Lower mid-market Italian private equity house Bravo Invest has reached a €226m first and final close for its third fund - double the size of its predecessor vehicle.
Alto Partners has agreed to buy into seismic protection device specialist FIP MEC, which is owned by Idea Cinquanta, the investment holding of the Cavagnis family.
More and more wealthy individuals and family offices are looking at making their first moves into private markets investing, with real estate and private equity drawing the most interest, new research from Barclays shows.