Mergers & Acquisitions in Spain
ONEtoONE Corporate Finance was founded in 2004 with the mission to provide large investment banking corporate finance services to mid-market companies. Since then, the group has grown to be one of the leading mergers & acquisition advisory firms, having the largest team of advisors in Spain with a proven track record as corporate finance advisors in more than 700 client operations ranging from mergers, buying and selling of businesses, capital placements.
ONEtoONE searches for the best value counterpart with a global reach. For this reason, we have strived to have a highly professional international team across 90+ cities in 5 continents, along with access to the world´s top market databases.
Offices
Barcelona
- Avenida del Portal del Ángel, 36, Barcelona, 08002
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Getxo
- Arriluze 2B, Getxo, 48992
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Madrid
- Zurbarán 7, 1st floor, Madrid, 28010
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Palma de Mallorca
- Avenida Alexandre Rosselló 15, 9ºE Edificio MINACO, Palma de Mallorca, 07002
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Ponferrada
- C/ Ramón y Cajal nº33, Ponferrada, 24402
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San Sebastián
- Avenida de la Libertad 17, planta 2, San Sebastián, 20004
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Sevilla
- Avd/ República Argentina 56, Sevilla, 41011
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Valencia
- Avenida del Oeste 50 - 1ª Planta, Puerta 1, Valencia, 46001
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Zaragoza
- Paseo de los Rosales, 26, Zaragoza, 50008
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Team
If you are an investor or a corporation looking to make an investment or a divestment, our highly experienced and specialized team of advisors will guide you through the whole process. Here is our team of seasoned M&A specialists in our Spain office:
Transactions
Attractive Economy
Spain is in an outstanding position worldwide in terms of the importance of its economy: the 14th largest economy in the world by GDP (5th in European Union) the 13th most country attractive for foreign direct investment (FDI), the 12th largest issuer of FDI and the 11th largest exporter of commercial services. Spain has a modern economy based on knowledge, in which services represent almost 76% of business activity.
It is an international center for innovation that benefits from a young and highly qualified population of a proactive nature, and competitive costs in the context of Western Europe.
Regarding the small and mid-market business scope, it is estimated that 99% of the Spanish companies are SMEs – this is equivalent to more than 3.1 million SMEs –, out of which 58% are related to Services, 23.4% to Commerce, and 12.6% to Construction. They generate 65% of the Spanish GDP and approximately 67% of the jobs in the country.
Infrastructure
Spain has the leading European motorway and dual carriageway network. motorway and dual carriageway network, with nearly 17,109 kilometers. As far as railway transport is concerned (where Spain has a network with more than 15,500 kilometers), high-speed networks have become a priority.
Air transport links the main Spanish cities via Spain’s 46 airports, which also connect Spain to the world’s leading cities. Furthermore, with over 46 international ports on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, Spain boasts excellent maritime transport links, becoming a port and harbor powerhouse, only behind the Asian giants, the US, Germany and the Netherlands.
Spain also boasts a solid telecommunications network, with an extensive conventional fiber optic cable network covering the country almost in its entirety, on top of one of the world’s largest undersea cable networks and satellite link-ups spanning the five continents.
Main Source: ICEX Guide to Business in Spain in 2018. www.guidetobusinessinspain.com. Other Sources: OECD Quarterly National Accounts (Country: Spain); Instituto de la Empresa Familiar. 1. OECD Quarterly National Accounts. 2. www.iefamiliar.com/cifras/1
Market Access Opportunity
According to historical ratios, 3 out of 100 Spanish companies are for sale, in comparison to the 5% ratio in the European Union.
Although, due to the favorable economic and market conditions, industrial concentrations and financial liquidity, more small and mid-sized companies are the opening way for investors ‘capital, growth through acquisition strategies or selling their company to bigger corporations.
Spain’s appeal for investment also lies in the possibility of commercializing with third markets.
Companies that set up business in Spain can gain access not only to the Spanish national market, an attractively large market (more than 46 million consumers) with a high purchasing power, but also to the, more than 2,000 million potential clients EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and North Africa), and Latin America, given its privileged geostrategic position, strong economic, historic and cultural ties.
Main Source: ICEX Guide to Business in Spain in 2018. www.guidetobusinessinspain.com. Other Sources: OECD Quarterly National Accounts (Country: Spain); Instituto de la Empresa Familiar. 1. OECD Quarterly National Accounts. 2. www.iefamiliar.com/cifras/1
Market Access Opportunity
Sell-side Advsory
- Core market research.
- Deal marketing.
- Buyer idetification and contact.
- Due diligence support.
- Valuation.
- Transaction negotiation.
- Financing & Capital raising.
Buy-side Advsory
- Core market research.
- Target identification.
- Target contact.
- Due diligence support.
- Valuation.
- Transaction negotiation.
- Financing & Capital raising.
Fund Raising
- Relationships throughout the lender and investor community.
- Regular dialogues with a large variety of financing sources.
- Story-oriented transactions.
- Competitive process.
- Listing sponsors in Europe and Asia.
Strategic Advisory
- Valuations in connection with: Mergers, Acquisitions, Private placement, Private / Public partnership.
- Third-party fairness opinions: Independent, Unbiased opinions.
