Italy
GPs tackle Italy’s PR problem
Italy’s PR problem
Alto makes 2x on Monviso SBO
PM & Partners Private Equity has acquired Italian food producer Monviso from Alto Partners.
Principia backs Itsworld with €2m
Italian VC firm Principia has injected €2m into Itsworld Sicilia in exchange for a 28% stake in the firm.
PE-backed Eco Eridania buys Team Ambiente
Waste management firm Eco Eridania, backed by Fondo Italiano di Investimento, has acquired Team Ambiente.
Investindustrial bids for Aston Martin
Italian GP Investindustrial has made an offer to acquire 50% of luxury sports car designer and manufacturer Aston Martin, according to reports.
Principia et al. invest in Eco4Cloud
Principia and dpixel have invested €300,000, with a further €2m investment guaranteed, in Italian energy saving technology developer Eco4Cloud, according to reports.
Italian GPs circle Pirelli
Clessidra and Investindustrial are in exclusive talks over the holding company that indirectly controls Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli.
Italy and Qatar launch €2bn joint venture
Fondo Stategico Italiano, the €4bn fund launched by the Italian government in 2011, has teamed up with Qatari holding company Qatar Holding LLC to form IQ Made in Italy Venture.
HgCapital’s TeamSystem buys H-umus
Gruppo TeamSystem, a financial management software firm owned by HgCapital, has acquired multi-touch software solutions provider H-umus for around €4m.
2013: an excellent Italian vintage
Market conditions could be combining to make 2013 a great vintage for Italian growth capital investing. Amy King reports from the unquote” Italia Private Equity Congress in Milan
Quadrivio buys Suba Seeds
Italian buyout house Quadrivio has acquired a 52% stake in Suba Seeds, a distributor and manufacturer of vegetable seeds.
Southern Europe unquote” November 2012
After a bleary-eyed summer, Southern European deal activity awoke in October with a notable increase in both volume and value.
Southern Italian VCs shaping the industry's future
Southern Italy
Police investigate 2007 sale of Valentino to Permira
Italian police have seized assets worth €65m from the Marzotto family and its business associates under suspicion of tax evasion connected to the 2007 sale of Valentino to Permira, according to reports.
Special Report: Italy
Special Report: Italy
Ambienta buys Tattile
Italian environmental investor Ambienta has acquired a 70% stake in machine vision and automation solutions firm Tattile.
Principia backs 4W Marketplace with €2.5m
Italian VC Principia has injected €2.5m into online advertising network 4W MarketPlace.
Vertis Venture et al. back AppsBuilder
Vertis Venture, Zernike Meta Ventures and business angels have backed Milan-based app development platform AppsBuilder with €1.5m.
Southern Europe unquote” October 2012
The aim of social-impact investment is to back companies that seek to solve the challenges society faces.
PAI partners acquires Marcolin in €207m LBO
PAI partners has agreed to acquire a 78.39% stake in listed Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin at a price of €4.25 per share.
Fondo Strategico Italiano prepares bid for Ansaldo Energia
Fondo Strategico Italiano will make a non-binding offer to acquire around 30% of power plant construction business Ansaldo Energia, according to reports.
Oltre tackles the big issue
Social impact investing, where funds target opportunities which offer a social as well as financial return, are taking off in some parts of Europe. However, in Italy they are a rare sight. Amy King reports
360 Capital holds first closing of venture fund
Venture investor 360 Capital Partners has held a first close on its second fund, 360 Capital 2011, on more than €60m.
BDMI backs Nonabox
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) has led a funding round for Nonabox, a Spanish online retailer of pregnancy and infancy products.