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Permira-backed Allegro lists with market cap of €9.8bn
Allegro intends to use the proceeds, alongside a new credit facility, to repay its existing debt
Investindustrial launches €600m China-Italy Fund
CIICF intends to support the expansion and development of Italian companies across the Chinese market
BC Partners backs Ima in €3.6bn deal
BC Partners and Sofima will launch a mandatory tender offer to acquire all remaining Ima shares
Pillarstone Italy launches €600m turnaround fund
Responsible & Sustainable Corporate Turnaround Fund intends to support the recovery of Italian companies
Groupe BPCE leads €8.5m round for Meniga
Existing investors Velocity Capital, Industrifonden and Frumtak also participate
Investindustrial to buy minority stake in Guala for €91m
Offers is made via Special packaging solutions investments, which is controlled by Investindustrial VII
KKR sells partial stake in SoftwareOne IPO
SoftwareOne has a market capitalisation of CHF 2.8bn following the initial public offering
KKR-backed SoftwareOne to float
SoftwareOne is expected to float on the Six Swiss Exchange in the first quarter of 2019
Cobepa buys Italian plastic caps producer Enoplastic
GP intends to further strengthen the company's market position in Italy and internationally
Equinox III raises €230m
Fund targets Italian companies operating in the the food, retail, technology and healthcare sectors
Ardian buys stake in SwanCap Partners from UniCredit
SwanCap combines primary investments, direct secondaries and direct co-investments
ING Ventures leads €1.3m series-A for Axyon AI
Investment also sees participation from Italian bank UniCredit and several angel investors
Onex-backed SIG to float in €1bn IPO
Primary offering would target proceeds of approximately €1bn, going towards deleveraging
New government may jeopardise Romanian progress
Results of December election follows year of record Romanian M&A activity and strong PE performance
Amundi buys Pioneer from Unicredit for €3.5bn
Transaction is expected to generate a €2.2bn net capital gain for Unicredit in 2017
UniCredit and Anthemis set up fintech partnership
The partnership sees UniCredit committing €200m, to be invested in fintech startups
BC Partners buys 85% Cigierre stake in €300m SBO
Paladin Capital Partners and LVMH investment arm L Capital exit
Tikehau hires Jean-Pierre Mustier
54-year-old joins as partner from previous position at UniCredit
CVC's Cerved targets €1.3bn valuation at IPO
Company to use proceeds to pay down debt
KKR to launch bad-loans vehicle with Intesa, Unicredit
Vehicle follows wake of huge losses at Italy's largest banks
SwanCap closes first fund on $1.2bn
Alternative asset manager SwanCap Partners has held a final close for its first fund, SwanCap Opportunities Fund, on $1.2bn after less than a year on the road.
German Unicredit unit considers sale of PE stakes
HypoVereinsbank, the German unit of Italian bank Unicredit, is reportedly considering the sale of its private equity fund stakes in a stapled secondary transaction.
EQT pulls Springer Science sale
EQT has postponed plans to sell German scientific publisher Springer Science & Business Media, according to reports.
Stirling Square acquires Cartonplast Group
Stirling Square Capital Partners has acquired German plastic processing business Cartonplast Group in an MBO from Synergo SGR.