Nazca acquires 100% of Terratest, leader in special foundations
Nazca Capital has led the acquisition of 100% of the Spanish multinational Terratest. This operation, the largest to date carried out by Nazca, was completed after a six month bilateral negotiation with the previous principal shareholder, Platinum Equity. Nazca, which will control the majority of the capital, has Aberdeen Standard Investments, an investor in Nazca funds since 2009 and one of the largest asset managers in the world, as main co-investor along with Nuova Energia and Oquendo Capital. During this new stage, the new shareholders will work with the current management team, led by Enrique Torres as president of the company.
Founded in 1959, Terratest is a firm specialized in special foundations, tunnels and ground improvement for large infrastructure and building projects. The company is present in 25 countries and carries out over 80% of its activity outside of Spain, with projects in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and since 2018 in the USA with the acquisition of Geostructures.
During the period from 2015 to 2017, the company increased its sales and EBITDA by 57% and 79% respectively. In 2018 it continues to win large projects such as a large batch of foundations in Grand Paris, currently the largest infrastructure project in Europe, and is forecast to end the year with sales of 220 million euros and EBITDA of 32 million euros.
The business plan for the next 5 years is based on international growth, with strong development in the USA and in the participation of large infrastructure projects around the world.
As a result of global demographic and economic development, especially in the transport, energy, water and telecommunications sectors, according to the report by Oxford Economics on forecasts for the infrastructure market, an average annual increase in investment of 60% is forecast until 2040 with regard to the period between 2007 and 2015.
Lincoln International and Uría Menéndez, advised Nazca in this operation, and Rothschild and Baker & Mckenzie, advised the sellers.