

Mario Senra, CFA
Norgestion
VERA GALDEANO is engaged in providing high quality catering services. The company is specialized in weddings and other private celebrations but it also offers luxury creative event catering and planning for corporate clients. In 2016 the firm hosted more than 140 weddings at its proprietary premium location, “The Boadilla Convent”. In addition, the company also operates the restaurants and coffee shops of the Thyssen Museum in Madrid.
MEDITERRÁNEA DE CATERING, a portfolio company of PORTOBELLO CAPITAL, has acquired 100% of shares of VERA GALDEANO, the family owned company engaged in providing high quality catering services. With this acquisition, MEDITERRÁNEA will enter the luxury catering market and will add to its portfolio a valuable brand, “The Boadilla Convent”, especially in the wedding segment. After this acquisition, MEDITERRANEA will leverage the market positioning and brand recognition of the target company to further grow its business in the higher margin luxury catering services.
NORGESTION acted as exclusive sell side advisor to the family. We played and essential role during the whole process, including selecting the initial buyers list, organizing a competitive bidding auction, leading the negotiations in every phase until closing and structuring the deal in the most efficient way. We were able to create great value for our client combining corporate finance and legal advisory services for achieving a successful transaction.