Largest 2021 Portugal M&A Transactions

Logoplaste is an industrial group, manufacturing rigid plastic packaging for many well-known global companies, in particular across the food and beverage, personal care, cosmetics, household care, and oil and lubricant sectors. Logoplaste has pioneered in-house manufacturing with the "through the wall" concept, supplying plastic packages "just-in-time" from plants installed directly on the sites of partner clients. Logoplaste was founded in 1976 and is based in Cascais, Portugal.

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Investor
Pension
Toronto, Ontario
www.otpp.com/investments/asset-groups/equities/private-capital
Advisors: Weil Gotshal & Manges , Credit Suisse Investment Banking

The Carlyle Group
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Washington, District of Columbia
www.carlyle.com

Imperial is a chocolate producer and holds renowned brands such as Jubileu, Regina, Pantagruel and Pintarolas. It exports a fifth of its production to 45 countries. Imperial Produtos Alimentares was founded in 1932 and is based in Azurara, Portugal.

Chocolates Valor
Company
Food
Villajoyosa, Spain
www.valor.es

Vallis Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Porto, Portugal
www.vallis.pt

Saphety is a provider of solutions for the electronic exchange of documents, electronic invoicing, financing of electronic invoices, presentation of electronic invoices, and data synchronization between companies. Saphety was founded in 2000 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Sovos Compliance
Company
Software
Wilmington, Massachusetts
www.sovos.com
Advisors: Gomez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados , Burness Paull , Ernst & Young Capital Advisors

Oxy Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Lisbon, Portugal
www.oxycapital.com

Gardengate is a manufacturer of aluminum gates and doors. The business has a diversified and loyal B2B customer base predominantly made up of retailers, such as DIY stores and online resellers. Gardengate was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Braga, Portugal.

Equistone
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.equistonepe.com

Crest Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Lisbon, Portugal
www.crest-cp.com

K1CK Esports Club manages esports teams that compete across multiple games and platforms and, since its inception, K1CK has seen continued success in esports competitions across Europe and the rest of the world.

ESE
Company
Media
Vancouver, British Columbia
www.esegaming.com

Icopa is a distributor of bakery products based in Palmela, Portugal.

Dawn Food Products, Inc.
Company
Food
Jackson, Michigan
www.dawnfoods.com

PetaPilot provides customers a scalable integrated data analytics tool for digital audit and tax compliance in a cloud or on-premise offering. The solution analyzes all of a company’s transactions contained in SAF-T files prior to the submission to the tax authority. The product is sold to both tax authorities and corporate customers. PetaPilot was founded in 2014 and is based in Porto, Portugal.

Sovos Compliance
Company
Software
Wilmington, Massachusetts
www.sovos.com
Advisors: Gomez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados , Burness Paull , Ernst & Young Capital Advisors

Primavera provides ERP and cloud business software solutions to over 32,000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (“SMEs”) across Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa. Primavera was formed in 1993 and is based in Braga, Portugal.

Primavera
Company
Software
Madrid, Spain
www.grupoprimavera.com

GoContact specializes in integrated Contact Center solutions, combining cloud platform as a service (CPaaS) contact center as a service (CCaaS), and artificial intelligence (AI). The company developed its cloud-native voice platform and contact center from the ground up to reduce the technological complexity of managing contact centers, eliminating barriers between people and technology. GoContact was founded in 2016 and is based in Aveiro, Portugal.

BroadVoice
Company
Communications
Northridge, California
www.broadvoice.com

Xblend Software is a provider of two Atlassian Marketplace applications: Xray, the Jira test management, and Xporter, a Jira-based reporting and issue exporting tool.

Idera
Company
Software
Houston, Texas
www.idera.com

MDS Group is a multinational group doing business as an insurance and reinsurance broker and risk consultancy, with a presence in over 125 countries. MDS offers risk transfer solutions that function as an alternative to the traditional insurance market. MDS also works with benefits management and flexible benefits through the companies 838 Soluções (Brazil) and Coverflex (Portugal). MDS Group is based in Piso, Portugal.

Ardonagh Group
Company
Insurance
London, United Kingdom
www.ardonagh.com

Rodman Lusitania shipyard covers nearly 60,000 square meters, including 20,000 square meters of plant and warehouse space. Rodman Lusitania is located in Gandra, in northern Portugal.

Beneteau
Company
Marine
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France
www.beneteau-group.com

Danesita is a manufacturer of biscuits, cakes, and butter cookies. Danesita has 2 production facilities in Portugal with 16 production lines, an installed capacity of 60 thousand tons, and we export to 70 countries (78% of our production). Danesita was founded in 1978 and is based in Coimbra, Portugal.

Biscuit International
Company
Food
Paris, France
www.biscuitinternational.com

Desistart is a Portuguese company dedicated to the production and marketing of carpets for the luxury segment, from its founders. The company offers two different production techniques: the Hand-tufting, and the Hand-woven. All of them are operated by talented artisans who share a passion for handcrafted carpets and rugs. Desistart was formed in 1988 and is based in Cortegaca, Portugal.

Ferreira
Company
Apparel/Textiles
Espinho, Portugal
www.ferreiradesa.com

Starfisher designs and builds two types of motorboats, from 6 to 12 meters in length, pleasure-fishing boats, and recreational cruisers. Starfisher Located in Campos, in northern Portugal.

Beneteau
Company
Marine
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France
www.beneteau-group.com

Soima Cranes is a manufacturer of a variety of construction equipment, including plate rolling machines, presses, overhead traveling cranes, bricklayers, and concrete mixers. Soima Cranes was founded in 1977 and is based in Canas de Senhorim, Portugal.

Stafford Crane Group
Company
Machinery
Phoenix, Arizona
www.staffordcranegroup.com