“THE MEAT OF THE FUTURE WILL BE SCARCER, MORE EXPENSIVE AND OF HIGHER QUALITY”: AN INTERVIEW WITH MIGUEL VERGARA (GRUPO MIGUEL VERGARA)

Interview – Meat industry and beef in Spain: vertical integration, quality and traceability In Albia IMAP’s M&A Report – Meat Industry (2026), we speak with Miguel Vergara, founder and chairman of Grupo Miguel Vergara, one of the leading players in beef production and commercialisation in Spain. In this interview, Vergara discusses the main challenges facing […]

GRUPO ALIMENTARIO COPESE: VERTICAL INTEGRATION IN THE PORK SECTOR, TRACEABILITY AND M&A TRENDS (AN INTERVIEW WITH JOSE MUÑOZ)

Interview – Pork sector and integrated meat industry: value-chain control, certifications and consolidation   In Albia IMAP’s M&A Report – Meat Industry (2026), we interview José Muñoz, CEO of Grupo Alimentario Copese, to take a closer look at the realities of Spain’s integrated meat industry and the dynamics shaping the pork sector. Copese stands out

M&A IN THE SOFTWARE SECTOR 2025

M&A in the Software Sector 2025: consolidation, platforms and mid-market opportunities The M&A market in the software sector in Spain once again took center stage in mid-market activity in 2025. The new Albia IMAP M&A Software Report 2025 analyzes a year marked by European consolidation, the leading role of private equity and an increasingly selective

WEEK 8 (2026) IN M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY IN SPAIN

• France-based Doctrine (Summit Partners) has acquired Maite.ai, Spanish legal AI platform, marking its entry into the Spanish market and expanding its customer base to 27,000 legal professionals across Europe. • ABE Capital Partners has expanded its health platform, Mediance, by acquiring the Valencian startup MYSPHERA, which specializes in digitalizing hospital circuits with real-time location

KOMBUCHA AND BEVERAGE TRENDS: BUSINESS BREAKFAST WITH VÍVER LIVING DRINKS AT ALBIA IMAP

Business Breakfast at Albia IMAP: kombucha and innovation with Víver Living & Drinks At Albia IMAP, we continue to create opportunities for executives, investors, and corporate finance professionals to meet and discuss the trends transforming the sectors we advise. This time, we hosted a new Business Breakfast at our offices focused on the Food &

TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS: A NEW WAVE OF CONSOLIDATION IN SPAIN

Transport Keeps Buying: Consolidation and M&A in the Spanish Logistics Sector   The transport and logistics sector in Spain continues to show strong mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, confirming a structural consolidation trend that has accelerated in recent years. As highlighted in the recent analysis published by Transporte XXI, the market remains active, with strategic

THE THERMOMETER – HEALTHCARE SECTOR UPDATE – WEEK 16th FEBRUARY 2026

In 2025, the value of HealthTech transactions increased globally from £6bn to £15bn (150%+), as highlighted in the recently published Healthcare Technology Sector Report by our UK partners at IMAP – International Mergers and Acquisitions Partnership. The correction in both the number of transactions and asset valuations in recent years does not represent value destruction

WEEK 7 (2026) IN M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY IN SPAIN

    • Platinum Equity has signed an agreement to sell Urbaser, a Madrid-based environmental services company, to Blackstone and EQT Group. Urbaser specializes in waste collection and treatment, serving over 60 million people globally. The sale follows a significant transformation of Urbaser, which included a €1.6 billion investment and the execution of 20 acquisitions.

WHAT DOES LAST WEEK’S M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY SNAPSHOT TELL US…

  It was a week marked by strong domestic momentum. 8 out of 10 transactions involved Spanish companies. Half of these deals took place between Spanish players, while the other half were driven by Spanish companies acquiring businesses abroad (2 in France – BMAT and Repsol; 1 in the U.S. – Devicare; and 1 in…

TOP TRENDS JANUARY 2026 IN M&A AND PRIVATE EQUITY IN SPAIN

  Private Equity dominates with 70% of deals, but it’s all about add-ons, not new bets. PE accounted for 28 of the 40 transactions, though only 5 were new platform investments compared to 21 add-ons. With just 2 divestments recorded (and 1 is a carve out!), the exit market remains slow. 21 add-ons, which is

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