About Spain and M&A developments

Corporate Finance in Spain

Corporate Finance in Europe is active in cross border M&A (mergers & acquisitions) all over Europe. Spain is among the countries where we have a strong presence. Corporate Finance In Europe has two members of the team specialized in corporate finance advising in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. We are always trying to find the best price for your business as well as the most suitable buyer. When finding a seller for the business, we are looking for buyers in the whole of Europe. Selling or acquiring a company in a cross border deal is a very interesting option even for small or medium size companies with a value between 2 and 50 million Euro. For search assignments (as part of a buy and build strategy) Spain still holds attractive targets in various industries like IT or the automotive sector.

Forcast m&a in Spain

Fernando Vives Ruiz from Garrigues has the following opinion the status of the Spanish M&A activity in 2006 and beyond: Spanish M&A has shown growth, strength and excellent prospects in recent years, as investors are finding in Spain a truly attractive market. In the past year, five main features have marked M&A in Spain. First, the record of activity has been broken both in number of deals and in total volume. The number of deals increased by more than one-fifth, exceeding 1,000 deals according to the available statistics, and by more than a half in total volume. This was more than the transaction volumes reached in countries such as Italy and France, and almost equalling those of regions that are traditionally more active, such as Germany, Benelux or the Nordic countries. The average deal size also increased. Second, private equity has surged, with the arrival of new operators specializing in the top- and mid-markets extending their investment activities to sectors that they had not penetrated to date. In addition, the raising of new investment funds has increased market liquidity, promoting larger deals. Third, the listed companies segment has been very active, both in takeover bids, among which those launched on Endesa, Telepizza, Metrovacesa, Colonial, Europistas, Urbis, Fadesa and Parquesol are to be noted, and in acquisitions of significant shareholdings such as with the purchase of relevant stakes in energy major companies such as Endesa, Repsol YPF, Uni—n Fenosa and Iberdrola. Fourth, it is worth mentioning that Spanish companies have become more active abroad, where they have continued to expand in Eastern Europe, China and Latin America. They have also made larger acquisitions in other European countries like the UK. Finally, there has been a major surge in the bank leverage of acquisitions, which has strengthened the acquisitions finance market, together with project finance, which has led to development in infrastructure, energy and environmental activities.

Deals M&A in Spain

Due to developments in the European market more and more company owners buy or sell a company in Spain. Here we have selected some cross border deals. See more on Spanish cross border deals

Background Team Corporate Finance In Europe in Spain

Whenever someone wants to buy or sell a company in Spain we are the preferred partner. Within our European network we work with native country specialists who know their country inside out. See more on m&a advisory Spain

Spanish Deals Corporate Finance In Europe

We assist with the buy as well as with the sell side of a company. Learn more about how we buy a company or how we sell a company As an example we have made a description of the buying of a Spanish business for one of our clients. See more on Spanish m&a deals by corporate finance in Europe

About Corporate Finance in Europe

Corporate Finance in Europe is a European M&A firm that provides corporate finance services to European companies. Corporate Finance in Europe is mainly active in European cross border M&A transactions. Corporate Finance in Europe assists European business owners sell their companies to international buyers to offer them the best deal possible. Thanks to our team's background we are able to find the most suitable acquirers in Europe as well as in the USA.

Contact Information:
Govert Derks, Managing Director
Corporate Finance in Europe
5691 RK Son en Breugel, the Netherlands
Phone: +31-6-24629234      Fax: +31-84-724-9511
govert@corporatefinanceineurope.eu