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GED Capital and Oquendo Capital Acquire Araven

On February 13, 2017, private equity firm GED Capital and mezzanine finance firm Oquendo Capital acquired consumer products company Araven from Going Investment

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GED Capital’s 1st and Oquendo Capital’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is GED Capital’s 8th and Oquendo Capital’s 13th transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-02-13
Target Araven
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) GED Capital
Oquendo Capital
Sellers(s) Going Investment
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Araven

Zaragoza, Spain
Araven is a designer and marketer of plastic kitchenware for home and for the hospitality industry, and equipment for large areas. Araven was founded in 1976 and is based in Zaragoza, Spain.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

GED Capital

Madrid, Spain

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 800M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GED Capital is an investment firm with funds focused on buyout, expansion, and real estate opportunities in Eastern Europe as well as the Iberian Peninsula. For company investments, prospective businesses are sector leaders, with quality management in place and strong growth potential. Within real estate, GED looks for opportunistic investments in Bulgaria and Romania. GED was formed in 1996 and is headquartered in Madrid.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 27
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout 3 of 6
Country: Spain 8 of 21
Year: 2017 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-07 Empark Aparcamientos y Servicios SA

Madrid, Spain

Empark Aparcamientos y Servicios SA is a provider of car parking services at airports and sales place.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-16 Cubers Premium SL

Gijon, Austria

Cubers Premium SL is a manufacturer and distribution of ice cubes to more than 5,000 customers in the hospitality industry, 350 service stations, nearly 500 supermarkets and various wholesalers. It has factories in Gijón and Valencia (following a recent investment) and has a manufacturing capacity of 120 tons per day. Cubers Premium, which operates under the Cubers brand, offers large supermarkets and hospitality sector customers a product that is differentiated by size and type of consumption.

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Buyer

Oquendo Capital

Madrid, Spain

Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 407M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oquendo Capital is a Spanish mezzanine finance firm offering subordinated debt to help support leveraged buyouts, balance sheet restructurings, and company expansions. Oquendo looks to fund businesses with low cyclicality, recurring revenues, market leadership, experienced management, and low capital requirements. The Firm's target investment size is €5 to €10 million. Oquendo Capital was formed in 2007 and is based in Madrid.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 15
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout 4 of 4
Country: Spain 13 of 15
Year: 2017 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-07 Caiba

Ribarroja, Spain

Caiba is a manufacturer specializing in the manufacture of PET plastic containers and preforms. Caiba was founded in 1955 and is based in Ribarroja, Spain.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-01 Sociedad de Tasacin Group

Madrid, Spain

Sociedad de Tasacion Group is a provider of cloud based valuations of all types real estate assets. Sociedad de Tasacion Group was founded in 1982 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Going Investment

Zaragoza, Spain

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 60M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Going Investment is an independent Spanish private equity firm focused on the development and growth of small and medium-sized businesses. The Firm is sector and stage agnostic and generally looks to acquire minority positions. Target companies generally possess attractive business models with the potential for 'high profitability'. Going Investment was formed in 1998 and is based in Zaragoza.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 9
Sector: Consumer Products 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout 1 of 1
Country: Spain 9 of 9
Year: 2017 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 Markleen Group

San Mateo de Gallego, Spain

Markleen Group is a manufacturer of oil spill response and aquaculture equipment. Markleen Group provides solutions including products and services for combating oil spills at sea. Markleen Group was founded in 1994 and is based in Zaragoza, Spain.

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