About Nazca
We are a Spanish Private Equity management company which invests in non-quoted Spanish small and medium size companies (SME´s). We have been actually investing since 2001 through acquisition of shares pr capital increases.
• Nazca is leader of its segments in terms of number of transactions and returns. We have closed 35 transactions: 15 direct investments, 11 add-ons and 9 divestments obtaining an IRR above 45%.
• We have invested and partially divested Nazca I and Nazca II with €100 million and €150 million of commitments, respectively.
• Currently, we have raised our third fund, Nazca III, with €200 million of commitments from international institutional investors including Alpinvest as the largest investor in Private Equity in Europe.
Our business model is focused on investments in SME´s with proven track record, leading or potentially leading market positions, with clear and sustainable competitive advantages, which offer value added product or services, and with ambitious growth plans where we can contribute with our experience structuring complex transactions and fuelling business plans. Having a highly motivated and professional management team is a critical factor required in our investments.
Our most frequent type of investments are acquisitions of shares or capital increases focusing in fuelling growth projects through as a majority or a significant minority shareholder.
We are an experimented investor in complex situations which require our involvement in the origination of the opportunity, management of family situations, restructuring, etc.
Nazca background:
Nazca Capital is a management company founded by Carlos Carbó, Álvaro Mariátegui and Miguel Canalejo with the support of Fortis Bank which committed 100% of our first fund, Nazca I, capital (€100 million), and in 2006, 100% of Nazca II (€150 million).
In October 2009, Nazca´s management team acquired 100% of the management company after 9 years of successful relationship with Fortis and simultaneously, first class investors leaded by Alpinvest acquired Fortis participations in Nazca I and II.
Our market recognition as one of the most successful Private Equity in Spain together with our leadership in the SME segment has allowed us to successfully raise Nazca III with total commitments of €200 million to invest in promising projects and maintaining our investment criteria to continue performing top returns.