M&A Deal Summary

Alantra Private Equity Acquires Lacteas Garcia Baquero S.A.

On December 27, 1996, private equity firm Alantra Private Equity acquired food company Lacteas Garcia Baquero S.A.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Alantra Private Equity’s 6th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Alantra Private Equity’s 20th transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1996-12-27
Target Lacteas Garcia Baquero S.A.
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Alantra Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Lacteas Garcia Baquero S.A.

Alcazar De San Juan, Spain
Garcia Baquero brothers, the company was Spain?s leading producer of Manchego-type cheese, a segment representing over 40% of the Spanish cheese industry.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Alantra Private Equity

Madrid, Spain

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 800M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Alantra Private Equity is a private equity firm focused on mid-sized buyout investments in Spain and Portugal. Thematic Investment approach focused in 4 sectors Food & Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Industry and TMT. Alantra Private Equity was formed in 1986 and is based in Madrid.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 89
Sector: Food M&A 6 of 12
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 22 of 72
Country: Spain M&A 20 of 77
Year: 1996 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1995-04-01 Frida Alimentaria S.A.

Barcelona, Spain

Frida was Spain?s leading manufacturer of frozen pastries, buns and croissants. The Spanish market in frozen bakery products had demonstrated several years of strong growth and the favourable market dynamics strongly supported the potential for future growth. Cinven invested in the business in 1995, backing the founder and existing owner of Frida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-01 Occidental Hotels Resorts

Madrid, Spain

Occidental is a top-5 Spanish hotel company and one of the top 40 hotel chains in the world. The company approached Mercapital because they felt the funds and expertise available offered the best chances for executing their ambitious expansion plan. This involved not only growing domestically and internationally but also becoming a recognised leader in the 'all-inclusive' segment in Spain and the Caribbean.

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