Italy

Private equity and venture capital news from Italy

More articles

• Green investor Ambienta takes stake in European biomass producer Alpin Pellet 23 Nov 2009. Source: AltAssets. Environmental-focused private equity fund Ambienta has invested €2.5m in European biomass producer Alpin Pellet.

• Private equity-backed online fashion retailer Yoox goes public 17 Nov 2009. Source: AltAssets. Italian online fashion retailer Yoox, which is backed by European venture firm 360° Capital Partners and UK private equity firm Balderton Capital, has begun an IPO that could value it up to €225m, according to reports.

• Southern European PE firm Investindustrial hires advisor for Milan team 21 Oct 2009. Source: AltAssets. Investindustrial, a Southern European private equity firm, has hired Filippo Gaggini as an advisor to its Milan team.

• Italian private equity firm Ambienta closes environmental investment fund on €217.5m 08 Oct 2009. Source: AltAssets. Ambienta, an Italian private equity firm, has closed its Ambienta I fund on €217.5m. The fund, which had an initial target of €250m, is Europe's largest private equity vehicle specialised in environmental investments, according to the firm.

• Italian firm Xenon Private Equity raises €150m 07 Oct 2009. Source: AltAssets. Italian lower mid-market buy-out firm Xenon Private Equity has finished fundraising for its latest vehicle, Xenon V, having notched up €150m, according to reports.

• European private equity firm Investindustrial raises €100m to develop third fund’s portfolio 02 Oct 2009. Source: AltAssets. Investindustrial, a Southern European private equity firm, has completed the raising of its Build-Up Fund for the €500m Investindustrial III on the target amount of €100m.

• Investindustrial adds former lnvestitori Associati partner to team 11 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Investindustrial, the Southern European mid-market buy-out firm, has added Luca Destito to its investment team.

• Crédit Agricole Private Equity acquires a stake in Italian green energy producer Elettrostudio Energia 11 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Crédit Agricole Private Equity has acquired a stake in Italian green energy producer Elettrostudio Energia. The raising of the new equity financing was structured by Crédit Agricole Private Equity via its FCPR Capenergie fund, providing €4.5m, and by FriulAdria, Crédit Agricole’s Italian banking subsidiary, which has provided €500,000.

• UK firm Foresight Group adds investment manager to solar team 10 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Foresight Group, a UK-based alternative assets manager, has added Diomidis Dorkofikis as investment manager in its solar team.

• Climate Change Capital Private Equity backs solar company Enerqos 04 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Clean technology investor Climate Change Capital Private Equity (CPE) has provided $10m in funding to Italian company Enerqos to construct additional solar farms throughout Europe.

• Investindustrial in largest Italian LBO of the year 02 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Southern European mid-market buy-out firm Investindustrial and Alpha, a French private equity firm, have acquired listed engineering firm Permasteelisa in a take-private worth €353m.

• Private equity talks with Gucci, Dior manufacturer fall through 28 Jul 2009. Source: AltAssets. Private equity groups' talks with the debt-ridden makers of Gucci and Dior eyewear have fallen through, according to reports.

• Italian lower mid-market buy-out firm Xenon Private Equity holds first closing of €113m on latest fund 10 Jul 2009. Source: AltAssets. Italian lower mid-market buy-out firm Xenon Private Equity has held a first closing on €113m for its latest vehicle, Xenon V.

• 21 Partners makes hires in Italian and French offices 03 Jul 2009. Source: AltAssets. Private equity firm 21 Partners has hired Marco Guglielminetti and Nicolas Marien to support the development of its investment teams in Italy and France respectively.

• Personalised TV content provider beeTV raises $8m in venture funding 04 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. beeTV, the pioneer of the Personal Content Channel (PCC), has completed an $8m Series B round of funding led by Italian venture capital firm Innogest.

• BS Private Equity completes €47m purchase of Tiscali International Network 27 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. BS Private Equity, an Italian private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of Tiscali International Network, the internet service branch of Tiscali Group, for €47m.

• Italian firm IDeA Alternative Investments appoints chairman 14 May 2009. Source: AltAssets. IDeA Alternative Investments, an Italian firm launched in 2007 by Investitori Associati, Wise and the Gruppo De Agostini, has appointed Lino Benassi as chairman.

• Sator Private Equity invests €110m in Italian bank 20 Feb 2009. Source: AltAssets. Sator Private Equity has made a €110m investment in Italian bank Banca Profilo. Sator, which is owned by Italian bank Matteo Arpe, will take a controlling stake of at least 51 per cent in Banca Profilo.

• BS Private Equity to purchase Tiscali's network business 03 Feb 2009. Source: AltAssets. Italian private equity firm BS Private Equity has joined BS Investimenti to acquire Tiscali's international network business, according to Thomson Merger News. The deal is reportedly worth €47m.

• PM & Partners closes second fund above target on €340m 22 Jan 2009. Source: AltAssets. Italian mid-market-focused private equity firm PM & Partners has closed its second fund, PM & Partners II, on €340m, exceeding its target of €300m.

• DEFI Gestion, Sinequanon, Luxempart close second financing round of DS Care 22 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Private equity investors DEFI Gestion in Lausanne, Luxempart in Luxembourg and Sinequanon in Paris have contributed to the second financing round of nursing homes provider DS Care.

• Italian search engine developer Similarpages.com to receive seed financing round 22 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Milan and Paris-based venture capital firm 360° Capital Partners has agreed to provide seed financing for Similarpages.com, an Italian company which is developing a search engine based on the idea of 'research through affinity'.

• Alcedo closes €178m fund 12 Dec 2008. Source: AltAssets. Italian private equity firm Alcedo has held the final closing of its third fund, Alcedo III, on €178m, exceeding its target of €150m.