M&A Deal Summary

SES Iberia Private Equity SA Acquires Great Lorry & Transport S.L.

On July 4, 2011, private equity firm SES Iberia Private Equity SA acquired transportation company Great Lorry & Transport S.L. for 16M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SES Iberia Private Equity SA’s 2nd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is SES Iberia Private Equity SA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is SES Iberia Private Equity SA’s 3rd transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-07-04
Target Great Lorry & Transport S.L.
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) SES Iberia Private Equity SA
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 16M EUR

Target

Great Lorry & Transport S.L.

Oyarzun, Spain
Great Lorry And Transport Group, which was incorporated in 1998 in Oyarzun (Spain), is specialized in rendering international road transportation services between Morocco and Europe. In order to always enhance the service quality, the Group incorporated subsidiaries in Andalusia, Portugal and Morocco. In the Moroccan market, the Group provides not only road transportation services, but also custom management services and carries out repairs of its own fleet. The Group has a turnover of €25M (+39%), the bigger part of it generated abroad (France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Morocco,..). It counts with a fleet of more than 200 trailers, 40 trucks and around 135 employees.

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DESCRIPTION

SES Iberia Private Equity SA is a Spanish private equity firm that targets small and mid-sized Iberian companies, as well as French companies with interest in Spain or Portugal. SES looks to invest minimum of €3 million in companies with revenues of €20 to €50 million. The Firm will consider opportunities in a broad range of industries, however the Firm will not invest in financial services and real estate. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, shareholder restructurings, and growth capital financings. SES Iberia Private Equity SA was formed in 2004 by Espirito Santo Capital and the Siparex group. The Firm is based in Madrid with additional offices in Lyon, France and Lisbon, Portugal.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 10
Sector: Transportation M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 8 of 8
Country: Spain M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-02 JST Transformateurs

Lyon, France

JST Transformateurs is a manufacturer of high and medium voltage “power” electrical transformers for the production, transport and distribution of electrical energy, and on-board “traction” transformers for rail transport. Its offer includes preventive and curative maintenance. JST Transformateurs was founded in 1905 and is based in Lyon, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-04 Sicame

Lyon, France

Sicame designs, manufactures and sells a complete range of specialised electrical equipment and accessories for transmission and distribution networks. Sicame was founded in 1955 and is based in Lyon, France.

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