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#AbacCapital | Last Wednesday, our CEO, Oriol Pinya, had the opportunity to participate in a round table discussion organized by the Generalitat de Catalunya at #BME in Barcelona. The panelists discussed the fundamental role that public-private collaboration plays in facing new challenges and opportunities in the financial sector. Read more about it in this article:  https://lnkd.in/dzGSfmTJ #AbacCapital  #Expansion  #financialsector   #poweringthefuture

[News] Thanks to Capital & Corporate and Guillermo Uribe Castellanos for your coverage of Brackendale Consulting and Kreab España's Financial Talk in Madrid focusing on the need for private equity firms to be more creative in raising capital in today’s tricky fundraising climate, as well as tackling some of the opportunities and challenges the Spanish market is facing. Matilde Horta e Costa Arcano Partners Certior Capital Timo Hara Jean-Philippe Boige Reach Capital | Private Assets Advisor Uwe Fleischhauer YIELCO Investments Fay Margo Laura Shelley Eugenio Martínez Bravo Pablo Zamorano Luciano Figari #privateequity #fundraising #LPsentiment #news

🔧 "A powerful toolbox", "a worldwide recognized brand", "a trendsetter in regulation."   🌟 This is what makes Luxembourg "the Silicon Valley of investment funds,” says our CEO Carlos Alberto Morales in an insightful reading by FundsPeople (ES) on how Spanish managers employ Luxembourg-based structures for their products.   📖 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/d_a3TnE4

Global alternative assets are expected to reach $24.5 trillion by 2028, up from an estimated $16.3 trillion at the end of 2023. Iberia 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 is not immune to this trend, and to meet the demand for solutions uncorrelated with traditional markets, several firms have started up in just over a year. They have ambitious plans and design bespoke proposals for their clients. Investing in alternative assets is not new, but it has gained interest in recent times, and as a result, a significant number of specialized firms have entered the market. A year ago, Banco Santander announced the launch of Santander Alternative Investment (SAI); shortly before that, atl Capital launched its alternatives division in January 2023, and Crescenta started up in mid-2022. Other entities that have also launched services or expanded their businesses include CaixaBank AM, Diaphanum, and Ibercaja Gestión. Recently, smaller firms such as Terrano Capital, Successful Capital SGEIC - led by Fran Piera - Arraigo V&P, and Southway Capital Partners have taken their first steps in very specialized segments of alternative investment, such as real estate or venture capital, to name just a few examples. I am really keen on watching how the alternatives world develops in Iberia 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 Stay tuned for my new project focused on Alternatives in the region!

#fundingalert 💼Company: Exoticca 💰Funding: €4 Million ⚡Round: Debt Funding 👥Investors: BBVA Spark Exoticca is an online tour operator that is rapidly expanding and causing a stir in the Travel Tech industry. Established in Barcelona in 2013, the firm today employs more than 400 enthusiastic travel professionals with the mission of enabling as many people as possible to experience exotic travel. The company’s development into Latin America will be made easier by this credit arrangement. The finance is provided by the European Union and the European Investment Fund through the InvestEU Fund programme. Pere Valles Veronica Ruiz Carolina Ramón Anna Cabezas Pijuan Berta Sahuquillo Humera Latif Akhtar Rafa Bellido Zamora Alejo Lavesari Read more - https://lnkd.in/gwjEMAwU To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.co.uk #Exoticca #traveltech #tours #digital #eustartup #investment #funding #startupnews #fundingnews #news #stratuprise

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Again, great news for the Spanish private equity industry, which is on track for a record-breaking year, driven by significant corporate transactions agreed upon in the first half of the year. High-profile deals involving companies like idealista, Applus+, Universidad Europea, Globeducate, Prosur, and MONBAKE, among others, have collectively surpassed a value of over €12 billion in this period. 🤯 You can read it all on this article by Pepe Bravo from Expansión. The exceptional quality of the assets brought to market has also played a crucial role in facilitating these agreements and boosting the overall transaction amounts. Notably, several deals have achieved multiples of more than 20 times the company's EBITDA. Key Transactions: ▪ In March, CVC agreed with Ardian to acquire Monbake, the third-largest Spanish manufacturer of frozen dough, valued at €900 million. ▪ CVC is also a contender for purchasing the manufacturing division for third parties of Rovi, valued at over €3.5 billion. ▪ Cinven secured a rapid agreement in June to exclusively negotiate the acquisition of Idealista, valued at €2.9 billion, marking the largest transaction of an online company in Spain's history. ▪ EQT Group acquired Universidad Europea, valued at €2.2 billion. ▪ Wendel acquired a 50% stake in the Globeducate school group, valuing the company at about €2 billion. ▪ The British fund Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) acquired approximately 40% of Prosur, a manufacturer of ingredients for the food sector. ICG valued the entire shareholding plus debt at around €1 billion.

