Investment Summary

GED Capital and Headway Capital Partners Invest In Vitro

On July 20, 2017, private equity firms GED Capital and Headway Capital Partners invested in life science company Vitro

Investment Highlights
  • This is GED Capital’s 1st and Headway Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is GED Capital’s 11th and Headway Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Spain.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-07-20
Target Vitro
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) GED Capital
Headway Capital Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Vitro

Madrid, Spain
Vitro develops, manufactures, and distributes in vitro diagnostic (IVD) solutions including reagents, instrumentation, and software for molecular diagnostics and anatomic pathology. Vitro was founded in 1989 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

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 17 of 27
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Spain M&A 11 of 21
Year: 2017 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-21 GTT

Alicante, Spain

GTT is a provider of software driving the management of tax collection and electronic administration for national, regional, and local public administrations. The company builds proprietary software that seeks to modernize public administration processes through technological innovation and digital transformation, providing them with technological, organizational, and management support solutions tailored to their specific requirements. GTT was founded in 1998 and is based in Alicante, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-01 Envases Soplados S.L.

Andújar, Spain

Envases Soplados S.L. manufactures and distributes containers for oil, vinegar, olives, pickles, spices, honey, sauces, and dry fruits sectors. Envases Soplados conducts business in Spain.

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DESCRIPTION

Headway Capital Partners is an investment firm that looks to partner with independent sponsors on a deal?by?deal basis. The Firm invests in the lower middle?market across Europe and North America and looks to commit €15 to €50 million per transaction. Headway Capital Partners was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 14
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Spain M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-03 Toradex

Horw, Switzerland

Toradex specializes in embedded computing technology, offering Arm-based system on modules (SoMs) and customized SBCs. Complemented with direct online sales and long-term product availability, it offers direct premium support and ex-stock availability with local warehouses. Toradex was founded in 2003 and is based in Horw, Switzerland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-01 OFG

Cordoba, Spain

OFG is a provider of installation, maintenance, certification and optimization services for mobile and fixed networks to operators and manufacturers of telecommunications equipment. OFG was founded in 1998 and is based in Cordoba, Spain.

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