Spain
Lakestar leads €150m series-D for Spanish startup Glovo
Idinvest Partners and Korelya Capital also took part in the round, alongside Papa John's owner Drake Enterprises
EQT launches €631m takeover bid for Parques Reunidos
Offer is made via a bidco controlled by EQT, Miles Capital and Corporación Financiera Alba
Dunas Capital hires two for new fund-of-funds
New vehicle, Rainforest Dunas Iberia Fund I, has been registered in Spain and has a target of €100m
MIP leads €2m series-A for flower delivery startup Colvin
New injection of capital brings the total funding raised by the Spanish company to €11m
ING Ventures leads €19m series-C for banking app Fintonic
Round also sees participation from 10 other investors, including Spanish insurance group PSN
Meridia invests in TA Associates-backed Kipenzi
GP deploys capital from its Meridia Private Equity I fund, a €105m vehicle launched in 2016
Seaya Ventures invests in €20m series-A for Movo
Round is led by Spanish insurance company Mutua Madrileña, with participation from Seaya and Cabify
GED Capital buys aircraft interior specialist Aire
GP invests via its new fund GED VI España, which held a €100m first close at the end of March
Carlyle buys minority stake in Cepsa for $3.6bn
Carlyle acquires a stake of between 30-40% in a deal that values the company at around $12bn
MCH launches €400m fifth buyout fund
MCH Iberian Capital Fund V is larger than its predecessor, which held a final close in 2017 on €350m
Eurazeo buys stake in Spanish GP MCH
Eurazeo deploys €100m, split between a direct investment in MCH and a commitment to MCH's fifth fund
Nauta holds €55m close for later-stage VC fund
Sidecar Fund will provide series-C rounds and follow-on capital to the firm's 40 portfolio companies
Summit Partners leads $38m funding round for Red Points
Northzone, Mangrove Capital Partners, Eight Roads Ventures and Banco Sabadell take part in the round
Sherpa Capital buys Luxiona
Sherpa is currently investing from its €150m third fund, Sherpa Private Equity, which closed in 2018
KKR adjusts takeover bid to buy Telepizza in €604m deal
GP's new offer receives approval of the Spanish authority CNMV, according to public document
EQT buys biotech company Igenomix from Charme
GP deploys capital from its EQT VIII fund, which hit its €10.75bn hard-cap in February 2018
CVC backs Spanish university Universidad Alfonso X
GP deploys capital from its €15.5bn CVC Capital Partners VII fund, which held a final close in June 2017
GED holds €100m first close for sixth fund
Fund has a €175m target and plans to make 8-10 investments in Spanish industrial companies
Magenta Partners backs FastPayHotels
Following the deal, Tom Matthews, partner at Magenta Partners, will join the company's board
Oakley Capital carves out Ekon from Advent-backed Unit4
Equity for the deal will be drawn from Oakley Capital Private Equity III, which closed on €800m
Level 20 launches new committee in Spain
Committee's strategy will be aimed at attracting women to the private equity industry in Spain
Magnum-backed Lexer bolts on Cobralia
GP plans to build a large group operating in the Spanish legal and financial sectors
Carlyle buys stake in Jeanologia from MCH
GP intends to boost the company's growth and further expand its product offering
Prime Ventures et al. in €66m series-B for Pagantis
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further expand in Italy, France and Portugal