Sherpa Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Growth Capital Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Sherpa Capital has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 2 others.

Sherpa Capital’s most common sectors for investment areapparel/textiles (12%) and beverages (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (42%) and divestiture (12%). In total, Sherpa Capital has invested in 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2021 when it acquired Medical Beauty Care Holding SL for $22M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (67%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity20
    • M&A Buy Activity17
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 14
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 4

Sherpa Capital

C / Serrano 21, 3rd Plta. ,
Madrid, 28001
Spain
+34 902 70 25 26
www.sherpacapital.es
info@sherpacapital.es

Sherpa Capital Management is a Spanish private equity firm focused on medium-sized company acquisitions in Western Europe. Sherpa targets acquisitions of businesses with €20 to €300 million in revenue and has a special interest in consolidation opportunities and special situations. Sherpa Capital was formed in 2011 and is based in Madrid.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Beverages, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Electrical Equipment, Food, Internet Software and Services, Manufacturing, Packaging, Real Estate, Retail, Software, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital, Special Situations/Distressed, Venture

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 20 300
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 11 3 2 1 - - 17
vol $22M $22M
Sell (0.2/yr) # 2 1 - - - - 3
  20

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Bodega Crego e Monaguillo, SL 2023-02-07 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Ourense, Spain · www.cregoemonaguillo.com
Terra Cellars SLU 2022-09-02 - Growth Capital
Catalonia, Spain · www.terracellars.es
Albastar S.A. 2022-07-01 - Stake Purchase
Palma de Mallorca, Spain · www.albastar.es
Medical Beauty Care Holding, SL 2021-10-13 22M EUR Divestiture
Madrid, Spain · www.hedonai.com
BPXport XXI S.L.U. 2021-09-23 - Acquisition Financing
Donostia, Spain · www.bpxport.es
Laboratorios Forenqui SAU 2021-09-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Madrid, Spain · www.forenqui.com
Macrolibros, SLU 2021-02-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Valladolid, Spain
CityBike 2020-05-22 - Stake Purchase
Barcelona, Spain
Cegasa Energía, S.L.U. 2020-02-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain · www.cegasa.com
Tapeçarias Ferreira de Sá, S.A. 2019-10-31 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Espinho, Portugal · www.ferreiradesa.pt
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Services 2 (18%) 22M (100%) 2 (12%) 22M (100%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (9%) - 2 (12%) -
Beverages 2 (18%) - 2 (12%) -
Business Services - - 1 (6%) -
Chemicals 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
Consumer Products 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
Food 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (6%) -
Packaging - - 1 (6%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (6%) -
Retail - - 1 (6%) -
Transportation 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
Total 11 $22M 17 $22M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Spain 10 (91%) 22M (100%) 16 (94%) 22M (100%)
Portugal 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
Domestic 10 (91%) 22M (100%) 16 (94%) 22M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
Total 11 $22M 17 $22M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (36%) - 7 (41%) -
Divestiture 1 (9%) 22M (100%) 2 (12%) 22M (100%)
Growth Capital 2 (18%) - 2 (12%) -
Stake Purchase 2 (18%) - 2 (12%) -
Acquisition Financing 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
Consolidation 1 (9%) - 1 (6%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (6%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (6%) -
Total 11 $22M 17 $22M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (33%) -
Trade Sale 1 (33%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (33%) -
Total 3 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
 1
Legal Deals
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados S. L. P.
 2
DLA Piper
 1
Squire Patton Boggs
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 1 $22M
TOTAL $22M
Largest Medical Beauty Care Holding, SL
$22M (2021-10-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Strategic(s)
12%
2 (12%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Growth Capital Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

250M EUR

Established

2011

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Alfredo Bru

Founding Partner

Eduardo Navarro

Founding Partner & Chairman

Begoña Aguilera

Head of Investor Relations & ESG

Jorge Fernández Miret

Managing Partner, Investment

Fernando Aguado

Partner

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