Real estate
GFC in €20m series-B for real estate search engine Proprioo
Company plans to use the fresh capital to consolidate its market position and scale up its team
Indaco, Invitalia in €8m round for rental startup Sweetguest
Indaco invests via its Indaco Ventures I fund, while Invitalia deploys capital from Italia Venture I
Project A Ventures leads $7.9m series-A for Casavo
Previous backers Picus Capital and 360 Capital Partners also take part in the funding round
Index Ventures leads $33m series-B for GeoPhy
Previous backers Inkef Capital and Hearst Ventures also take part in the investment
Downing and Starwood in £4m round for Hubble
Deal brings the total amount raised by the online office space brokerage to £6.4m
3i Group buys MFM Capital
3i acquires the company for up to €16m, of which €8.7m was deployed on signing the deal
P101 leads €2m round for Projects Co-living
P101 invests from its Programma 102 fund, which was launched in May 2018 with a €120m target
Värde buys Portuguese real estate asset manager
GP plans to consolidate its market position in the Portuguese real estate market
EQT's Apleona sells GVA
GVA is a UK-based subsidiary of real estate services firm Apleona, which EQT acquired in 2016
Terra Firma et al. acquire Parmaco from MB
Transaction reportedly gives the Finnish real estate business an enterprise value of €400m
Inveready leads €4.5m round for ProntoPiso
Sabadell Venture Capital and several private investors also take part in the financing
Mosaic leads $4.6m series-A for Lyvly
Greg Marsh, who co-founded hospitality startup Onefinestay, also took part in the investment
Gaw Capital backs Hospes Hotel
Following the deal, Gaw will establish a joint venture with Omega Capital, which will acquire a 50% stake
BC Partners launches real estate arm
Stéphane Theuriau, former CEO of Altarea Cogedim, is hired as managing partner
Ardian raises €700m for first European real estate fund
Investors comprise pension funds, insurance companies and high-net-worth individuals
Core Capital divests Cording to Rothschild's Orox
Real estate advisory firm has expanded via an international acquisitive growth strategy
Bridgepoint buys developer Groupe CIR
Private equity house will fully acquire the Paris-based developer subject to regulatory approval
Bridgepoint in talks to acquire Miller Homes
Company generated an operating profit of £103m from £565m in sales in 2016
Terra Firma's Annington in £4bn refinancing
Terra Firma raised an extra £550m from investors to contribute equity in the recap
Oaktree invests in Irish homebuilder Cannon Kirk
Capital will be used to repay loans to Ireland's bad bank as well as for expansion purposes
Blackstone acquires The Office Group in £500m deal
Flexible and shared work space provider will look to expand across London and continental Europe
Cerberus sells 50% stake in Sotogrande to Orion
Cerberus exits its holding in the Spanish real estate and leisure asset after a three-year owneship
Lyceum's Bellrock bolts on Profile
Deal is the sixth acquisition for the building and property management company over the past year
Epiris sells Cala and Retirement Bridge to Patron
Acquirer had originally invested alongside Epiris in the acquisitions of both companies
