Spain
K Fund launches €50m maiden vehicle
Maiden vehicle will invest in Spanish early-stage technology companies
Ysios holds €126.4m final close for second vehicle
Launched with a €100m target, the fund hit its final close after 19 months on the road
La Caixa leads €2.3m round for Worldcoo
Backers of the funding round include Mnext alongside high-net-worth individuals
Qualitas closes Europe-focused fund-of-funds on €61m
GP expects to fully invest the fund by the end of Q1 2017
Sunstone et al. raise $6m series-A for Sourced
Backers include venture capital houses Otium Venture and Kima Ventures
Trident leads $14m series-A for 4iQ
Backers include Spanish venture capital firms Adara Ventures and Telefónica Open Future
Nazca holds first close on €250m for fourth fund
GP has held a first close on the fund’s target and expects a final close on the €275m hard-cap
Kibo Ventures holds first close on €71m for second fund
Fund II has a €100m target and will lead series-A and -B rounds for Spanish digital startups
N+1 rebrands as Alantra
Spanish advisory and asset management firm merges its brands and renames company Alantra
Mangrove leads €2m round for Red Points
GP has invested alongside the company's exisiting minority shareholder Bstartup
Kereon leads €500,000 round for Didáctica
Backers include investment holding Interalios and several private investors
Sabadell VC leads €1m round for Captio
Backers include Venturcap, Bankinter, Telegraph Hill Capital and Kibo Ventures
Inveready leads €3.5m round for Leukos Biotech
GP has drawn down capital from its Inveready Innvierte Biotech II vehicle
Caixa, Kibo sell Trip4real to Airbnb
Venture capital firms sell their stake in the business after two-year holding period
ProA buys 30% stake in Grupo Vips
GP will provide €12.5m of additional capital as part of a capital increase
Kibo et al. in €550,000 round for Tappx
Kibo Ventures and b-ventures join in early-stage round for Spanish startup
Espiga buys 86% stake in Unica
Deal marks the fourth transaction for the GP’s 2014-vintage vehicle, Espiga Equity Fund
Corpfin sells Spanish tour operator Catai
Madrid-based buyout house sells its 50% stake in the business after a nine-year holding period
Nauta Capital leads €1.4m funding round for Nextail
Backers include existing investor Realiza Business Angels, part of VC house DCN Ventures
Inveready leads €1.5m round for Tviso
Backers include VC house Cabiedes & Partners and investment firm Evolvia
Suma Capital buys 20% stake in Alucan
As part of the deal, the company will double its production capacity
Corpfin secures 55% stake in Elastorsa
Deal marks the seventh investment for the GP’s 2013-vintage vehicle, Corpfin Capital Fund IV
Nazca buys 75% stake in Caiba
Deal marks the 10th investment for the GP’s 2009-vintage vehicle Fondo Nazca III
CVC sells Quirónsalud to Helios for €5.76bn
Deal sees the GP sell its stake in the hospital group after a two-year holding period