Nazca Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Nazca Capital has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 4 others.

Nazca Capital’s most common sectors for investment aremarketing (10%) and food (10%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (80%) and stake purchase (10%). Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2013 when it acquired Fritta SL for $51M.

In the last 3 years, Nazca Capital has exited 5 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (45%). Nazca Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold Diater SA for $169M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity70
    • M&A Buy Activity43
    • M&A Sell Activity27
  • Total Sectors Invested 25
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 14
  • M&A Advisors 19

Nazca Capital

Nazca Capital SGEIC, SA

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 €10 to €300 million. The Firm's target investment size is €7 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, Business Services, Communications, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Education, Engineering, Environmental, Food, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Leisure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Marketing, Medical Products, Publishing, Restaurants, Retail, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 300
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 7 50
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.6/yr) # 30 4 3 3 2 1 43
vol $131M $131M
Sell (1.2/yr) # 21 1 1 2 2 - 27
vol $84M $169M $253M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Global Factor Solutions SL 2024-04-25 - Growth Capital
Bilbao, Spain · www.globalfactor.com
Diater SA 2023-11-07 169M EUR Trade Sale
Leganés, Spain · www.diater.com
Eurocebollas 2023-07-19 - Stake Sale
Valencia, Spain · en.eurocebollas.com
BCN Visuals S.L. 2023-07-04 - Stake Purchase
Barcelona, Spain · www.bcnvisuals.com
226ERS Sports Things S.L. 2023-02-06 - Stake Purchase
Alcoy, Spain · www.226ers.com
Doga Gestió, S.L.U. 2022-12-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Barcelona, Spain · www.doga.es
Eolos Floating Lidar Solutions S.L. 2022-12-05 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Barcelona, Spain · www.eolossolutions.com
Soy Olivia Media Group 2022-08-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Madrid, Spain · www.soyolivia.com
FoodBox S.A. 2022-06-08 - Secondary Sale
Madrid, Spain · www.foodbox.es
Cinelux S.A.U. 2022-02-24 - Secondary Sale
Madrid, Spain · www.cinelux.es
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Food 1 (6%) - 4 (9%) -
Marketing 2 (13%) - 4 (9%) -
Agriculture - - 3 (7%) -
Business Services 1 (6%) - 3 (7%) -
Consumer Services 1 (6%) - 3 (7%) -
Building Materials - - 2 (5%) 51M (39%)
Life Science 1 (6%) - 2 (5%) 51M (39%)
Restaurants - - 2 (5%) 15M (12%)
Internet Software and Services - - 2 (5%) 14M (11%)
Beverages - - 2 (5%) -
Consumer Products 1 (6%) - 2 (5%) -
Aerospace - - 1 (2%) -
Communications 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Construction 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Digital Media 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Education - - 1 (2%) -
Engineering 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Environmental 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (2%) -
Information Technology 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Leisure 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Manufacturing 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Medical Products 1 (6%) - 1 (2%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) -
Transportation - - 1 (2%) -
Total 16 - 43 $131M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Spain 16 (100%) - 43 (100%) 80M (100%)
Total 16 - 43 $80M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 11 (69%) - 34 (79%) 65M (50%)
Stake Purchase 3 (19%) - 4 (9%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (6%) - 2 (5%) 15M (12%)
Growth Capital 1 (6%) - 2 (5%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (2%) 51M (39%)
Total 16 - 43 $131M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 12 (44%) 177M (70%)
Secondary Sale 9 (33%) -
Sold to Management 3 (11%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (7%) 76M (30%)
Stake Sale 1 (4%) -
Total 27 $253M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
 6
Deloitte
 5
KPMG Corporate Finance LLC
 4
Legal Deals
Uría Menéndez Abogados
 5
Garrigues
 4
DLA Piper
 4

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 4 $131M
TOTAL $131M
Largest Diater SA
$51M (2019-06-07)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $169M
< $100M 2 $84M
TOTAL $253M
Largest Diater SA
$169M (2023-11-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Strategic(s)
2%
1 (2%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
37%
10 (37%)
Strategic(s)
44%
12 (44%)

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

Daniel Pascual

Partner

FAQ

When was Nazca Capital founded?

Nazca Capital was founded in 2001.

What type of investor is Nazca Capital?

Nazca Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Nazca Capital headquartered?

Nazca Capital is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

How much capital does Nazca Capital have under management?

Nazca Capital has 755M EUR under management.

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