Nazca Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Nazca Capital has acquired 1 company.

Nazca Capital’s most common sectors for investment arefood (12%) and agriculture (9%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (80%) and stake purchase (9%). In total, Nazca Capital has invested in 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2013 when it acquired Fritta SL for $51M.

In the last 3 years, Nazca Capital has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (43%). Nazca Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2016 when it sold Biogran S.L. for $76M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity55
    • M&A Buy Activity34
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 22
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 17

Nazca Capital

C/ Almagro, 23 – 1º planta.,
Madrid, 28010
Spain
+34 917 000 501
www.nazca.es
info@nazca.es

Nazca Private Equity is an investment firm focused on investing in private, small and medium-sized Spanish companies. Nazca looks for businesses with value-added products or services, proven track records, leading market positions, and sustainable competitive advantages. Prospective companies generally have sales of €30 to €200 million. The Firm's target investment size is €15 to €50 million. Funds are typically used to support buyouts, growth capital financings, add-ons, and consolidations. Nazca began investing in 2001 and is based in Madrid.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Beverages, Consumer Services, Education, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Marketing, Publishing, Restaurants, Retail, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 30 300
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 15 150
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 32 1 1 - - - 34
vol $131M $131M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 18 1 2 - - - 21
vol $84M $84M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Eolos Floating Lidar Solutions S.L 2022-12-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Barcelona, Spain · www.eolossolutions.com
FoodBox S.A. 2022-06-08 - Secondary Buyout
Madrid, Spain · www.foodbox.es
Cinelux S.A.U. 2022-02-24 - Secondary Buyout
Madrid, Spain · www.cinelux.es
Zunibal S.L. 2021-08-03 - Stake Purchase
Bizkaia, Spain · www.zunibal.com
Caiba S.A. 2021-07-06 - Secondary Buyout
Ribarroja, Spain · www.caiba.es
Eurocebollas 2020-12-11 - Stake Purchase
Valencia, Spain · en.eurocebollas.com
Laboratorios Almond S.L. 2020-12-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Murcia, Spain · www.naturgreen.es
Moldcom Composites S.L. 2020-12-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Manises, Spain · www.moldcom.es
IDP Ingeniería y Arquitectura Iberia, SLU 2020-07-23 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Sabadell, Spain · www..idp.es
Ovelar Merchandising (OM Group) 2019-12-02 - Secondary Buyout
Rivas Vaciamadrid, Spain · www.grupo-om.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 2 (15%) - 4 (12%) -
Agriculture 1 (8%) - 3 (9%) -
Building Materials - - 2 (6%) 51M (39%)
Restaurants - - 2 (6%) 15M (12%)
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (6%) 14M (11%)
Beverages - - 2 (6%) -
Business Services - - 2 (6%) -
Consumer Services - - 2 (6%) -
Marketing - - 2 (6%) -
Life Science 1 (8%) 51M (100%) 1 (3%) 51M (39%)
Aerospace - - 1 (3%) -
Communications 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Construction 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Products 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Education - - 1 (3%) -
Engineering 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Information Technology 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Manufacturing 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Medical Products 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Packaging - - 1 (3%) -
Transportation 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 13 $51M 34 $131M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Spain 12 (92%) 51M (100%) 33 (97%) 80M (100%)
South Africa 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 12 (92%) 51M (100%) 33 (97%) 80M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (8%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 13 $51M 34 $80M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 (69%) - 27 (79%) 65M (50%)
Stake Purchase 2 (15%) - 3 (9%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (8%) - 2 (6%) 15M (12%)
Divestiture 1 (8%) 51M (100%) 1 (3%) 51M (39%)
Growth Capital - - 1 (3%) -
Total 13 $51M 34 $131M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 9 (43%) -
Trade Sale 8 (38%) 8M (10%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (10%) 76M (90%)
Sold to Management 2 (10%) -
Total 21 $84M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
 2
Arcano Asesores Financieros, S.L.
 2
Socios Financieros
 2
Legal Deals
DLA Piper
 3
Uría Menéndez Abogados S.L.P.
 3
Garrigues
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 4 $131M
TOTAL $131M
Largest Diater SA
$51M (2019-06-07)
sell # Total
< $100M 2 $84M
TOTAL $84M
Largest Biogran S.L.
$76M (2016-12-05)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
43%
9 (43%)
Strategic(s)
38%
8 (38%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

755M EUR

Established

2001

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Alvaro Mariátegui

Founding Partner & Managing Director

Carlos Carbó

Founding Partner & Managing Director

Carlos Pérez de Jáuregui

Partner

Celia Pérez Beato

Partner

Emilio Manchón

Partner

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