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OpCapita Acquires Merkal

On November 3, 2017, private equity firm OpCapita acquired e-commerce company Merkal

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is OpCapita’s 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is OpCapita’s 2nd transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-11-03
Target Merkal
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) OpCapita
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Merkal

Barcelona, Spain
Merkal operates e-commerce and retail stores of footwear and accessories focused on the low-mid segment. It offers a comprehensive range of good quality own-label and branded products at affordable prices. The assortment is targeted at families, with a special focus on women and children. Merkal ws founded in 1987 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

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Buyer

OpCapita

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 700M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

OpCapita invests in a variety of European retail, consumer and leisure businesses. The Firm looks to invest between €100 and €500 million in businesses that are 'strategically sound but operationally or financially challenged'. Sub-sectors of interest within retail/consumer include apparel, general retailers, food/beverage, household/lifestyle goods, and luxury/consumer goods. The Firm will consider a variety of transactions, including carve outs of non-core divisions, balance sheet restructurings, take privates, and sales of family owned businesses. OpCapita is the successor to Merchant Equity Partners. The Firm is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 11
Sector: E-Commerce M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Spain M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-17 Football Pools

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Football Pools is an operator of offline and online gaming, themed around predicting football match outcomes. Football Pools was founded in 1923 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Buy £83M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-09 Sebeto

Napoli, Italy

Sebeto is an operator of casual-dining restaurants in Italy and 11 other countries, including the flagship Rossopomodoro pizza chain. Rossopomodoro is one of the best-known restaurant chains in Italy, with a strong identity and a very high brand awareness. It has more than 60 branches across the country and more than 20 outlets internationally, including the US, the UK, Germany, Denmark, and Turkey. Sebeto was founded in 1998 and is based in Napoli, Italy.

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