Fremman Capital acquires stake in AGQ Labs from Portobello Capital: Advisors
Fremman Capital has acquired a 35% stake in AGQ Labs from Portobello Capital, an independent private equity firm specialised in the middle market. With this transaction, Fremman joins the company’s founders, Estanislao Martínez and Coral Zamora, as shareholders to drive the group’s next phase of growth.
Fremman’s entry will enable AGQ Labs to accelerate its international expansion plans, consolidate its presence in strategic markets, and diversify its service offering through an active merger and acquisition strategy.
A global leader in laboratory analysis and testing, AGQ Labs operates in more than 30 countries, with a network of 22 laboratories and a team of nearly 1,200 employees. Its services are aimed at sectors such as agriculture, food, the environment, mining, and metallurgy. In recent years, the company has completed eight complementary acquisitions, strengthening its geographical footprint in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and North America.
With the entry of Fremman, AGQ is embarking on a new phase of growth with the backing of a pan-European partner that will contribute experience and capital to consolidate its global expansion.
Advisors
Pérez-Llorca advised Fremman Capital with a team led by Pablo González Mosqueira (partner), together with Ángel Martín, Carlos Mercadal, and Beatriz Olivares (associates) from the Corporate M&A practice; Ana Cremades (partner) and Borja Martínez (associate) from the regulatory practice; and Jaime de Blas (partner) and Ane Corrales (associate) from the competition practice.
Deloitte Legal has also advised Fremman Capital comprising Fernando Ruiz Linaza (partner), José Valenzuela Alcalá-Santaella (senior associate), Gonzalo Mayo Arias (partner), Alejandro Gil Miguel (senior associate), Susana López Claver (managing director) and Marina Silva Sabell (counsel) in labour, tax and legal matters.
Cuatrecasas advised Portobello Capital with a team led by Francisco J. Martínez Maroto, a lawyer in the Corporate group, together with Sofía Lluch and Ana Laso.
