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Henko Capital Partners I, FCR, a Spanish private equity fund, has raised EUR 70 million to buy small and medium-sized companies in Spain and Portugal.
Henko Capital Partners I, FCR, a new Spanish private equity fund, has raised EUR 70 million with the aim of investing in Spanish and Portuguese SMEs to foster their growth.
Henko Capital Partners I, FCR, is managed by Solventis and is advised by Henko Partners, led by Lars Becker, with extensive experience in the private equity market in Iberia and internationally, and joined as founding team by Íñigo Urbón, Ricardo Mellado and Jules de Meeus, also from the sector.
Henko Capital Partners I, FCR, seeks equity stakes in SMEs with growth projects and transformation challenges in companies with a B2B model, in services as well as in manufacturing, technology and healthcare. The Fund wants to be more than just a financial investor," explains Lars Becker. It is based on providing financial resources together with operational resources to boost the growth and goals of the companies. The Fund will put in place a partnership model to be a good partner to entrepreneurs and to add value as a shareholder.
The Fund has just completed its first two investments in two industrial service providers focused on transition technologies and renewable energy. The objective of Henko Capital Partners I, FCR is to promote their transformational development, enabling them to double in size and enter new markets in the coming years.
With the acquisition of the two companies, the Fund establishes a strong industrial services platform with high specialisation in the energy transition market and renewable energies such as biomass, hydropower and green hydrogen, which are in the midst of an expansion cycle. The project focuses on strengthening international expansion and further consolidating their position in their respective sectors through acquisitions.
Henko Partners, will provide strategic advice to the portfolio companies: "We are very involved in the companies in the Fund; we make operational improvements and add value to them so that they can make a leap in their growth", explains Lars Becker. "Spain and Portugal are very attractive markets for us because of the large network of small and medium-sized companies that are looking to internationalise," he adds.
The Fund, through its management company, incorporates compliance with environmentally and socially responsible sustainability criteria (ESG) in the investments it conducts.
