Club Internacional del Libro completes the acquisition of the French, Finnish and Swedish subsidiaries of Reader’s Digest
April 2013: Club Internacional del Libro, the leading direct marketing company in Spain and Portugal, has acquired the subsidiaries of Reader’s Digest in France, Finland and Sweden. As an essential condition of the transaction, the buyer obtains a long-term license agreement to exploit Reader’s Digest brand in France (including French speaking Belgium), Finland and Sweden, […]
Caravelle completes the acquisition of a 15.35% stake in Naturex, a global leader in specialty plant-based natural ingredients
December 2012: Caravelle completes the acquisition, in an Over-The-Counter transaction, of the 15.35% stake in Naturex Group held by Natraceutical, a Spanish company listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange and focused on the application of biotechnology to the nutrition and health sectors. Naturex Group is a global leader in specialty plant-based natural ingredients listed on […]
Hedima acquires a 60% stake in GEC from Suma Capital
July 2012: Hedima completes the acquisition of a 60% stake in Gestión del Conocimiento (GEC) from Suma Capital and other private investors, who had acquired it in 2009. Hedima is one of the key players of the training sector in Spain, and operates also in France, Mexico and Brazil. GEC develops solutions in e-learning, virtual […]
Stolt Sea Farm completes the acquisition of Acuidoro
October 2012: Stolt Sea Farm, the Spanish aquaculture subsidiary of the Norwegean listed logistics company, Stolt-Nielsen Limited, completes the acquisition of Acuidoro, the leading independent turbot producer in the Spanish fish farming industry. Stolt Sea Farm produces and comercializes turbot and sole under the Prodemar brand, and sturgeon and caviar under the Sterling brand. It […]
SOCIOS and Global M&A advise Safran on two strategic acquisitions in Colombia and Peru
November 2011: Morpho Cards, one of the world’s leading suppliers of identification, detection and e-document solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of the French multinational SAFRAN, agrees to acquire Carvajal Group’s banking card manufacturing and personalization centers in Colombia and Peru for a total of $28 million. With this strategic move, Morpho increases its regional […]
ONI completes the refinancing of the Company
November 2011: ONI, a leading Portuguese telecommunications services provider, controlled by US private equity firm Riverside, completes a wide ranging refinancing with the assistance of the firm and the participation of ING (Coordinator Bank y MLA), Barclays (MLA), BNP Paribas, BPN y Efisa (Facility and Security Agent). The project is completed successfully in spite […]
ProA Capital acquires Ambulancias Reus
ProA Capital acquires Ambulancias Reus, Ambuibérica Group’s first acquisition since the entry of ProA in its shareholding. The integration of Ambulancias Reus in Ambuibérica Group gives rise to the creation of Spain’s largest operator with aggregated sales in excess of €70 million and allows Ambuibérica Group to expand its activity into Catalonia via one of […]
ProA Capital acquires Ambuibérica
May 2011: ProA Capital, Spanish private equity firm founded in 2008 with over €250 million under management, acquires Ambuibérica Group, one of the leading companies in the Spanish medical transport services sector, with a fleet of over 500 ambulances and €48 million revenues in 2010. ProA Capital’s objective is to support Ambuibérica’s incumbent management in […]
Grupo Memora increases shareholding in Serveis Funeraris de Barcelona to 85%
April 2011: Grupo Memora (“Memora”) acquires an additional 36% shareholding in Serveis Funeraris de Barcelona (“SFB”) in a transaction valued in €190 million. SFB is the leading funeral services company in the city of Barcelona, with 4 funeral parlours, and one of the leading companies of the sector. Memora is the market leading funeral services […]
AmRest completes the acquisition of Restauravia, Spain´s fastest growing nation-wide restaurant group
February 2011: AmRest the international restaurant operator, backed by Warburg Pincus, and quoted on the Warsaw stock exchange, buys 100% of the shares of Restauravia in conjunction with its management team for a price exceeding €200 million Enterprise Value. The transaction will facilitate the internationalization of Restauravia’s acclaimed casual dining brand, Taglietella, as well as […]
