M&A Deal Summary

Diana Capital Acquires Grupo Guascor S.L.

On September 30, 2006, private equity firm Diana Capital acquired electrical equipment company Grupo Guascor S.L. for 21M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Diana Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Diana Capital’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Diana Capital’s 6th transaction in Spain.
Investment Fate
  • Grupo Guascor S.L. was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2011 for 690M USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-09-30
Target Grupo Guascor S.L.
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Diana Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 21M EUR

Target

Grupo Guascor S.L.

Alava, Spain
Grupo Guascor SL is a diversified and global industrial group focused on the power engines manufacturing and energy industries. Its activities include: (1) manufacturing and operation of engines for power generation in isolated areas and for environmental applications, (2) operation of own power generation plants in Spain and Brazil and (3) wind, solar and biomass power industries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Diana Capital

Madrid, Spain

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 250M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Diana Capital is a Spanish private equity group focused on providing growth or replacement capital to mid-sized companies. Diana generally invests €10 to €25 million per transaction and will consider opportunities in a variety of sectors. Prospective companies are typically market leaders with growth potential or family-controlled businesses in transition. Diana prefers control based positions. Diana Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Madrid.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 12
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 5
Country (Spain) 6 of 11
Year (2006) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-04-24 Lumelco SA

Madrid, Spain

Lumelco SA is an independent air conditioning distributor, focused primarily on AC for domestic and professional use. Lumelco SA was founded in 1963 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-02-09 Grupo Recyde SL

Legutiano, Spain

Recyde is a manufacturer of value-add parts for the automotive industry.

Sell €19M
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