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The latest digital edition of Southern Europe unquote” is out now, featuring all the latest analysis, deals and exits in the region.
Southern Europe unquote" October 2011
Pass the parcel deals are nothing new in private equity. Indeed, on a perennial basis, rafts of secondary buyouts make the headlines.
CRM-backed Nupcial Novissima liquidates
Grupo Nupcial Novissima, a company backed by Spanish private equity firm Capital Riesgo Madrid (CRM), has gone into liquidation.
Portobello and Vista exit Maxam to Advent for €900m
Advent International has acquired a 50% stake in Spanish explosives supplier Maxam as part of a secondary buyout valued at almost €900m. The deal represents an exit for Portobello Capital and Vista Capital.
Inveready subscribes to €1.5m Lucierna round
Inveready and Caixa Capital Risc have led a €1.5m funding round for a minority stake in Spanish technology firm Lucierna.
Mercapital ups stake in Q Diagnóstica
Spanish private equity firm Mercapital has upped its stake in private diagnostic imaging operator Q Diagnóstica to 97.1%.
Altamar V holds first close on €120m
Altamar Private Equity has held a first close of its fifth fund-of-funds, Altamar V Private Equity Program, on тЌ120m.
Southern Europe unquote" September 2011
Having spent 10 years at the helm of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA), Javier Echarri is roundly considered one of the world’s most influential people in private equity. This month he talks to unquote" Southern Europe about the Alternative...
Invercaria boosts Gptech with €4m
Invercaria, the private equity arm of the Junta de Andalucía, has invested €4m in Spanish electronics firm Green Power Technologies (Gptech).
Vista Capital looking to sell Indas
Vista Capital de Expansión are looking to divest sanitary pad maker Indas.
Landon invests €3.5m in Sercotel
Landon Investments, the venture capital arm of Grupo Corporativo Landon, has invested €3.5m in Spanish hotel chain Sercotel via a capital increase, thus upping its stake to 70%.
VCs invest another $26m in Groupalia
Index Ventures, Caixa Capital Risc, Nauta Capital, General Atlantic and Insight Venture Partners have subscribed to a $26m capital increase carried out by Spanish discounts website Groupalia.
GCRPV backs Azcue with €1m
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has backed the Basque Country's Azcue y Cia with a €1m investment.
GCRPV leads €750,000 Goialde round
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has led a €750,000 funding round for Basque firm Goialde.
GCRPV leads €750,000 Goialde round
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has led a €750,000 funding round for Basque firm Goialde.
GCRPV injects €1.1m in GMTK
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has injected €1.125m into Basque company GMTK.
GCRPV invests €1m in Sagola
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has invested €1m in Basque business Sagola.
Caixa Capital Risc invests in zero2infinity
Caixa Capital Risc, the venture capital division of Spain’s La Caixa savings bank, has invested in Barcelona-based aerospace company zero2infinity.
Clave Mayor-backed Papas Vicente Vidal buys Aperitivos Gus
Papas Vicente Vidal, a Spanish family business recently acquired by Clave Mayor and Sodena-backed APEX, has purchased 100% of snacks manufacturer Aperitivos Gus.
Interview: Javier Echarri
Having spent 10 years at the helm of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA), Javier Echarri is roundly considered one of the world's most influential people in private equity. He talks to Susannah Birkwood about the AIFMD, national trade bodies...
Ergon acquires Fundició Dúctil Benito
Belgium mid-cap firm Ergon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Catalan company Fundició Dúctil Benito in its first transaction in Spain.
GCRPV invests in four Basque firms
Gestión de Capital Riesgo del País Vasco (GCRPV), the venture arm of the Basque Country government, has invested €4m in four Basque businesses.
MCH and Corpfin invest in Segur Ibérica
MCH Private Equity and Corpfin Capital have acquired N+1 Private Equity’s stake in Spanish security firms Segur Ibérica and Hortus Mundi for €26m.
Nazca Capital buys EUREKAKIDS
Nazca Capital has acquired Damerik, which owns Catalan toy chain EUREKAKIDS, via the purchase of equity and a capital increase.