Iberia

Spain & Portugal demonstrate huge potential, driven by well established local technology vendors, as well as a very strong up and coming ecosystem of growth players emerging from the attractive hubs of Barcelona, Lisbon, and Madrid

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Considered by many Anglo-Saxon stakeholders as a frontier market, Spain & Portugal are undoubtedly the highest potential local European market that is expected to see continued interest in the next few years

Indeed, several top performing technology deals have been initiated in Spain & Portugal, and multiple international investment teams are setting up local bases to cover Iberia. We have naturally developed specific local coverage and expertise to go deep on this geography

Collaboration case studies

Private Equity pre-deal investigation

Client

€15Bn+ AUM Mid & Large buyout pan-European and North American fund

IIn 2024, the deal team of the flagship fund of this Private Equity global franchise initiated a specific deep investigation with Dedale to help develop conviction on an attractive software transaction process expected to start a few months later on the specific segment of Restaurant Management software

By initiating early but deep investigation into this opportunity, the team was able to position early and ended up winning this competitive auction

Corporate through partnership

Client

Spanish leading Tax Management software vendor

Dedale was excited to collaborate with the CEO & management team of this leading Spanish software vendor, to explore European expansion plays

By going in depth into potentially attractive markets that show similar feature & structure to the Spanish market, the team was able to identify attractive internationalization plays to purse, both organically and inorganically

M&A Advisor support

Client

Global M&A franchise

This global M&A franchise is currently developing a specific internal initiative to better cover the Iberia region

Dedale intelligence is instrumental in supporting with team with the identification of specific situations to pursue as well as to develop a deep understanding of the stakeholders to develop relationships with on buy & sell side taking both financial sponsors and strategic acquirers as a priority