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CVC buys Cerved from Bain Capital and Clessidra for €1.13bn
CVC Capital Partners has acquired Italian business intelligence provider Cerved from Bain Capital and Clessidra for €1.13bn.
Blackstone and PAI sell United Biscuits' KP Snacks
Intersnack has acquired KP Snacks from The Blackstone Group and PAI partners portfolio company United Biscuits, in a deal reportedly worth around ТЃ500m.
Pamplona increases stake in UniCredit Group to 5%
Pamplona Capital Management has increased its stake in banking group UniCredit by 3.02%, making it the second largest shareholder with a total of 5.01% of the group.
Lion Capital buys Alain Afflelou
Lion Capital has entered exclusive talks to acquire French eyewear retailer Alain Afflelou from Bridgepoint, Apax France and Altamir Amboise in a deal believed to be valued at nearly €800m.
Former Barclays-owned Novem in talks about sale
Former Barclays Private Equity-owned automotive supplier Novem Group is reported to be placed on the market again.
First Reserve signs off AED buyout
First Reserve Corporation has acquired a 45% stake in Ansaldo Energia, a major Italian producer of thermoelectric power plants, as part of a management buyout transaction.
Sofipa reaps 1.7x on Byte exit
Sofipa, Unicredit Group’s private equity fund manager, has reaped a money multiple of 1.7x on its sale of Byte Software House to Automatic Data Processing.
CEE Private Equity Awards 2010: The winners are…
The unquote CEE Awards, the only such event to recognise excellence in the CEE private equity market, highlighted that prospects for the region are at long last looking up again. In a highly challenging environment over the past year, a few select firms...
Italy's solar market heats up
Earlier this week UK-based investor Amplio Group connected two solar PV plants in Italy and plans to connect an additional four by the end of the month – all in all a €13m deal.