{
  "id": 16530665,
  "title": "Tikehau negotiates to enter MatHolding's capital as a minority partner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/tikehau-negocia-entrar-en-el-capital-de-matholding-como-socio",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T23:01:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/2026/10/26/6ade342ee5fdea2a228b4577.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Tikehau Capital, a French private equity firm, is in talks to become a minority shareholder in Spanish industrial group MatHolding, which specializes in agricultural technology and crop protection. The investment would help finance MatHolding's potential acquisition of Israeli company Netafim, a leader in drip irrigation systems, valued at over $1,000 million. MatHolding reported record results in 2025, with €429 million in revenue and €65 million in EBITDA. The company's shareholder structure is currently dominated by the Matosas family, with Pau Relat as president. Tikehau Capital has €53.5 billion in assets under management and has invested around €2,000 million in Spain since 2017.",
  "summary": "The entry of the French fund would be intended to finance the purchase of the Israeli giant Netafim.",
  "key_points": [
    "French fund Tikehau Capital negotiating minority stake in MatHolding",
    "MatHolding aims to fund Netafim acquisition with minority share investment",
    "MatHolding posted €429 million revenue and 16% EBITDA growth in 2025"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}