M&A Deal Summary

GPF Capital Acquires Aurgi

On August 8, 2016, private equity firm GPF Capital acquired retailer Aurgi from Thesan Capital SL

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GPF Capital’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is GPF Capital’s 3rd transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-08-08
Target Aurgi
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) GPF Capital
Sellers(s) Thesan Capital SL
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Aurgi

Leganes, Spain
Aurgi operates as a wholesaler and retailer of automotive spare parts and accessories. The company also operates auto repair centers. Aurgi was founded in 1972 and is based in Leganes, Spain.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GPF Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2014
PE ASSETS 250M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GPF Capital is a generalist private equity firm focused on acquiring small to mid-sized companies in Spain. The Firm targets companies with sales between €10 and €100 million. Prospective companies typically exhibit experienced management and strong avenues for growth - either organically or through acquisition. GPF Capital was formed in 2014 and is headquartered in Madrid.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 19
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 2 of 4
Country (Spain) 3 of 19
Year (2016) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-05 Acuntia

Madrid, Spain

Acuntia designs, implements, maintains and monitors the telecommunications networks of its more than 300 customers acting as a link between them and the leading global provider of hardware and software. Acuntia was founded in 1991 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-07 Pacha

Ibiza, Spain

Pacha is a leisure, hospitality and entertainment group. The Group is currently active in night clubs, hotels, restaurants, magazines, event organisation, franchises, music production and clothing and accessories stores. Pacha was founded in 1967 and is based in Ibiza, Spain.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Thesan Capital SL

Madrid, Spain
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thesan Capital is a Spanish private investment firm focused on distressed situations. Thesan looks for businesses with 'sound underlying business models', but in need of financial or operational restructuring. Thesan requires control when making an investment and will consider purchasing debt and/or equity. Thesan Capital is sponsored by Nomura and is based in Madrid.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
Country (Spain) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-03-24 Aurgi

Leganes, Spain

Aurgi operates as a wholesaler and retailer of automotive spare parts and accessories. The company also operates auto repair centers. Aurgi was founded in 1972 and is based in Leganes, Spain.

Buy €5M
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