEs
Deal in focus: Ambienta buys IP Cleaning from Synergo
Environmental investor Ambienta welcomed IP Cleaning into its portfolio in early July
Fondo Strategico backs Trevifin
Company is part-owned by Kuwait Investment Authority
Fondo Italiano awakens Italian private equity
Fresh capital from state-backed bodies is bolstering Italy's activity
Change Capital Partners buys Frette
JH Partners bought the company in 2004
Siparex increases focus on Italian market
Fondo Italiano recently expanded fund-of-funds activity
Assietta sells Millefiori to Jarden Corporation
Company reported to be valued at €50m, c10x EBITDA
Wise-backed Boglioli in equity/debt swap
Wise first invested in company in 2007