Portobello Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Portobello Capital has acquired 6 companies. It has also invested in 3 others.

Portobello Capital’s most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (18%) and food (18%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (62%) and secondary buyout (15%). In total, Portobello Capital has invested in 3 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Portobello Capital has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (47%). Portobello Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2013 when it sold Laboratorios Indas SAU for $321M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity47
    • M&A Buy Activity34
    • M&A Sell Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 16
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 10

Portobello Capital

Portobello Capital

c/Almagro 36, 2ª planta,
Madrid, 28010
Spain
+34 91 431 80 71
www.portobellocapital.es
info@portobellocapital.es

Portobello Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring on acquiring middle-market Spanish companies. Portobello prefers unique investment situations where the Firm can step in. These include broken deals, situations where shareholders are misaligned, or complex transactions. Portobello targets businesses valued from €50 to €500 million where the Firm can invest €10 to €100 million. Portobello Capital does not have any sector preferences although the Firm will not invest in financial services, real estate, or IT. Portobello Capital was formed in 2010 and is based in Madrid.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Automotive, Beverages, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Food, Healthcare Services, Leisure, Manufacturing, Marketing, Packaging, Retail, Transportation

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

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 10 100
Enterprise Value 50 500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.4/yr) # 22 3 4 2 2 1 34
Sell (0.8/yr) # 9 1 - 1 2 - 13
vol $468M $468M
  47

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Plenoil S.L. 2024-01-15 - Recapitalization
Madrid, Spain · www.plenoil.es
Controlo Tecnico Automovel, SA 2023-11-27 - Stake Purchase
Paço de Arcos, Portugal · www.controlauto.pt
Trisón Acústica SLU 2023-11-13 - Secondary Sale
A Coruña, Spain · www.trisonworld.com
Eurocebollas 2023-07-19 - Stake Purchase
Valencia, Spain · en.eurocebollas.com
Grupo CTC 2023-07-12 - Trade Sale
Madrid, Spain · www.grupoctc.com
Bodegas Torre Oria 2022-12-12 - Stake Purchase
Valencia, Spain · www.torreoria.com
Estacionamientos y Servicios SAU 2022-01-24 - Secondary Sale
Madrid, Spain · www.eysaservicios.com
Serveo Servicios, SAU 2022-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Madrid, Spain · www.serveo.com
Legalitas Asistencia Legal, S.L.U. 2021-12-14 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Madrid, Spain · www.legalitas.com
Condis Supermercats 2021-12-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Barcelona, Spain · www.condis.es
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 2 (10%) - 6 (18%) -
Food 3 (15%) - 6 (18%) -
Consumer Services 2 (10%) - 4 (12%) -
Automotive 2 (10%) - 3 (9%) -
Consumer Products 2 (10%) - 2 (6%) -
Manufacturing - - 2 (6%) -
Retail 1 (5%) - 2 (6%) -
Agriculture 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Beverages 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Communications 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Healthcare Services 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Leisure 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Life Science 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Packaging 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Transportation - - 1 (3%) -
Total 20 - 34 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Spain 17 (85%) - 31 (91%) -
Italy 2 (10%) - 2 (6%) -
Portugal 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 17 (85%) - 31 (91%) -
Cross-border 3 (15%) - 3 (9%) -
Total 20 - 34 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 10 (50%) - 21 (62%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (15%) - 5 (15%) -
Stake Purchase 4 (20%) - 5 (15%) -
Divestiture 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Growth Capital 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Recapitalization 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 20 - 34 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 6 (46%) -
Trade Sale 4 (31%) 146M (31%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (15%) 321M (69%)
Unknown 1 (8%) -
Total 13 $468M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Nomura Investment Bank
 1
KPMG Corporate Finance
1
Natixis Partners España
 1
Legal Deals
Jones Day
 3
King & Wood Mallesons
 1
Ernst & Young - Law
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $468M
TOTAL $468M
Largest Laboratorios Indas SAU
$321M (2013-11-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
6 (18%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
46%
6 (46%)
Strategic(s)
46%
6 (46%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

2.5B EUR

Established

2010

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Inigo Sanchez-Asiain

Founding Partner

Juan Luis Ramirez

Founding Partner

Luis Penarrocha

Founding Partner

Ramon Cerdeiras

Founding Partner

Rebeca García

CFO

FAQ

When was Portobello Capital founded?

Portobello Capital was founded in 2010.

What type of investor is Portobello Capital?

Portobello Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Portobello Capital headquartered?

Portobello Capital is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

How much capital does Portobello Capital have under management?

Portobello Capital has 2.5B EUR under management.

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