Mercapital
Lenders including HIG take control of PE-backed Bodybell
Spanish cosmetics retailer was owned by N+1 Mercapital
N+1 Mercapital sells Clece after 2-year holding
GP committed €152m for a 25% stake in 2012
N+1 et al. sell Xanit Group to Vithas
N+1 backed the business in 2007
Dinamia trading discount narrows
Dinamia Capital Privado Sociedad de Capital Riesgo, the listed fund managed by N+1 Mercapital, has seen its trading discount narrow from 49.4% to 27.3% over the course of 2013.
N+1 Mercapital elects new CEO and chairman
Gonzalo de Rivera, N+1 Mercapital
N+1 Mercapital secures stake in Salto
N+1 Mercapital has acquired a 22% stake in electronic lock company Salto Systems.
N+1 Mercapital CEO resigns
Javier Loizaga, N+1 Mercapital
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital sell Mivisa for €1.2bn
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital have sold tinplate packaging manufacturer Mivisa to Crown Holdings in a €1.2bn transaction.
Carlyle and N+1 Mercapital divest Arsys
The Carlyle Group and N+1 Mercapital have sold Spanish information and communications technology firm Arsys to 1&1 for around €140m.
Barwon Partners enters Dinamia fund
Barwon Investment Partners has acquired an 11.78% stake in Dinamia Capital Privado, the private equity vehicle managed by N+1 Mercapital and listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
Mercapital sells Lasem Group to management
Spanish GP Mercapital has sold its 41% stake in Catalan company Grupo Lasem, which operates in the baking and confectionery industry, according to reports.
Mercapital injects €40m into Betapack group
Spanish GP Mercapital has secured an 80% stake in Spanish plastic caps group Betapack in exchange for a €40m investment.
Spanish private equity’s 2012 highlights
While Spain faces deep economic problems, ranging from mass unemployment, a burst housing bubble and crippling public debts, its private equity industry has soldiered on, even attempting to improve its fortunes on the back of close ties to lucrative markets...
Spanish GPs set sights on Latin America
Latin America
Mercapital makes €100m on Gasmedi sale
Mercapital has sold Spanish respiratory home therapies firm Gasmedi to French gas company Air Liquide for €330m.
N+1 Mercapital aims for €1bn fund
N+1 Mercapital is hoping to raise a €1bn fund when it launches next year, subject to the completion of regulatory approvals.
N+1 and Mercapital merge
Spanish venture capital firms N+1 Private Equity and Mercapital have merged to form N+1 Mercapital. The new investment firm will manage €1.7bn, making it the largest in Spain.
Mercapital exits Bodegas Lan
Spanish private equity house Mercapital has sold Spanish wine producer Bodegas Lan to Portuguese wine group Sogrape.
Mercapital, Nmás1 and Explorer to exit Holmes Place
Mercapital, Nmás1 Private Equity and Explorer Investments are to exit troubled European gym chain Holmes Place at a loss of €40m, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Mercapital ups stake in Q Diagnóstica
Spanish private equity firm Mercapital has upped its stake in private diagnostic imaging operator Q Diagnóstica to 97.1%.