M&A Deal Summary

Explorer Investments Acquires Marize

On January 1, 2015, private equity firm Explorer Investments acquired apparel/textiles company Marize

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Explorer Investments’ 6th transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Explorer Investments’ 39th transaction in Portugal.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-01-01
Target Marize
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Buyer(s) Explorer Investments
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Marize

Guimaraes, Portugal
Marize is a textile company specialized in the production of bed linen, table linen and decoration. Marize was founded in 1979 and is based in Guimaraes, Portugal.

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Buyer

Explorer Investments

Lisbon, Portugal

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 1.8B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Explorer Investments is a private investment firm that looks to fund buyouts, as well as provide expansion and replacement capital to middle-market Portuguese companies. Explorer looks to invest a minimum of €10 million in transactions valued up to €150 million. Explorer does not have any sector preferences and typically holds investments for three to six years. Explorer Investments was formed in 2003 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 42 of 73
Sector: Apparel/Textiles M&A 6 of 9
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 25 of 40
Country: Portugal M&A 39 of 68
Year: 2015 M&A 10 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 BBG Aluminium Systems

Braga, Portugal

BBG Aluminium Systems manufactures and assembles a multitude of metallic products such as metal structures, railings, and guardrails, doors, windows, fixed and ventilated glass curtain walls. BBG Aluminium Systems was founded in 2008 and is based in Braga, Portugal.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-12 Nutricafes S.A.

Amadora, Portugal

Nutricafés, S.A. produces and markets coffee and operates restaurant. The company engages in the production, management and marketing of key coffee brands such as Nicola and Chave D'Ouro in Portugal. Roasting and distribution of coffee. Nutricafés is the 3rd largest operator in the Portuguese coffee market with highly trusted and prestigious brands and with 22% market share in Lisbon and around 9% across Portugal. With two distinct leading brands: “Nicola Cafés” and “Chave D’Ouro” and with its complete product & services bundled offering Nutricafés currently covers 10,000 clients in the Out-of-Home and 83% of retail chains.

Sell €75M