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• CVC in talks with Abertis shareholders over mega deal 06 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets. European private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is in discussions with two of the biggest shareholders in Abertis Infraestructuras, a Barcelona-based infrastructure group, regarding a mega deal that could reach a reported €25bn.

• Sofinnova Partners leads €13.7m investment into McPhy Energy 01 Jul 2010. Source: AltAssets. Venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners has led an investment into France-based McPhy Energy, which is working to commercialise solid-state hydrogen technology.

• Cerberus sells remaining stake in pharma company Talecris 07 Jun 2010. Source: AltAssets. Private equity house Cerberus Capital Management has sold its stake in Talecris Biotherapeutics to Spanish pharmaceuticals company Grifols in a deal that puts a $3.4bn price tag on the business.

• GED Capital in €7m biodiesel deal 03 Jun 2010. Source: AltAssets. Spanish private equity firm GED Capital has acquired a stake in Bio-Oils, a company specialising in the production of biodiesel.

• Charterhouse, Impala give up Levantina stake to banks 24 May 2010. Source: AltAssets. The UK’s Charterhouse Capital has given up a share of its stake in marble tiles and granite kitchen worktops maker Levantina, relinquishing equity to its banking syndicate, according to the Financial Times.

• KKR named as buyer for stake in helicopter business Inaer 29 Apr 2010. Source: AltAssets. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has been named as the buyer of a minority stake in Spanish helicopter fleet business Grupo Inaer from southern European private equity firm Investindustrial, in a deal with a total enterprise value of €700m.

• Travel services company Amadeus in biggest European IPO since 2008 28 Apr 2010. Source: AltAssets. Private equity-backed travel reservations company Amadeus has gone public in the biggest European listing since the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

• CVC takes 35 per cent stake in Spanish cable operator 15 Apr 2010. Source: AltAssets. CVC Capital Partners has taken a 35 per cent stake in R, a Spanish cable operator with a focus on Galicia in the northwest of the country.

• HgCapital tallies up €300m in renewables deals 01 Feb 2010. Source: AltAssets. HgCapital Renewable Power Partners, private equity firm HgCapital’s dedicated renewable energy fund, has announced three new investments, comprising two Spanish solar photovoltaic (PV) projects and one UK onshore wind project.

• Spanish private equity firm Nazca collects €116m towards €150m target 29 Dec 2009. Source: AltAssets. Nazca, a Spanish private equity firm investing in the low to mid-market segment, has held the first closing of its third fund on €116m.

• Advent sells Hune for €1 16 Dec 2009. Source: AltAssets. US private equity firm Advent International has reportedly sold portfolio company Hune to its current management for €1, providing evidence of the ongoing woes on the Spanish construction industry.

• Carlyle and CVC mull bids for Gas Natural’s Madrid distribution assets 23 Nov 2009. Source: AltAssets. Private equity firms Carlyle and CVC are among the parties readying bids for the Madrid distribution assets of Spanish power company Gas Natural ahead of a 30 November deadline, according to reports.

• Spanish biopharmaceutical company Cellerix raises another €27m 12 Nov 2009. Source: AltAssets. Cellerix, a biopharmaceutical company which develops medicines based on cell therapy, has raised €27m in a venture financing round. This round was led by life science venture capital funds YSIOS Capital Partners, Life Science Partners (LSP) and Ventech.

• Spanish PE firm Nazca Capital spins out from Fortis Bank 23 Oct 2009. Source: AltAssets. Nazca Capital, a Spanish mid-market private equity firm, has completed a spin out from Fortis Bank and agreed with fund of funds AlpInvest to future investments.

• European private equity firm Investindustrial raises €100m to develop third fund’s portfolio 02 Oct 2009. Source: AltAssets. Investindustrial, a Southern European private equity firm, has completed the raising of its Build-Up Fund for the €500m Investindustrial III on the target amount of €100m.

• Investindustrial invests in European theme park 10 Sep 2009. Source: AltAssets. Investindustrial, a Southern European mid-market buy-out firm, has acquired 50 per cent of European theme park PortAventura from Spanish listed investment company Criteria CaixaCorp.

• NY private equity firm acquires 4.5 per cent stake in major Spanish media group 28 Aug 2009. Source: AltAssets. Talos Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired a 4.5 per cent stake in PRISA, a listed Spanish and Portuguese-language media group for an estimated €39m.

• Spanish firm Miura Private Equity acquires 60 per cent stake in security company 30 Jul 2009. Source: AltAssets. Miura Private Equity, a fund manager based in Barcelona, has acquired a 60 per cent stake in Proytecsa, a Spanish company that deals in advanced technological products and solutions for the security industry at a national level.

• National Express to reject CVC's takeover bid 27 Jul 2009. Source: AltAssets. National Express plans to reject a takeover bid from London-based private equity firm CVC and the transport operator’s biggest shareholder, Spain’s Cosmen family, according to the Financial Times.

• London-based private equity firm CVC in takeover bid for National Express 24 Jul 2009. Source: AltAssets. London-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has teamed up with National Express’s biggest shareholders to consider an acquisition of the transport operator, according to the Financial Times.

• Spanish venture firm Nauta Capital holds first closing on €100m 15 Jul 2009. Source: AltAssets. Nauta Capital, a venture capital firm with operations in Barcelona and Boston, has launched a new €100m fund, Nauta III.

• Spanish private equity firm ProA Capital acquires chilled foods company Grupo Palacios Alimentación 10 Jul 2009. Source: AltAssets. Spanish private equity firm ProA Capital has backed company management to acquire chilled foods company Grupo Palacios Alimentación

• European fund buys majority stake in Portuguese engineering business 26 Jun 2009. Source: AltAssets. European private equity firm GED has bought a 70 per cent stake in Portuguese engineering and architectural company FASE in a deal valued at €12m.