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Week 28 (2023) in M&A and Private Equity 🛰️🇪🇸 + Q2 recap

Weekly collection of transactions (July 10 - July 16)

• ACON Investments Completes Acquisition of Majority Stake in Siex 2001. SIEX designs, certifies, manufactures and distributes gas-based fire extinguishing solutions to clients in over 70 countries. 1

• Aurica acquires a 49% stake in Alquiler Seguro, company specializing in the management of rental housing, to face its growth plan. 2

• Randstad buys the CTC services outsourcing group from Portobello for 80 million. The private equity fund owned the group since 2006. 3

• Espiga Capital acquires a stake in Grupo Abrasivos Manhattan, manufacturer of high value-added precision grinding wheels. 4

• The IT consulting company Nunsys adds another acquisition and reinforces its industrial area with Esfera Ingeniería. 5

• Stylitics Acquires Wide Eyes, the Advanced Visual AI Solutions Company for Fashion and Retail.6

• Dicsa group, the hydraulic and pneumatic connectors and components manufacturer and distributor, joins the British distribution group Diploma.7

• Dubai’s Five Holdings takes over Pachá’s Ibiza hotels and nightclubs for 320 million euros. 8

• Brokers & Partners (Miura Partners) joins forces with Sabseg Seguros to create Sabseg Group, the leading independent insurance broker in the Iberian market**.** 9

• The Galician aluminum group Exlabesa enters France with the purchase of Flandria. 10

• …

Q2 in M&A and Private Equity, a recap 🎙️

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IMAP closes 92 M&A transactions worth over $3 billion in H1 2023. Cautious dealmaking due to global uncertainty, high interest rates, and the unresolved U.S. debt ceiling issue, meant global M&A activity experienced a significant decline of 36% in the second quarter of 2023. However, with the gradual recovery of the stock market, there is hope for restoring CEOs’ confidence in engaging in M&A deals. Furthermore, despite the decline, experts believe the M&A market still holds potential for future growth and resurgence**.**

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IMAP closes 92 M&A transactions worth over $3 billion in H1 2023

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1

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/acon-investments-completes-acquisition-of-majority-stake-in-siex-2001-sl-301872319.html

2

https://www.expansion.com/catalunya/2023/07/12/64aef9d9468aebb3038b45e3.html

3

https://www.eleconomista.es/capital-riesgo/noticias/12365041/07/23/randstad-compra-el-grupo-de-externalizacion-de-servicios-ctc-a-portobello-por-80-millones-.html

4

http://capital-riesgo.es/es/articles/espiga-capital-invierte-en-grupo-abrasivos-manhattan/

5

https://www.eleconomista.es/tecnologia/noticias/12368830/07/23/la-tecnologica-nunsys-suma-otra-compra-y-refuerza-su-area-industrial-con-esfera-ingenieria.html

6

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230710269935/en/Stylitics-Acquires-Wide-Eyes-the-Advanced-Visual-AI-Solutions-Company-for-Fashion-and-Retail/

7

https://www.expansion.com/empresas/2023/07/13/64afa0e6e5fdea53568b4673.html

8

https://www.eleconomista.es/capital-riesgo/noticias/12365782/07/23/un-holding-de-dubai-compra-los-hoteles-y-discotecas-de-pacha-por-320-millones-.html

9

https://miura.partners/en/news-en/brokers-partners-joins-forces-with-sabseg-seguros-to-create-sabseg-group-the-leading-independent-insurance-broker-in-the-iberian-market/

10

https://www.eleconomista.es/industria/noticias/12364607/07/23/el-grupo-de-aluminio-gallego-exlabesa-entra-en-francia-con-la-compra-de-flandria.html

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