Spain
VC-backed eShop buys ChicPlace
Buyer’s backers include Qualitas Equity Partners, Bonsai, Kibo, Onza Capital and Nature Capital
Geenapp raises €500,000 round from Caixa and Kima
Backers include Spanish VC firm Caixa Capital Risc and French competitor Kima Ventures
Nazca reaps 2x on IMOncology exit
Deal marks the second divestment for the Nazca III fund, which now holds seven portfolio companies
Seaya Ventures leads €4.1m series-A for Hundredrooms
Backers include existing investors Inveready, Bankinter and Media Digital Ventures
Investindustrial launches take-private bid for RCS
Investindustrial will own a 45% stake, with existing shareholders holding onto 55%
Springwater buys Pullmantur and CDF
Deal marks fifth acquisition from Springwater across Royal Caribbean Cruises’ portfolio companies
Deal in Focus: Telepizza listing leads southern Europe IPO wave
An in-depth look at Telepizza’s listing on the Spanish stock exchange
Axon provides €1m series-A for Coco & Lola
Following rebranding to Axon Partners, the VC continues investments from its ICT Axon II Fund
Nnergix raises €720,000 from Victoria Venture et al.
Deal marks the first investment of Spanish venture capital firm Victoria Venture Capital
Inveready sells Zip to Bionaturis for €1.6m
Transaction sees the venture capital house acquiring 5% of listed Bionaturis shares
Peptomyc raises €1m round from Riva y García
Business angels and institutional investors also participated in the funding round
MyTwinPlace raises €750,000 round from Inveready, Sabadell
Deal marks the first transaction for Banco Sabadell’s investment arm, Sabadell Venture Capital
Arle's Parques Reunidos valued at €1.25bn in Madrid IPO
GP initiates its exit from Parques Reunidos after a 12-year holding period
Cinven buys Hotelbeds for €1.2bn
Backers include Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and the management team
KKR, Permira reap €431m in Telepizza IPO
Selling shareholders Permira and KKR have received proceeds of €431m
Reforms fail to redress Spain's lack of domestic LPs
As international funds increase their exposure to Spanish private equity, domestic LPs remain in frustratingly short supply
N+1 holds €400m first close for third fund
Vehicle targets Spanish and Portuguese mid-cap companies with EBITDA of up to €40m
Oquendo buys stake in Comess Group
GP has provided a mix of equity and mezzanine debt facilities through its Mezzanine II fund
Collins Capital buys 40% of Energy House
Deal marks the maiden transaction of recently founded Spanish GP Collins Capital
Alma Mundi leads €1m round for Fairtime
Deal marks the third transaction for Alma Mundi Innvierte Fund
Nauta et al. inject €1.4m into Lodgify
Backers include existing shareholders Howzat, Venrex and high-net-worth individuals
Carlyle sells 10% of Applus for €111m
Carlyle-backed Azul has reduced its stake in the business to 13.97%
Sunstone sells Tyba to Graduateland
Tyba’s management team will leave the business for a spin-off company, Source{d}
Summit-backed Vente-privee buys Privalia, Eboutic.ch
General Atlantic, Highland Capital, Sofina and other backers exit their stakes