Atena Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Atena Equity Partners has acquired 6 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

Atena Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment arehealthcare services (23%) and consumer products (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (84%) and growth capital (12%).

In the last 3 years, Atena Equity Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is sold to management (25%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity22
    • M&A Buy Activity18
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 13
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 1

Atena Equity Partners

Atena Equity Partners

Avenida Eng. Duarte Pacheco, Amoreiras Torre 2 - 14º C,
Lisboa, 1070-102
Portugal
+351 21 594 69 17
www.atenaep.com
info@atenaep.com

Atena Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in lower middle-market Portuguese companies. Atena looks to invest up to €15 million in companies valued between €10 and €50 million. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and generally pursues a variety investment situations, including buy-and-build opportunities, companies facing succession issues, financial restructurings, growth capital financings, and non-core divestitures. Atena Equity Partners was formed in 2014 and is based in Lisbon.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Distribution, Education, Forest Products, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Life Science, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - 15
Enterprise Value 10 100
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 9 2 3 3 1 - 18
Sell (0.2/yr) # 3 - 1 - - - 4
  22

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Redshift Group 2024-02-26 - Growth Capital
Lisbon, Portugal · www.redshift-consulting.com.pt
Hospital da Lapa 2023-10-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Porto, Portugal · www.hospitaldalapa.pt
Matcerâmica 2023-09-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
, Portugal · www.matceramica.com
PLÁSTICOS DA TROFA S.A. 2023-05-09 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Trofa, Portugal · www.plastrofa.pt
Hospital Soerad 2022-12-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Torres Vedras, Portugal · www.soerad.com
Science4You 2022-10-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Loures, Portugal · www.science4you.pt
Sociedade Internacional De Montagens Industriais S.A 2022-09-06 - Trade Sale
Lisboa, Portugal · www.simi.pt
Quinta & Santos Score S.A. 2022-07-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Várzea, Portugal · www.quintasantos.pt
Sociedade Industrial de Expansão Farmacêutica S.A. 2021-12-20 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Lisbon, Portugal · www.sidefarma.pt
Hospital Particular de Almada 2021-07-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Almada, Portugal · www.hpa.pt
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Healthcare Services 4 (31%) - 4 (22%) -
Consumer Products 2 (15%) - 2 (11%) -
Manufacturing 2 (15%) - 2 (11%) -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Business Services - - 1 (6%) -
Engineering - - 1 (6%) -
Forest Products 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Information Technology 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Life Science 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Marketing - - 1 (6%) -
Metals/Mining - - 1 (6%) -
Packaging 1 (8%) - 1 (6%) -
Publishing - - 1 (6%) -
Total 13 - 18 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Portugal 13 (100%) - 18 (100%) -
Total 13 - 18 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 12 (92%) - 15 (83%) -
Growth Capital 1 (8%) - 2 (11%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 1 (6%) -
Total 13 - 18 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 1 (25%) -
Sold to Management 1 (25%) -
Trade Sale 1 (25%) -
Unknown 1 (25%) -
Total 4 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira
1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
6%
1 (6%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
25%
1 (25%)

FAQ

When was Atena Equity Partners founded?

Atena Equity Partners was founded in 2014.

What type of investor is Atena Equity Partners?

Atena Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Atena Equity Partners headquartered?

Atena Equity Partners is headquartered in Lisboa, Portugal.

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