Portugal
Magnum Capital reaps €135m in Generis sale
GP fully exits the business after eight-year holding period
Bridgepoint buys majority stake in Sapec for €456m EV
According to a statement, the deal valued the Portuguese business at €456m
MCH and Explorer sell Nutricafés for €74.5m
Iberian GPs have sold their portfolio company after a 10-year holding period
Carlyle acquires packaging producer Logoplaste
Deal marks the seventh transaction for the firm’s €3.75bn 2013-vintage vehicle, Carlyle Europe Partners IV
Corpfin sells Logiters for €85m
Deal sees Corpfin exit the Spanish logistics operator after two-year holding period
Caixa Capital Risc leads €5.5m series-A for Movvo
Sonae IM has co-led the funding round alongside existing business angel investors
MCH holds €200m first close
Iberia-focused private equity firm targets a €300m final close for its fourth vehicle in Q4 2016
MCH invests in fish distributor Brasmar
Deal marks the second transaction for the GP’s fourth fund, MCH Iberian Capital Find IV
N+1 holds €400m first close for third fund
Vehicle targets Spanish and Portuguese mid-cap companies with EBITDA of up to €40m
Atena buys Prado Karton
Finpro forced to divest holding in Prado Karton after going into administration
Investindustrial closes sixth fund on €2bn hard-cap
Fund targeted €1.8bn and is now the largest fund focusing on southern-European mid-market
Southern Europe eyes new year with caution after mixed 2015
unquote" looks back on PE activity witnessed in southern Europe in 2015 to predict trends for 2016
Keensight backs MBO for Vision-Box
Second MBO to involve the GP in last month
Uniplaces raises $24m from Atomico et al.
Previous backer Octopus takes part in series-A
Bain, Apax bid for Portugal Telecom
Bid is higher than that made by Altice
Springwater buys Espírito Santo Viagens
Springwater is expanding its footprint in the Iberian tourism industry
Faber and Portugal Ventures inject $1m into Liquid
Company to use funding to make new hires and expand platform
Octopus leads £700,000 seed round for UniPlaces
Octopus Investments has backed student accommodation booking platform UniPlaces in a ТЃ700,000 seed funding round.
Vallis joins Inter-Risco in 32 Senses
Vallis Capital Partners has provided expansion capital to Portuguese dental business 32 Senses.
Riverside sells Oni to Altice
The Riverside Company has sold its 60.9% stake in Portuguese telecommunications company Oni Telecom to investment company Altice.
Southern Europe unquote" April 2013
At a recent industry conference, a handful of international investors described Spain as one of the most attractive markets in Europe at the moment.
Iberian private equity: special report
Enthusiasm for Iberian markets has returned lately, with some international investors in the audience of a recent industry conference citing Spain as the most attractive target for private equity. The government’s structural reforms have reassured GPs...
Southern Europe unquote" March 2013
Portuguese private equity hit an all-time low in 2012. While most investors made a full retreat, those that remained stumbled through the economic turmoil and completed just two transactions.
Portugal's export credentials lure GPs back
Portugal's export edge