Spain
Ardian increases stake in CLH Group
Ardian has increased its holding in Spanish oil storage and transportation firm Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos (CLH) to 15%.
Inveready sells Lucierna to VC-backed SmartBear
Spanish investor Inveready has divested enterprise application company Lucierna in a sale to SmartBear, a software company backed by US venture capital firm Insight Venture Partners.
Addquity backs EzzingSolar
Spanish private equity firm Addquity has made a capital injection into photovoltaic software provider EzzingSolar.
Carlyle’s Applus one step closer to IPO
Spanish industrial testing company Applus, backed by Carlyle and Investindustrial, is understood to have appointed Morgan Stanley and UBS to run its IPO.
Sherpa Capital buys Bolfor
Sherpa Capital has acquired flexible packaging firm Bolfor with the intention to merge it with current portfolio company Polibol.
Investindustrial sells 49.9% PortAventura stake to KKR
Investindustrial has sold a 49.9% stake in Spanish tourist resort PortAventura to KKR.
Deal in focus: Kronomav raises €900,000 in equity and debt
Spanish robotics company Kronomav Sistemas has raised €900,000 from Clave Mayor, Inveready, government-backed innovation bank Enisa and the Ministry of Industry.
Inveready, Clave Mayor inject €900,000 into Kronomav
Spanish robotics firm Kronomav Sistemas has raised €900,000 from Inveready, existing backer Clave Mayor, government-backed innovation bank Enisa and the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism.
Babcock circles private equity-backed Inaer
British engineering support services firm Babcock is in exclusive discussions to buy Spanish helicopter operator Inaer, backed by KKR and Investindustrial.
GGM Venture Capital backs Optimitive
GGM Venture Capital has invested €1.4m in a series-A round for Spanish commercial energy saving service provider Optimitive.
From the Bench raises €1m from Caixa and Bonsai
Alicante-based social games developer From the Bench has raised €1m from Caixa Capital Risc and Bonsai Venture Capital.
Ambar Venture Capital backs TechnoActivity
Spanish venture capital investor Ambar Venture Capital has committed €2.4m to TechnoActivity, a mobile payments provider, according to reports in the Spanish press.
Portobello and Vista sell Indas for €285m
Spanish GPs Portobello and Vista Capital have agreed to sell Spanish absorbent sanitary product maker Laboratorios Indas to Domtar Corporation for €285m.
N+1 Mercapital CEO resigns
Javier Loizaga, N+1 Mercapital
JZCP targets Spain with new joint venture Toro Finance
Listed private equity fund JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) has teamed up with Avenue Capital Group to launch a new €400m finance company in Spain.
CCMP, Axis, Corpfin pump further €10.5m into Volotea
Spanish low-cost airline Volotea has raised a further €10.5 m from its existing backers.
3i-backed Everis sold to NTT Data
Japanese IT services company NTT Data has wholly acquired Spanish business consultancy firm Everis, giving an exit to 3i, Hutton Collins, Grupo Landon and Ariadne.
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital sell Mivisa for €1.2bn
Blackstone and N+1 Mercapital have sold tinplate packaging manufacturer Mivisa to Crown Holdings in a €1.2bn transaction.
Dinamia sells Nicolás Correa on secondary market
Listed private equity fund Dinamia, managed by N+1 Mercapital, has sold its stake in Nicolás Correa, a listed manufacturer of milling machines, through the sale of shares on the continuous market.
N+1 Mercapital avoids write-off with Hoteles Tecnológicos sale
N+1 Mercapital has sold Hoteles Tecnológicos in a partial exit from hotel group High Tech Hoteles & Resorts.
Inveready launches second tech fund
Spanish investor Inveready has launched its second technology fund, Inveready Fund II, with a target of €15-20m.
Inveready leads €1m round for Sweetspot
Spanish venture capital investors Inveready and Cube Investments have led a €1m round for Sweetspot Intelligence, a marketing analytics platform.
GED sells Grupo Sendal, reaps 2x return
GED has sold its stake in healthcare service provider Grupo Sendal to US-based Carefusion and reaped a 2x return.
Doughty's Quirón buys Teknon from Magnum
Magnum Industrial Partners has sold Barcelona-based private medical clinic Centro Médico Teknon to Grupo Hospitalario Quirón, backed by Doughty Hanson, for €225m.