Espiga Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

Espiga Capital’s most common sectors for investment are manufacturing (34%) and business services (17%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (75%) and secondary buyout (17%).

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (50%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • M&A Advisors 1

Espiga Capital

Montalbán 5, bajo izdaq,
Madrid, 28014
Spain
+34 91 531 72 77
www.espiga.com
contact@espiga.com

Espiga Capital is a private investment firm focused on acquiring and investing in small and medium-sized companies in Spain and Portugal. The Firm will consider a variety of investment situations including family-owned companies, corporate divestitures, management buyouts, and growth capital financings. Espiga Capital looks to commit €8 to €20 million per transaction. Espiga Capital was formed in 1998 and is based in Madrid.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Manufacturing, Safety/Security, Software

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 20 -
Target EBITDA 2 -
Investment Size 8 20
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 12 - - - - - 12
Sell (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
  16

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Cintas Adhesivas Ubis SA 2015-07-14 - Stake Purchase
Hernani, Spain · www.ubis.es
Softonic International S.L 2013-02-01 - Secondary Buyout
Barcelona, Spain · www.en.softonic.com
Industrial Veterinaria, S.A. 2012-07-20 - Trade Sale - Public Company
Barcelona, Spain · www.invesagroup.com
Softonic International S.L 2011-01-25 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Barcelona, Spain · www.en.softonic.com
Ydilo Advanced Voice Solutions S.A. 2009-10-20 - Secondary Buyout
Madrid, Spain · www.ydilo.com
Pool De Creaciones Publicitarias S.L. 2007-10-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Madrid, Spain · www.espiga.com
M30 2007-07-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
, Spain · www.m30stands.com
Undesa 2007-06-05 - Add-on Acquisition
, Spain
GrupoUno CTC 2006-07-04 - Secondary Buyout
Madrid, Spain · www.grupounoctc.com
Lékué S.L. 2005-04-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Barcelona, Spain · www.lekue.es
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing 1 (20%) - 4 (33%) -
Business Services 1 (20%) - 2 (17%) -
Chemicals 1 (20%) - 2 (17%) -
Communications 2 (40%) - 2 (17%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (8%) -
Software - - 1 (8%) -
Total 5 - 12 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Spain 5 (100%) - 12 (100%) -
Total 5 - 12 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (60%) - 9 (75%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (20%) - 2 (17%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (20%) - 1 (8%) -
Total 5 - 12 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 2 (50%) -
Trade Sale 1 (25%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (25%) -
Total 4 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
White & Case LLP
 1

M&A Connections

Deals %
Acquired from
PE Firm(s)
100%
3 100%
Exited to
PE Firm(s)
67%
2 67%
Strategic(s)
33%
1 33%

Investor Summary

Size

Small

PE Assets

140M EUR

Established

1998

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Carlos Prado

Co-founder & Managing Partner

Juan Carvajal

Co-founder & Managing Partner

Carlos Lomas

Partner

Pablo Bilbro

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