Profile: Fondo Italiano d’Investimento celebrates raise of €1.2bn despite headwinds
Senior partner Gianpaolo Di Dio speaks to Real Deals about what makes the perfect deal and the current Italian PE landscape
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Deal originators part two: crafting a successful buy-and-build
In the second part of our deal originators series, Shivani Khandekar examines the significance of deal sourcing and integration in successful buy-and-builds, and why making the strategy work has become more challenging
Cap10 appoints new partner
Luca Bonanomi joins from Blackstone
Mutares sells auto and industrial engineering service provider Iinovis
The GP acquired the business in 2020 as a corporate carve-out
Investcorp closes fifth tech fund above target on $570m
The vehicle started raising capital about 18 months ago
LDC invests in Nottingham-based IDSL
John Willox, formerly at fire safety testing and inspection group Exova, is joining the business as chair
Insights
Deal in Focus: Automation a priority for Nexxus Iberia’s portco Creaciones Marsanz
Nexxus Iberia’s lead partner on the investment Juan Pedro Dávila speaks to Real Deals about its majority stake in the Spanish retail equipment manufacturer
Staying competitive
MUFG’s David Rochford explains why Ireland is taking a greater role as an operational centre in the alternatives industry
Deal in Focus: Resilience of cinema software provider Unique X delivers ‘successful exit’ for BGF
Unique X managed to nearly triple its Ebitda between point of investment and exit, BGF investor Spencer Woods tells Real Deals
GP Profile: MidEuropa’s ambitions for its 25th year
As the firm reaches a quarter century, managing partner Robert Knorr speaks to Real Deals on his ambitions for the year, and thoughts on strategy expansion and opportunities
Hidden gems
Dunport Capital’s Ross Morrow examines the lower midmarket – an overlooked and underappreciated segment of the private credit market
Deal in Focus: GRO’s new portco DigitalRoute to follow same path as Tacton investment
GRO’s lead partner on the investment Lars Lunde speaks to Real Deals about its acquisition of the usage data management software provider
Deals
Deal originators part two: crafting a successful buy-and-build
In the second part of our deal originators series, Shivani Khandekar examines the significance of deal sourcing and integration in successful buy-and-builds, and why making the strategy work has become more challenging
Mutares sells auto and industrial engineering service provider Iinovis
The GP acquired the business in 2020 as a corporate carve-out
LDC invests in Nottingham-based IDSL
John Willox, formerly at fire safety testing and inspection group Exova, is joining the business as chair
Naxicap Partners acquires majority stake in spare parts distributor ITAL Express
CAPZA is reinvesting in the portco alongside co-investors Nord Est Expansion, Euro Capital and CEGEE Capital
Patrimonium and Wille Finance invest in EM
The portco's previous owners will remain onboard as managing directors and significant co-owners
Funds
Investcorp closes fifth tech fund above target on $570m
The vehicle started raising capital about 18 months ago
Profile: Fondo Italiano d’Investimento celebrates raise of €1.2bn despite headwinds
Senior partner Gianpaolo Di Dio speaks to Real Deals about what makes the perfect deal and the current Italian PE landscape
Innova closes seventh fund above hard-cap on €407m
GP's largest fundraise to date had an initial €350m target and €400m hard-cap
CapMan Growth’s third fund hits €130m hard-cap
The fundraise surpasses previous fund, CapMan Growth II, which closed on €97m
Bridgepoint invests in French risk manager Forward Global
Deal values Forward Global at over €200m
Locate Bio attracts £9.2m in latest fundraise for LDGraft Clinical Study
Oversubscribed round included investments from existing shareholders Mercia Ventures and BGF