Spain
Black Toro provides €40m debt and equity mix for Farga Group
GP’s BTC II fund has deployed 78% of its committed capital following the deal
Mediterrania Capital Partners et al. Sell Grupo San Jose & Lopez
GPs fully exit the Spanish transportation business after a four-year ownership period
Aurica Capital buys 40% stake in Delta Tecnic
GP acquires its stake in the colour additives producer for €20m, according to Mergermarket
Aurica Capital backs Flex’s SBO from Artá Capital
Spanish PE house Artá has reaped 3.3x returns on its initial investment with a 22% IRR
Artá Capital buys 60% stake in Satlink
The company’s founder Faustino Velasco retains the remaining 40% stake in the company
Miura exits Guzmán Gastronomía via trade sale
GP exits its 80% stake alongside the management team, which sold a 10% holding
CVC purchases CLH from Ardian et al.
Deal is the fourth investment for the GP's 2016-vintage Strategic Opportunities fund
Abac backs PronoKal MBO
Deal is the third acquisition for the GP, which held a €320m final close for its first fund in May 2016
Nazca Capital's Foodbox buys Mas Q Menos
GP acquired a controlling stake in the restaurant group in March 2015 via its 2009-vintage Nazca III
Lone Star’s Neinor Homes floats in Madrid
GP offered 55% of existing shares with a 5% greenshoe option at a €16.46 share price
Talde exits Biópolis via trade sale
GP sells its asset after a 14-year ownership through its evergreen vehicle Promotion and Development
Qualitas buys genomics specialist Imegen
Deal saw the GP provide fresh capital from its 2014-vintage Q-Growth vehicle
Artá Capital buys a minority stake in Alvinesa
Deal reportedly is the second investment for the GP's second fund, Deyá Capital II
Rothschild et al. lead €34.4m series-B for MedLumics
New VC investors participated in the round, including Italian GP Innogest and Ireland-based Seroba Life Sciences
Bayside sells Bodybell to CVC's Douglas
Bayside first bought into the company's loans in 2009 and swapped its position to equity in 2015
Mediterrania launches €250m third North Africa fund
Beside the GP's traditional focus on North Africa, the fund also targets sub-Saharan companies
Endurance Partners leads €6m round for Tuc Tuc
As part of the deal, Tuc Tuc acquired a stake in the GP's portfolio company Canada House
Kibo Ventures and JME lead €6m series-C for Odilo
Backers include existing shareholders Active Venture Partners and Inveready
CVC backs Vitalia's SBO from Portobello
As part of the deal, existing shareholders will retain a minority stake in the business
Hellman & Friedman buys Allfunds for €1.8bn
Deal sees Santander, Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic and Intesa Sanpaolo fully exit their investments
Kibo Ventures leads €2m series-A for Gamelearn
Deal marks the GP's second investment in digital gaming after $2m round for Omnidrone in 2014
Black Toro holds €235m final close for second fund
Total commitments for the fund fell some way short of the vehicle's €350m target and €400m hard-cap
Lovell Minnick buys stake in Trea Asset Management
Deal for the Spanish asset management firm marks the sixth transaction for Lovell's Fund IV
KKR acquires 40% stake in Telefonica's Telxius
Infrastructure deal comes after the mobile operator decided against pursuing an IPO for its infrastructure arm