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Week 46 (2023) in M&A and Private Equity 🛰️🇪🇸
Weekly collection of transactions (November 13 - 19)
• The Rafa Nadal Academy, launched in 2016 in Mallorca, Spain, has announced a partnership with GPF, a private equity investment firm, to accelerate its international expansion. This strategic alliance is in line with Rafa Nadal’s vision of promoting sports and education globally. 1
• Forterro (Partners Group), a European leader in specialised software solutions for small and mid-size industrial organisations, announced its recent acquisition of abas Business Solutions (abas BS), a distinguished reseller of Forterro’s renowned Abas ERP product. 2
• Uriach, a family-owned company since 1838, has agreed to acquire the French company Laboratories Ineldea, specializing in natural self-care health products. This acquisition, the largest to date for Uriach, strengthens its leadership in the Natural Consumer Healthcare business in Europe. Uriach has partnered with ICG, a private equity firm, as a minority shareholder to support its strategic transformation and accelerate future growth. 3
• Minsait Payments (Indra) acquires Pecunpay to accelerate growth as a payment service provider. 4
• Trucksters, an international transportation company, has fully entered the horticultural transport sector with the acquisition of Nova Gandía, a Valencian transporter. Trucksters expands its focus to services for refrigerated goods.5
• Realza Capital, a Spanish private equity fund, has acquired a majority stake in Uniformes Gary’s, a company specializing in the design, finishing, and marketing of work uniforms. Uniformes Gary’s has established itself in the market for work attire, offering products that cater to various professional sectors. 6
• Hiberus, a Spanish technology company, has acquired a majority stake in the technology firm Link from BTS Group, marking its entry into Ecuador and Colombia. This strategic move also includes the purchase of Trackglobe, based in Spain, enhancing Hiberus’s technological position nationally and its growth in the Americas. 7
• Rioja Nature Pharma, a manufacturer of dietary supplements, has welcomed Tresmares, an investment platform in Spain supported by Banco Santander, as a minority stakeholder**.** Rioja Nature Pharma, serving clients in over 40 countries, anticipates closing the year with a turnover exceeding €40 million and has an ambitious business plan to organically reach €80 million in revenue over the next five years. 8
• Ballenoil has announced a significant agreement to become part of the Cepsa group. Ballenoil will continue under its own brand and aims to maintain the best market prices across its over 220 gas stations. The company has ambitious growth plans, targeting 500 stations by 2027. 9
• The Spanish technology company Gigas has conducted two significant operations in the Portuguese telecommunications market. Firstly, Gigas acquired Alterlinks, a company specializing in telecommunications infrastructure. Additionally, Gigas sold 1,100 kilometers of dark fiber from its subsidiary Oni to the Spanish company Lyntia, specializing in wholesale dark fiber services. 10
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https://www.forterro.com/en/news/forterro-acquires-abas-bs
https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/economia/2023/11/13/hiberus-compra-tecnologica-link-1690644.html
https://www.ballenoil.es/ballenoil-alcanza-un-acuerdo-con-cepsa/
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