Ace Capital Partners Launches Spain-focused Aerospace & Defence Private Equity Fund With SEPI, Airbus, Indra & Tikehau Capita...
09 Junho 2021 - 6:36AM
Business Wire
- SEPI, Airbus, Indra and Tikehau Capital will invest in a
newly-launched private equity aerospace and defence Spanish fund
managed by Ace: “Ace Aerofondo IV F.C.R.”, as Strategic
Partners
- The initiative is sponsored by SEPI, the investment arm of the
Spanish government, Airbus, the leading global player in aerospace
and defence and Indra, key technological partner in defence
- Ace will draw on the expertise and knowledge of Airbus, Indra
and SEPI through the creation of a Strategic Committee - to provide
Ace with intelligence on sector trends, opportunities and
risks
Regulatory News:
Ace Capital Partners, a private equity firm
specialised in strategic industries and technologies and subsidiary
of Tikehau Capital (Paris:TKO), announces today the launch of Ace
Aerofondo IV F.C.R., with SEPI, Airbus, Indra and Tikehau Capital
as investors. This new private equity fund will invest in lower and
upper midmarket companies active in the Spanish aerospace and
defence sector.
Ace Capital Partners will act as manager of the fund, which will
invest in both Support Capital (niche players with the ability to
grow organically) and Platform Capital (consolidation platforms to
become leaders in their markets through external growth)
strategies. Ace is currently investing its 4th vintage of aerospace
and defence funds, with a focus on Western Europe and with France
and Spain as its core markets. Ace invests in strategic industries
and technologies, applying a sector-focused approach and providing
strategic and operational support to its portfolio companies. Ace
seeks to grow intrinsic value of its investments through engagement
over the long term. Ace Aerofondo IV will replicate this approach
as it benefits from the recovery of the aerospace and defence
sector in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
A first closing for €100 million of initial commitments will
take place in June 2021. Tikehau Capital and SEPI have both
invested €33.3 million along with the two other Strategic Partners,
Airbus and Indra, which have invested €28.3 million and €5.0
million respectively. The target size is €150-200 million. The fund
follows the longstanding model of Tikehau Capital, whereby the
group invests its own capital in the funds managed by its group
entities, to ensure a full alignment of interests between the firm
and its investors.
Marwan Lahoud, Executive Chairman of Ace Capital
Partners, declared: “The aerospace sector will recover from
this crisis. We remain unwavering in our commitment to the sector
as it navigates the post-Covid era and we are pleased to manage
this fund which is perfectly in line with our objective to protect,
strengthen and secure this key industry for Spain, with SEPI,
Airbus and Indra as sponsors as well as Tikehau Capital.”
Carmen Alonso, head of Iberia and UK for Tikehau Capital
added: “Tikehau Capital is committed to helping the aerospace
sector in Spain. We are delighted to partner with SEPI, Airbus and
Indra to contribute to the recovery of the sector and ensure the
technological competitiveness and strategic importance of the
Spanish aerospace and defence sector.”
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About Ace Capital
Partners
Ace Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Tikehau Capital, is a
private equity firm specialised in strategic industries and
technologies, with more than €1 billion in assets under management.
Founded in 2000, Ace invests with a vertical approach in strategic
industries (e.g. Aerospace, Defense and technologies (e.g.
Cybersecurity). Ace has built its model on strategic partnerships
with large corporates (including Airbus, Safran, Dassault Aviation,
Thales, EDF, Naval Group, and Sopra Steria), which invest in its
funds and maintain an ongoing dialogue with the firm, enabling Ace
to take a differentiated approach to investing.
Ace is present in Paris, Toulouse and Montreal and benefits from
the worldwide presence of Tikehau Capital. www.ace-cp.com
About Tikehau Capital
Tikehau Capital is a global alternative asset management group
with €29.4 billion of assets under management (at 31 March 2021).
Tikehau Capital has developed a wide range of expertise across four
asset classes (private debt, real assets, private equity and
capital markets strategies) as well as multi-asset and special
opportunities strategies. Tikehau Capital is a founder-led team
with a differentiated business model, a strong balance sheet,
proprietary global deal flow and a track record of backing high
quality companies and executives. Deeply rooted in the real
economy, Tikehau Capital provides bespoke and innovative
alternative financing solutions to companies it invests in and
seeks to create long-term value for its investors. Leveraging its
strong equity base (€2.8 billion of shareholders’ equity at 31
December 2020), the firm invests its own capital alongside its
investor-clients within each of its strategies. Controlled by its
managers alongside leading institutional partners, Tikehau Capital
is guided by a strong entrepreneurial spirit and DNA, shared by its
607 employees (at 31 March 2021) across its 12 offices in Europe,
Asia and North America.
Tikehau Capital is listed in compartment A of the regulated
Euronext Paris market (ISIN code: FR0013230612; Ticker:
TKO.FP).
For more information, please visit: www.tikehaucapital.com
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performance is not a reliable indicator of future earnings and
profit, and targets are not guaranteed. Certain statements and
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Press Contacts Ace Capital
Partners: Audrey Hood - +33 1 73 31 30 10 - ahood@ace-cp.com
Tikehau Capital: Valérie Sueur – +33 1 40 06 39 30 –
press@tikehaucapital.com UK – Prosek Partners: Henrietta Dehn – +44
7717 281 665 - hdehn@prosek.com
Shareholder and Investor contacts –
Tikehau Capital: Louis Igonet – +33 1 40 06 11 11
shareholders@tikehaucapital.com
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