Portugal
Alantra sells Probos for €99m
Deal sees the GP sell its entire equity stake in the business to listed German corporate Surteco
Omnes Capital leads €4m series-B for 360Imprimir
Deal marks the first investment in the Portuguese market for the French GP
Lone Star acquires 75% stake in Novo Banco
GP's winning bid marks the end of a two-year auction process for the Portuguese lender
Inter-Risco, Portugal Ventures sell Cold Land to trade
Backers have sold their asset after a nine-year ownership period
Portugal boosts southern Europe's 2016 resurgence
Recent uptick in the country's buyout activity mirrors similar investor appetite seen five years earlier in Spain
Alantra closes Alantra PEF III on €450m hard-cap
GP's previous vehicle, Alantra PEF III, has reportedly reaped returns equating to 2x money
Inter-Risco buys 40% stake in Catari
Deal marks the fund’s second transaction executed on a stand-alone basis
Explorer sells Brandcare to Sodalis Group
Sale comes after three years of private equity ownership period
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
Apax France acquires Cabovisão and Oni from Altice
GP had previously had a period at the helm of Cabovisão
Portugal Ventures opens Berlin office
VC increases number of non-Portuguese satellite offices to four