Parques Reunidos acquires the Blackpool zoo and two aquariums in the UK
January 2007: Parques Reunidos, the Madrid based European leisure group, acquires Grant Leisure from Mice Group, a UK company listed on the London Stock Exchange in a transaction valued at €14.5 millons. Grant Leisure is the operator of the Blackpool Zoo, Oceanarium Bournemouth and the Aquarium of the Lake, all located in England, with, in […]
Ya.com sells viajes.com to Iberojet
December 2006: Ya.com, wholly owned by Deutsche Telecom AG, sells its subsidiary viajes.com, leader in the Spanish market in the Internet travel agency sector, to Corporación Orizonia, formerly known under the name Iberojet. Corporación Orizonia, a company owned by the Venture Capital funds Carlyle and Vista Capital, is the Spanish tourism leader, both in the […]
Espais, Forum Partners and PGGM constitute Eurozone Capital
December 2006: real estate developer Espais, real estate fund Forum Partners and the Dutch pension fund PGGM commit to a joint contribution of €70 million for the constitution and foundation of Eurozone Capital. Eurozone Capital is a real estate investment company with total investment funds available of €600 million and will focus on offices, commercial […]
Sonepar Ibérica acquires Dielectro Balear
Noviembre 2006: El Grupo multinacional de origen francés SONEPAR, a través de SONEPAR IBÉRICA adquiere DIELECTRO BALEAR, líder en el mercado de distribución de material eléctrico en las Islas Baleares. Con esta operación, el Grupo SONEPAR consolida su posición en el mercado españól y pasa a estar integrado en España por las sociedades Hispanofil, Guerin, […]
Corporación Caja Navarra acquires 47,4% of Grupo Kider
September 2006: Caja Navarra, a Spanish savings bank, through its industrial investment arm, completes the acquisition of 47% of Kider Group, the second provider of furniture and equipment for the distribution sector, from the venture capital firm 3i for €33.3 million. The rest of share capital is owned by a family group and part of […]
Parques Reunidos acquires Mirabilandia
August 2006: Parques Reunidos acquires 100% of the share capital of Mirabilandia, the Ravenna based attractions park which is the second largest park in Italy after Gardaland. Mirabilandia attracts over a million visitors a year and is one of the most modern parks in Europe. Its attractions include rides and attractions for all ages, seasonal […]
Abener enters the polish engineering market
July 2006: Abener Energía, S.A., a company belonging to Abeinsa, Abengoa’s industrial engineering and construction business group, has completed its acquisition of Energoprojekt Gliwice (EPG), the third largest company in the Polish power generation engineering sector. Energoprojekt Gliwice, founded in 1949, is specialised in project development in the fields of cogeneration, gas turbine combined cycle, […]
Sale of HISPANA HOLDING, S.A.
December 1995: The British shareholders of Hispana Holding, S.A. sell 100% of an investment company which is quoted on the Madrid Stock Exchange to a group of private investors in an agreed transaction. SOCIOS identifys the opportunity and advises the sellers on the negotiation and execution of the transaction.
Mercapital acquires Cinebox through Ábaco
July 2006: The Spanish cinema network Ábaco, controlled by funds managed by the private equity firm Mercapital, acquires all screens owned by Cinebox in Spain before 31st December 2005. Cinebox is one of the leading players in the market with 275 screens in 27 multiplexes throughout Spain, the result of an aggressive expansion strategy combined […]
Advent International acquires Euroloc
July 2006: The private equity fund Advent International (“Advent”) has acquired 100% of the share capital of Euroloc de Maquinaria, S.L. (“Euroloc”) for an enterprise value in excess of €200 million via a non-competitive out of the market transaction. Euroloc is the second largest machinery rental company in Spain, with expected revenues and EBITDA for […]