ProA Capital

ProA Capital de Inversiones SGEIC, S.A. is a private equity firm based in Madrid, Spain, established in 2007. The firm specializes in mid-market investments, focusing on leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, and growth capital across a diverse range of sectors, including agriculture, food and drink, biotechnology, technology, and transportation, among others. ProA Capital primarily targets unlisted companies located in Spain and Portugal, though it is open to international investments. The firm typically invests between €10 million and €100 million, often seeking to acquire a majority or controlling stake in its portfolio companies. With a strong reputation in the mid-market segment, ProA Capital has participated in numerous investment operations, demonstrating a commitment to developing robust projects in partnership with the management teams of the companies it invests in.

Ignacio Olmedo Babé

Investment Director

Carlos Couret

Investment Director

Carlos Gordillo Cruz

Partner

Fernando Elío

Investment Director, Investments Manager and Member of the Founding Team

Santiago Gómez Fraile

Co-Founder & Partner

David Martín Gómez

Investment Director, Member of the Founding Team

Belén Salazar

Associate

Vito Torciano

Partner

Fernando Ortiz Vaamonde

Co-Founder, Managing Director & Managing Partner

Vizcaino Fernández de Casadevante, Blanca

Associate

Alberto Yanci García de la Vega

Partner & Co-Founder

Past deals in Portugal

Grupo VIPS

Private Equity Round in 2016
Founded in 1969, Grupo Vips is one of the leaders of the catering and trade sector in Spain. 6 strands and 5 restaurants and high-end factory own sandwiches and salads to take up their commercial offer. Grupo VIPS has over 336 establishments. Grupo VIPS is present in 20 Spanish provinces and in Lisbon (Portugal). Grupo VIPS teams serve more than 120,000 customers daily. their program VIPS Club has more than 2,200,000 members. 8,000 people of 70 different nationalities make up their team. Grupo VIPS has over 40 years of experience in the sector. More than 1,500,000 fans on social networking at the end of 2013 .

Ibermática

Acquisition in 2013
Ibermática provides information technology (IT) services along with its subsidiaries. It offers consulting services in the areas of strategy, processes/organization, innovation, people, and technology that covers various areas of the organizations. Ibermática also provides infrastructure services, including managed services; and integration of information systems that include requirements/analysis, design, development, implementation, maintenance, and evolution, as well as covers various typologies, such as business applications, migration/conversion of applications, and integration of systems/applications. In addition, it provides outsourcing services that include outsourcing of infrastructure, applications, and business processes, as well as integral outsourcing services. Further, Ibermática offers business solutions, such as SAP, ERP and CRM, process management, content management, business intelligence, social business, people management, infrastructure projects, accessibility, mobile device management systems, artificial intelligence, and engineering and manufacture. It serves public administration, finance and insurance, services (sectors), industry, utilities, telecom and media, and healthcare markets in Spain and internationally. Ibermática began operation in 1973, with its headquarters in Donostia-San Sebastian in Spain with additional offices worldwide. It has locations in Spain, Argentina, New York, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Portugal.