{
  "id": 7486474,
  "title": "El fondo neerlandés de 'private equity' Standard Investment entra en España",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/el-fondo-neerlandes-de-private-equity-standard-investment-entra-en",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-15T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/2026/09/15/6aa14e30468aebee668b456d.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Netherlands-based private equity firm Standard Investment has entered the Spanish market, setting up a local team in Madrid to capitalize on the opportunities available. Mike Jennekens, heading the company's strategy for this region, believes Spain is one of Europe's most attractive markets for investing in SMEs. The firm has already closed one acquisition there and plans to make one or two more investments annually, investing around 30 million euros in the coming years. Standard Investment plans to focus on profitable companies with an EBITDA of four to ten million, investing in mid-market companies that are not struggling or in turnaround situations. The firm's entry into Spain is seen as a gap in the current private equity landscape, where mid-market companies are often overlooked by larger funds.",
  "summary": "El tablero del private equity en España da la bienvenida a un nuevo participante: la gestora neerlandesa Standard Investment, que, convencida de las oportunidades que ofrece este mercado, pone el radar de las compras de su último fondo en el país, donde ya ha cerrado una adquisición. La apuesta incluye también la constitución de un equipo local, que operara desde la oficina recién abierta en…",
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  "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."
}