Spain
Trea AM raises €120m for second direct lending fund
Fund expects to hit its target in the first quarter of 2020 and has already made six investments
Alantra's Unión Martín buys Mauritanian fishing company SMPI
Following this bolt-on, Alantra intends to further support Unión Martín's international expansion plan
Asabys leads €20m round for Anaconda Biomed
Previous backers Ysios Capital, Sabadell Venture Capital, Innogest and Omega Funds also take part
Suma Capital backs education specialist Implika
Suma invests around €10m in the company via the purchase of shares and a capital increase
GED Capital buys Grupo OM from Nazca
GP invests via GED VI España fund, which was launched with a €175m target and held a €100m first close
Suma Capital backs CS Energy
Following Suma's acquisition, the company will be rebranded as Zero Waste Bioenergy
Ten Eleven, Seaya lead $11m series-A for Buguroo
Existing investors Inveready and Conexo Ventures also take part in the funding round
Waterland-backed Enreach buys Masvoz
Masvoz acquisition is the fifth bolt-on since the GP acquired Enreach in July 2018
Investindustrial closes seventh buyout fund on €3.75bn
Fund targets European companies operating in the consumer, industrial and healthcare services sectors
Alantra sells Ingenium's Spanish mobile business to Orange España
Alantra plans to strengthen the activity of the other divisions of Grupo Ingenium
Warburg Pincus sells Accelya to Vista Equity Partners
First investment made by Vista via its permanent fund, Vista Equity Partners Perennial
GVC Gaesco launches €50m growth capital fund
Fund acquires minority stakes in family-owned Spanish companies operating in a variety of sectors
Bridges-backed Viva Gym buys Duet Fit
With this add-on, Viva Gym expects to reach revenues of €90m in 2019 and €115m in 2020
Houlihan Lokey acquires Spanish firm Fidentiis Capital
Fidentiis Capital's Carlos Paramés and Juan Luis Muñoz will join Houlihan Lokey as managing directors
Aksìa's Covisian carves out Avanza customer management unit
Following the deal, Covisian expects to reach a turnover of more than €330m
Sherpa buys Portuguese carpet maker Ferreira de Sa
First direct investment inked by a fund managed by Sherpa Capital outside of Spain
Miura closes €350m agri-food fund, builds on fruit platform
Miura's new fund makes its first investment in Spanish fruit producer Frutas Esther
Green Arrow buys renewables asset manager Quercus
Quercus Assets Selection manages five funds dedicated to renewable energy
Artá carves out Nuadi from Nucap Industries
As part of the transaction, Nuadi will also acquire Nucap's Chinese subsidiary based in Shanghai
Collins Capital exits Anna Ecologica to trade
Sale ends a three-year holding period for Collins Capital, which owned a 40% stake in the company
Elliott buys minority stake in EQT-backed Parques Reunidos
Elliott buys 10.3 million shares in the company from French private equity firm Syquant Capital
DeA launches second €300m food-dedicated buyout fund
Taste of Italy 2 is larger than its predecessor, Idea Taste of Italy, which closed on €218m in 2017
GPF Capital buys Gestair from Nazca
Company's management team reinvests in the business alongside the GP and retains a minority stake
International funds dive into southern Europe's education sector
Education institutions and online universities are flourishing in southern Europe, attracting international GPs