Growth Capital the investment bank for the tech and venture capital sector, already active in Italy with a series of projects that also include an acceleration program and the first quarterly analysis on the trend of investments in startups, expands its presence The international market is entering the Iberian market with the opening of a new office in Madrid with the aim of contributing to the growth of venture capital in Spain and supporting the local startup ecosystem. Consisting of eight people, the Spanish team is led by the vice president Andrea Casati, supported by the international network of senior advisors who support the entire Growth Capital team on a daily basis in international scouting activities. The intent is to grow quickly in the market, acquiring customers in the most dynamic sectors of the Spanish startup ecosystem and adding new professionals from the territory, facilitating the connection between European ecosystems through cross-border operations, involving operators from several European countries. “Through an international network and a team that boasts excellent venture capital professionals, we assist the best high-potential tech companies in all the most complex phases of fundraising and M&A and support investors in identifying the most promising deals and trends on the market,” explains Fabio Mondini de Focatiis in a note. founding partner of Growth Capital – . Our mandates for startups, corporates and investors have a success rate of over 90%, due to the careful selection process, the balancing of the interests of the parties involved and the structuring of transactions aimed at ensuring the best strategic-financial fit. In line with our internationalization strategy, this year we have also expanded our operations with investors of different nationalities from the scaleup, with important successes also in very different sectors”. Founded in 2019, Growth Capital is present in Europe with offices in Milan, Madrid and London and to date has supported over 45 scaleups in funding or M&A rounds, exceeding €200 million in capital raised. Thanks to its unique know-how and knowledge of the market and venture capital trends and a wide network of investors, the Growth Capital team operates internationally: with the support of senior advisors Nicolas Chaudron (France), Andres Echecopar (Iberian Peninsula), Erwin Feldhaus (Germany), supports entrepreneurs in the management of high-tech companies, assisting them in all the most complex phases of fundraising and M&A and supports venture capital funds, family offices, investment holding companies and corporates in their investment strategies.
Spain’s Opportunities
“Spain is proving to be one of the most interesting markets with the greatest potential for venture capital, a fact also confirmed by the large presence of international investors in the Spanish rounds,” says Andrea Casati. Growth Capital has chosen to focus on this country to continue its internationalization process and strengthen its position as a top tech investment bank at European level: we will make use of our consolidated international experience in fundraising and M&A and our network to contribute to the growth of the Spanish innovation ecosystem”. Among the most important cross-border transactions followed in 2023, the recent €26 million acquisition of Hyris, a hi-tech company active in the biotech sector, by Ulisse Biomed, a healthcare biotech company listed on Euronext Growth Milan, in which Growth Capital acted as financial advisor to Hyris, stands out. In the acquisition of the Italian pet care company Kippy by Datamars, a Swiss provider of identification and data management solutions for animal markets, Growth Capital coordinated the transaction as sole financial advisor to Kippy after supporting the company in several funding rounds (capital raised of over €5 million). In addition, he worked as a strategic consultant on Caracol, a leading Italian company in large-scale industrial 3D printing, in its expansion operations in the USA, where in September 2023 it opened its headquarters in Austin, Texas, after supporting the company in an 11 million euro Series A round. In 2021, Growth Capital expanded its network by creating A-Road, an acceleration and fundraising program dedicated to the most promising scaleups that want to embark on a path to quickly reach the Series A round: to date, it has recorded nine fundraising and two M&A completed by the companies selected in the first three batches. The program has international partners including McKinsey & Company, Amazon Web Services, Legance, Carter & Benson and Sisvel. Since 2022, Growth Capital has been carrying out the Quarterly Observatory on Venture Capital in Italy: an initiative that distinguishes the company in the sector and that Growth Capital aims to extend to Spain as well, to analyze investment trends and venture capital trends on a quarterly basis and offer a comparison between the Spanish venture capital market and that of the main European countries. In addition, Growth Capital makes its know-how available by producing and disseminating useful documents for both startups and investors. These include the SAFE template, the term sheet for a Series A round, and the venture capital glossary. The company also publishes reports on various areas of interest, ranging from the food sector to that of nautical components, passing through travel and HR tech. The goal is to study the venture capital sector at 360°, examining the various sectors and identifying the main emerging trends.
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