EQT, a worldwide funding organisation, has introduced that its EQT X fund will purchase the Spanish operations of on-line classifieds group Adevinta.
The deal, made with Aurelia Netherlands TargetCo B.V., marks a serious carve-out of a few of Spain’s most visited on-line marketplaces in sectors starting from jobs and automobiles to houses and basic classifieds.
Bert Janssens, Co-Head of Non-public Capital Europe & North America at EQT, stated: “Adevinta Spain represents a extremely thematic funding inside certainly one of EQT’s core sub-sectors, shopper web. This funding displays our technique of backing high-growth platforms and partnering with world-class Administration groups. We’re impressed by the companies and stay up for supporting Adevinta Spain and its management workforce as they enter this subsequent section of progress.”
Based in Stockholm in 1994, EQT at the moment manages round €266 billion in complete AUM. The agency operates globally, with portfolio firms in Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas, supporting them in sustainable progress and operational growth.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, Adevinta is a worldwide on-line classifieds group, however this deal pertains solely to its Spanish portfolio – residence to a number of of the nation’s most distinguished platforms. These embody:
- Coches.web, a digital automotive market with round 20 million month-to-month guests and roughly 7,000 sellers
- InfoJobs, a number one employment platform in Spain
- Fotocasa and Habitaclia, each main gamers in on-line actual property listings
- Milanuncios, a basic classifieds web site utilized by people and companies throughout a number of classes.
With the transaction, EQT will help the transformation of Adevinta’s Spanish operations into a completely unbiased firm. Its progress technique will centre on AI-driven expertise upgrades, product innovation, and enhancing person expertise.
EQT says their workforce will work alongside native management throughout the 5 platforms to make sure continuity whereas accelerating scale and modernisation.
The deal additionally extends EQT’s already sturdy presence in Spain and builds on the agency’s sector experience in digital shopper platforms.
In recent times, EQT has accomplished strategic investments in Universidad Europea, a non-public larger schooling supplier in Spain and Portugal, and TravelPerk, a Barcelona-based world journey and expense administration startup.
“Adevinta Spain’s platforms are leaders of their respective verticals in Spain, which provides them a promising base from which to additional develop,” stated Carlos Santana, Companion and Head of Spain & Italy Non-public Capital at EQT. “We’re excited to accomplice with the Administration groups to assist them scale, modernise and proceed delivering worth to Spanish prospects and companies.”
The transaction continues to be topic to regulatory approvals and commonplace closing situations and is anticipated to finish through the first quarter of 2026. As soon as finalised, the EQT X fund can be roughly 60–65% invested primarily based on signed or closed offers and different relevant commitments.
