Southern Europe
P101 backs Cortilia
GP provides business with €1.5m
EQT planning new €5bn fund
GP also reportedly opening office for infrastructure team in Madrid
Private equity perfect for pension funds, says Covip's Rinaldi
Ambrogio Rinaldi of Covip discusses Italian pension funds' poor exposure to private equity
Holtzbrinck backs Spotcap
Start-up accelerator Rocket Internet launches Spain-based online loan platform
Springwater takes minority stake in Nuba
Business will use fresh funding to expand sales channels
LBO Italia buys GF
Emisys Capital and Tikehau provided unitranche facility
MPVenture spins out of Monte dei Paschi
Spinout comes as Monte dei Paschi continues cost-cutting programme
Deal in focus: MPVenture sells SDN to 3i-backed Labco
SDN backed by 3i, TCR, Nixen and CM-CIC Capital Finance
HIG credit arm appoints director
New hire joins from Banca IMI, where he was director
Deal in focus: IK buys Evac
IK's purchase of Evac comes after years of courting the company
Miura buys TiendAnimal stake
Deal completed through latest vehicle, which has €150m left to invest
Cerberus and Orion pick up Sotogrande
Private equity houses had been bidding for the company since April
Alchemy takes control of Endeka
Endeka now has no outstanding debt outside revolver
Fondo Strategico to co-invest with Chinese sovereign wealth fund
FSI also has agreements with Qatari Holding and Kuwait Investment Authority
Prices rise as Spain enjoys newfound popularity
Attractive lending markets in southern Europe causing increased competition for assets and a hike in prices
Diana Capital backs Megafood
Deal is GP's second in Spain this year
Suma Capital, MCH in Parkare trade sale
Parkare formed through merger of Spanish and UK-based companies
CVC's Cerved buys Recus for €18.8m
Cerved listed in 2014 with €995m market cap
Cabify raises $4m series-B
Company has raised $16m to date
Portfolio company Moby hits out at Clessidra in national press
GP has responded in turn with its version of events
Ticketbis raises €5.2m from Active Venture et al.
Business has raised €10m since foundation
Springwater buys Espírito Santo Viagens
Springwater is expanding its footprint in the Iberian tourism industry
Synergo commits €20m to TMCI Padovan
90% of company's turnover generated outside Italy
Miura backs The Visuality Corporation
Deal is first completed via Miura's latest €200m fund