Spain
OpCapita carves out footwear retailer Merkal
Deal is the third investment in Spain for OpCapita, which invested via its second buyout fund
Spain sails with fundraising tailwind
Increased appetite from LPs reflects a continually improving macroeconomic picture in Spain, despite signs that the recovery is slowing
Cinven acquires agri-food business Planasa for €450m
Deal-maker deployed capital from its sixth fund, which hit its €7bn hard-cap in June 2016
ADM Capital buys Olivos Naturales
Acquisition is the second transaction for the GP's food-dedicated vehicle, Cibus Fund
GPF Capital holds €150m final close for second fund
Spanish fund manager hits the fund's €150m target in a single close after a couple of months
Portobello nears deal for gym chain Supera
Four private equity and infrastructure fund managers are reported to be competing for the asset
Seaya Ventures backs Spotahome in $16.1m expansion round
UK-based Passion Capital also provided capital in the fundraising round for Spotahome
Spanish VC consortium in €3.5m series-A for Coverfy
Round's backers include Spanish firms K Fund, Sabadell Venture Capital and Seaya Ventures
Sherpa acquires Hedonai for €19.3m
GP acquires the Spanish healthcare and personal beauty business out of insolvency
Kibo et al. inject $10m into 21Buttons
Backers include JME and existing investors Samaipata, Breega, 360, Sabadell, Sputnik and Mediaset
Deal in focus: Springwater sells Delion four years after carve-out
Following a challenging investment in the comms industry, the company has been sold back to management
KKR hires Bachiller to lead healthcare franchise
Iñaki Cobo Bachiller joins as the head of healthcare sector investments in the firm's Spanish office
Kartesia leads €52m round for Aten Oil
Funding round includes a €45m unitranche loan and an additional €7m convertible loan
GP Bullhound opens Madrid office
Adviser says the opening is in response to a growing need for tech advisory services in Spain
Rakuten, Cathay lead €30m series-B for Glovo
Backers include existing investors Seaya Ventures, Entrée Capital, Caixa CR and Bonsai Venture
Springwater sells Delion four years after carve-out
GP acquired the business from multinational information technology business Indra in July 2013
Alchemy exits Endeka via trade sale
UK-based special situations investor sells the ceramic business three years after a debt-for-equity swap
Black Toro acquires majority stake in Amichi
Deal follows the completion of the company's restructuring and reorganisation process
Sherpa's Galloplast bolts on NCA
GP is aiming to consolidate the Spanish plastic colourants and additives sector
Kibo Ventures leads €2.5m round for Bipi
Backers include business angels and existing investors B4Motion and Stella Maris
Oquendo buys Demeter and Axis's Suaval
Vendors have fully exited the isolation material business after a three-year holding period
Investindustrial merges Emeru with ProA's Ambuibérica
GPs merge portfolio companies to create consolidated medical transportation business
HIG sells Tres60 via trade sale to Mediapro
GP fully exits the Spanish audio visual business after a five-year holding period
Corpfin's Palex bolts on Taper and Cymit
Bolt-ons will expand the medical devices company's headcount beyond 400 across numerous locations