M&A Deal Summary

Atena Equity Partners Acquires Prado

On April 8, 2016, private equity firm Atena Equity Partners acquired forest products company Prado

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Atena Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Forest Products sector.
  • This is Atena Equity Partners’ 4th transaction in Portugal.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-08
Target Prado
Sector Forest Products
Buyer(s) Atena Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Prado

Lousa, Portugal
Prado is a producer of a high-weight cardstock market with an annual capacity of 25,000 tons. PCL was formed in 2003 and is based in Lousa, Portugal.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 18
Sector (Forest Products) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 15
Country (Portugal) 4 of 18
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-01 SIMI

Lisboa, Portugal

SIMI is a provider of specialized engineering services requiring the assembly of highly complex metal structures, both for EPCs such as Foster Wheeler and for large industrial groups such as Saint Gobain. SIMI was founded in 1988 and is based in Lisboa, Portugal.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-01 Paginas

Lisbon, Portugal

Paginas is a provider of marketing and advertising needs for Spanish small and medium enterprises. Paginas maintains a traditional phone book business but also provides a full suite of solutions to its clients, including website design and production, online directory services, search engine optimization, and social media campaigns. Paginas was founded in 1959 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

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