Southern Europe
Nazca Capital buys Gestair
Acquisition was completed via Fund Nazca III
Qualitas makes 3.7x money in Garnica sale
More than 20 investors expressed interest in sale
Cabify raises $8m series-A
Round also attracted LatAm angels
L Capital buys stake in Vicini
Company owns the Giuseppe Zanotti Design brand
VC-backed Scytl raises $40m from Microsoft co-founder
Firm backed by Balderton and Nauta
Alcedo sells Pixartprinting to Vistaprint for 10x EBITDA
Business changes hands for €127m
Bankia raises €9.2m in secondaries sale
Auction process attracted more than 40 potential buyers
PE-backed Cortefiel seeks further refinancing
Retailer is backed by CVC, Permira and PAI
eDreams IPO pricing gives firm €1.1bn market cap
Upcoming listing adds to flurry of European large-cap IPOs
Quadrivio launches new venture fund
Firm also considering new clean energy fund
Senior LVMH exec joins Clessidra
New hire to boost GP's operational expertise
Axon joins $1m round for Hot Hotels
Deal is the first completed via Axon's ICT II fund
Applus IPO to raise €300m
Proceeds expected to pay down debt and fund acquisitions
Loizaga joins Australia's Leighton Holdings as CFO
Move follows resignation from N+1 Mercapital in November
Capital Expansió commits €1m to Aïta
GP's maiden investment is part of a €2.2m round
Clessidra's Anima to pursue IPO
Flotation could value the firm at up to €1.3bn
Sicilian start-up raises €750,000 from Vertis and RedSeed
Firm to sell its product to the public in the coming weeks
Altamar to begin raising direct fund in April
€200m fund to target distressed real estate opportunities
Greece's Locish raises seed funding
Firm to use funding to relaunch its existing product
ProA Capital invests in Rotor
Deal marks ProA's seventh investment
Gigas raises further $2.7m from Cabiedes et al.
Cabiedes, Bonsai and Caixa among investors
Caixa launches latest biotech fund
Vehicle targets €35m
Comment: Rhonda Ryan on the challenges of European private equity investing
GP discipline is vital as confidence increases