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• Ambienta in €30m industrial cooling systems acquisition 18 Jun 2010. Source: AltAssets. Environmental-focused private equity firm Ambienta has made its latest play by taking over Spig, an industrial cooling systems manufacturer, in a deal that sits at the top end of its investment range of €10m to €30m.

• Fila up for sale as Barclays Ventures winds down 11 Jun 2010. Source: AltAssets. Barclays Ventures, the in-house venture capital unit of the UK’s Barclays bank, has put Italian sportswear brand Fila up for sale.

• Hellman & Friedman eyes Italian bank’s asset management arm 12 May 2010. Source: AltAssets. US buy-out group Hellman & Friedman is in preliminary talks with Italy’s biggest retail bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, to buy an interest in its asset manager, Banca Fideuram.

• Sator Private Equity Fund holds final close on €500m 07 Apr 2010. Source: AltAssets. The Sator Private Equity Fund, managed by investment firm Sator Capital, has raised €500m in total commitments from 21 limited partners.

• 3i exits bid partnership for E.ON’s Italian gas network 31 Mar 2010. Source: AltAssets. The infrastructure division of FTSE 100 private equity firm 3i has abandoned a joint venture to bid for the 9,400km Italian gas network of German utility giant E.ON, according to Reuters.

• Denham Capital cashes in on SunRay sale 11 Feb 2010. Source: AltAssets. Energy sector-focused private equity firm Denham Capital has exited its investment in SunRay Renewable Energy via a $277m trade sale to solar technology company SunPower.

• Italian PE firm plans to make Fiat factory electric 09 Feb 2010. Source: AltAssets. Italian firm Cimino & Associates Private Equity (Cape) plans to set up a production line for electric cars in Sicily once Fiat winds down its operations at a factory on the island next year, according to the Financial Times.

• UK’s Amplio completes two solar projects 03 Feb 2010. Source: AltAssets. Amplio Group, a private equity investor focusing on the renewable energy and environmental sectors, has completed and connected two 1MW plants and said it expects to connect four additional 1MW plants by the end of the month.

• Italy’s Banca Leonardo shuts down private equity operations 01 Feb 2010. Source: AltAssets. Italian investment bank Banca Leonardo is shuttering its private equity operations and writing down the value of its holdings by €70m, according to the Financial Times.

• Permira close to cutting Valentino’s debt by a third 08 Dec 2009. Source: AltAssets. UK buy-out house Permira is set to close a deal to cut the debt of Italian fashion house Valentino, which it counts as one of its portfolio companies, according to reports.

• 360° and Balderton in Yoox exit following €104.6m IPO 07 Dec 2009. Source: AltAssets. European venture firm 360° Capital Partners and UK private equity firm Balderton Capital have divested part of their stakes in Yoox, following its successful flotation on the Milan Stock Exchange.

• Bridgepoint and AXA make €600m bid for Italian gaming company 27 Nov 2009. Source: AltAssets. European private equity firms Bridepoint and AXA Private Equity have made a €600m bid to acquire Snai, Italy’s largest betting shop operator. The company reportedly put itself up for sale amid concerns about its level of debt, estimated at €275m.

• 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.