M&A Deal Summary

Vallis Capital Partners Acquires Smile.up

On January 1, 2013, private equity firm Vallis Capital Partners acquired healthcare services company Smile.up

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vallis Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Vallis Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Portugal.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-01-01
Target Smile.up
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Vallis Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Smile.up

Porto, Portugal
Smile.Up is a provider of dental clinics with a comprehensive and segmented offering, including Dental Implants, Orthodontics, Restorative Dentistry, and General Dentistry. Smile.up was founded in 2011 and is based in Porto, Portugal.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Vallis Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
PE ASSETS 200M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Vallis Capital Partners is a Portuguese private equity firm focused on investing in sustainable companies. Vallis seeks to invest in high-growth companies with high growth potential, whose demand drivers are strongly connected to medium and long term sustainable trends. The Firm favors investments in export-oriented enterprises, especially those focused on geographies with high growth potential. Vallis Capital Partners was formed in 2010 and is based in Porto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 12
Sector (Healthcare Services) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 10
Country (Portugal) 2 of 11
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-01 Solana Fruits

Pechao, Portugal

Solana Fruits is a provider of red berries (raspberry and strawberry) in greenhouses. With an experienced and highly skilled team in agricultural science, Solana Fruits has a state-of-the-art production process that ensures the highest berry quality. Solana Fruits was formed in 1982 and is based in Pechao, Portugal.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-01 Centro de Genetica Clinica e Patalogia SA

Porto, Portugal

Centro de Genetica Clinica e Patalogia SA (CGC Genetics) is a provider of genetic testing services to more than 20 countries, including hospitals, national and international, public and private, medical clinics, insurance companies and universities.

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