#latinamerica ‘s VC landscape holds both challenges and opportunities. No doubt about that. In 2023, Latin American VC funding faced challenges, totaling approximately $4 billion across 864 deals. Despite this, resilience is shining through in 2024. A rebound is expected. So, check out this analysis by #siliconvalley Latin American expert André Thiollier on how this year is shaping. Some sunny surprises may lay ahead. #venturecapital #mergersandacquisitions #inversiones #latam

“Startups at pre-seed and seed stages are expected to return to pre-pandemic fundraising levels. VCs will look to prioritize startups demonstrating profitability, innovation, and efficient capital management, with a particular interest in sectors like Fintech, AI, Agtech, and Healthtech. Additionally, the growing influence of #ai underscores the importance of solutions that solve real customer problems to attract VC interest.”

Spotlight: MCI Capital - A listed disruptive tech-focused PE fund in CEE MCI Capital is the only listed private equity company and the largest digital private equity firm in CEE with total of approx. PLN 3.0 bn (EUR 700 mn) gross AUM. The regional focus is clearly on CEE and Poland. Thanks to equity capital of PLN 2.1 bn, the company is not dependent on regular cyclical fundraising. The group targets companies with promising business models, such as the provision of digital infrastructure to support the transition to a more data-driven economy. This includes investments in companies in the areas of e-commerce, fintech, insurtech, payment processing, medtech, edtech and software as a service (SaaS). The MCI Group had a strong liquidity position of PLN 447 mn as of YE 23. 📌 Find out more in our latest report by Rok Stibrič, CFA: https://lnkd.in/dJqkcukk #RaiffeisenResearch

🇺🇸✨🚀 ▶️ Summary of the Latin American Transaction Market – May 2024 In the first five months of the year, the Venture Capital sector recorded 252 transactions worth $1.928 billion, with a 35% decrease in number but a 17% increase in value year-over-year. 📊 Private Equity in May saw 71 transactions worth $2.232 billion, a 6% decrease in number but a 24% increase in mobilized capital. Asset Acquisitions up to May had 175 transactions worth $3.708 billion, with a 5% rise in number and a 17% increase in value compared to 2023. Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin America: Up to May: 996 mergers and acquisitions worth $26 billion, a 26% decrease in number and a 25% drop in value compared to 2023. In May: 149 transactions worth $6.157 billion. 🔄 Activity by Country 🌎 : Brazil: 592 transactions (↓ 29%), capital ↓ 3%. Mexico: 130 transactions (↓ 16%), capital ↓ 68%. Chile: 113 transactions (↓ 33%), capital ↓ 71%. Colombia: 105 transactions (↓ 2%), capital ↓ 8%. Argentina: 66 transactions (↓ 20%), capital ↑ 235%. Peru: 48 transactions (↓ 16%), capital ↓ 65%. Cross-Border Transactions 🌐 : 26 transactions in Europe and 22 in North America by Latin American companies. 172 transactions in Latin America by North American companies and 106 by European companies. The market shows dynamism and adaptability in a challenging environment. 💪📈 Source: https://lnkd.in/esztFWdP #VentureCapital #PrivateEquity #MergersAndAcquisitions #LatinAmericanMarket #Investments #Economy #Insurtech #Innovation #Technology #Insurance #Inversiones #MachineLearning #DeepLearnin #DataScience #AIethics #ArtificialIntelligence #NeuralNetworks #AIfuture #Robotics #AIresearch #AI #Startups #Innovation #InsurtechInsights #Insurance #Insurtech