Spain
Gestión de Capital Riesgo backs Kondia Me Taldea
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has injected €750,000 into machine tools manufacturer Kondia Me Taldea in exchange for a 22.5% stake.
Baring exits Centro Inmunológico de Cataluna
Baring Private Equity Partners has completed the exit of medical diagnostics company Centro Inmunológico de Cataluna (CIC) through a trade sale to French medical diagnostics company Labco.
Cabiedes & Partners reinvests in Uvinum
Cabiedes & Partners has led a second round of funding for online marketplace for alcoholic beverages and gourmet products Uvinum, investing a total of €830,000 from its fund and business angels.
Active Venture backs Whisbi
Active Venture Partners has backed start-up online communications service provider Whisbi.
Vector exits Efectivox
Vector Capital has sold its 27.67% stake in cash handling and transportation services provider Efectivox, previously known as Blindados Grupo Norte, to Swedish cash handling company Loomis. Financial details of the exit remain undisclosed.
Suma acquires 48% of GEC and takes control
Spanish private equity firm Suma Capital has acquired a further 48% of Barcelona-based e-learning company Gestión del Conocimiento (GEC) from Caixa Penedès, increasing its stake in the business to 98%.
Sun European Partners acquires Elix
Sun European Partners has acquired plastics business Elix Polymers for an undisclosed amount.
Nazca acquires majority stake in Grupo IMO
Nazca Capital has acquired a majority interest in Spanish radiotherapy services provider Grupo IMO via the purchase of shares and a capital injection.
First Reserve injects $150m into renewable energy firm
First Reserve has invested $150m in a joint windfarm venture with Spain’s Renovalia Energy.
First Spanish commercial bank bail-out
The Spanish central bank, Banco de España, has taken over Banco de Valencia to "stabilise and recapitalise" the troubled commercial bank.
KKR takes minority stake in Saba Infraestructuras
KKR has taken a 12.5% stake in Spanish car park and logistics park management company Saba Infraestructuras.
GED Capital invests in Senerest
Spanish private equity house GED Capital has invested €4.5m in low-cost restaurant franchise Senerest.
Southern Europe unquote" November 2011
Spain was again home to some of Europe’s largest deals in October, with two deals valued at several hundred million euros.
Foresight Group expands investment team
Foresight has appointed new members to its environmental and solar team.
Cinven and BC exit final Amadeus shares and reap 7x
Cinven has exited its remaining 3.4% stake in Amadeus IT Holding, bringing the total proceeds from the travel reservation specialist's IPO to more than €1.6bn.
ProA-backed Ambuibérica bolts on Ambulancias Reus
Grupo Ambuibérica, a company owned by Spanish private equity firm ProA Capital, has acquired fellow ambulance business Ambulancias Reus.
Carlyle buys Telecable for €400m
The Carlyle Group has won the bidding war for Spanish telecommunications provider Telecable de Asturias, beating CVC at the last hurdle with its offer, which values the company at €400m.
Nauta injects €800,000 into GetApp.com
Spanish venture firm Nauta Capital has invested €800,000 as part of a series-A round for GetApp.com, an online marketplace for web-based business applications.
First Reserve invests €300m in Abengoa
US private equity firm First Reserve Corporation has invested €300m in listed Spanish technology company Abengoa as part of a capital increase.
Axon subscribes to €2m Wuaki.tv round
Axon Capital has participated in a €2m funding round for Wuaki.tv, a major Spanish video-on-demand service provider.
Suma Capital-backed CTC acquires OCA
CTC Externalización, a portfolio company of Suma Capital, has made its first bolt-on acquisition in buying 100% of Catalan outsourcing group OCA for an estimated €4m.
Caixa Capital Risc leads €3m Genmedica round
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital arm of savings bank La Caixa, has led a €3m funding round for Spanish biotech firm Genmedica Therapeutics.
Madrid's local government to sell stake in CRM
Madrid’s local government is to sell its 49% stake in private equity fund Capital Riesgo Madrid (CRM) on the secondaries market.
BPEP acquires 48% of ADELTE Group and EFS
Baring Private Equity Partners (BPEP) has acquired a 48% stake in Spain’s ADELTE Group and Equipo Facility Services (EFS) for an estimated €9m.