M&A Deal Summary

GED Capital Acquires Cinelux

On February 24, 2022, private equity firm GED Capital acquired business services company Cinelux from Nazca Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GED Capital’s 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is GED Capital’s 21st transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-02-24
Target Cinelux
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) GED Capital
Sellers(s) Nazca Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Cinelux

Madrid, Spain
Cinelux is an operator and point of reference in the lighting equipment hire market for television, theatre, cinema, and events. In recent years, the company has registered double-digit growth, due to the growing trend of outsourcing of these services, as well as the company’s capacity to offer its clients the most innovative equipment, with the largest inventory of lighting equipment of the Spanish market. Cinelux was formed in 1988 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GED Capital

Madrid, Spain

Investor 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 27 of 27
Sector: Business Services M&A 4 of 4
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 6 of 6
Country: Spain M&A 21 of 21
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-16 Levaduramadre

Madrid, Spain

Levaduramadre is a chain specialized in the gourmet bakery and patisserie sector that sells daily baked goods from its own bakery using its original recipes. Levaduramadre was formed in 2006 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Nazca Capital

Madrid, Spain

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 755M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Nazca Private Equity is an investment firm focused on investing in private, small and medium-sized Spanish companies. Nazca looks for businesses with value-added products or services, proven track records, leading market positions, and sustainable competitive advantages. Prospective companies generally have sales of €10 to €300 million. The Firm's target investment size is €7 to €50 million. Funds are typically used to support buyouts, growth capital financings, add-ons, and consolidations. Nazca began investing in 2001 and is based in Madrid.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 28
Sector: Business Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 9
Country: Spain M&A 24 of 28
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-16 SeproTec

Madrid, Spain

SeproTec is a company specializing in industrial and intellectual property management, translation and interpretation services. SeproTec was founded in 1989 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-08 FoodBox

Madrid, Spain

FoodBox is an owner and operator of catering chains Santagloria (cafeteria-bakery segment) and Taberna Volapié (gastro-taverna segment). FoodBox was founded in 2015 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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