Family-anchored FundAllocates capital directlyActive · deal in last 18 monthsLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 30 SOURCES

Artá Capital

Former majority owner (77.14% of Artá Partners, owner of 100% of the manager, sold to the managing partners in March 2023); anchor LP of Funds I (75%), II (47%) and III (€100M commitment) Corporación Financiera Alba

Also known as Artá Capital SGEIC, S.A., Arta Capital

Madrid private equity manager for Iberian mid-market companies (since 2008); anchor LP Corporación Financiera Alba (March family) owned it until 2023. Fund III closed at €400M in Nov 2024.

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Family & background

FAMILY: March
WEALTH ORIGIN: Banca March / Corporación Financiera Alba
HEADQUARTERS: Madrid, Spain
FOUNDED: 2008
OUTSIDE CAPITAL: Yes — also manages others' money

Investment approach

SECTORS: Industrial & Manufacturing Food & Agriculture Consumer & E-commerce
GEOGRAPHY: SpainPortugal
STAGES: GrowthBuyout
ROUTES: Direct investments
STRATEGIES: Private equity
LATEST DEAL: Pinazo (Talleres Electromecánicos L. Pinazo) (Buyout (agreement to acquire majority stake)) · Oct 2026

Overview

Artá Capital SGEIC, S.A. (CNMV reg. no. 75, April 2008) is a Madrid-based private equity manager investing in Iberian mid-market companies, mostly family-owned or founder-led, with enterprise values of €50M–€350M, through majority and controlling-minority stakes. Corporación Financiera Alba, whose main shareholders are members of the March family and Banca March, held 77.14% of Artá Partners, the owner of the management company, until March 2023, when it sold its entire stake to the managing partners; it provided 75% of the €400M Fund I (2008) and 47% of the €405M Fund II (2016) and committed €100M to Fund III, which closed in November 2024 at €400M.

Investment thesis

Leading Iberian companies with protected business models and proven cash generation, or SMEs with strong growth potential; enterprise value €50M–€350M; all sectors except financial services and real estate; majorities or controlling minorities with conservative leverage; growth, shareholder replacement, LBOs and corporate spin-offs.

Holdings & investments (23)

MonbakeNOTABLE
Food & Agriculture · since 2018 · Exited 2024
Pinazo
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2026
Magapor
Food & Agriculture · since 2026
Aviaction
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2025
Viokox
Consumer & E-commerce · since 2024
Onix
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2024
Ferreira de Sá
Consumer & E-commerce · since 2023
Adlanter
since 2022
Facundo
Food & Agriculture · since 2022
Alvic
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2019
Nuadi
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2019
Vitaly
since 2019
Satlink
Software & SaaS · since 2017 · Exited 2022 (divestment and reinvestment)
Alvinesa
Food & Agriculture · since 2017 · Exited 2021
Gascan
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2017 · Exited 2019
In-Store Media
Media & Entertainment · since 2015
EnCampus
Real Estate & PropTech · since 2012 · Exited 2017
Panasa/Berlys
Food & Agriculture · since 2011 · Exited 2018
Flex
Consumer & E-commerce · since 2011 · Exited 2017
Mecalux
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2010 · Exited 2019 (public-to-private)
Pepe Jeans
Consumer & E-commerce · since 2010 · Exited 2015
Ocibar
since 2008 · Exited 2015
Terberg Ros Roca
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2008 · Exited 2020

People

Ramón Carné
Managing Partner (Socio Director) · source
Nicolás Jiménez-Ugarte
Managing Partner (Socio Director) · source
Jaime Alba
Partner · source
Juan Ybáñez
Partner · source
Pablo Oviaño
Director · source
David Gervás
Director · source
Ángel Fernández
Director · source
Sonsoles Manglano
CFO & Head of Research · source
Gonzalo Smith
Associate Director (Director Asociado) · source
Alejandro Juncadella
Associate Director (Director Asociado) · source
Ana Saavedra
Associate Director (Directora Asociada) · source
Elías Pérez
Associate (Asociado) · source
Juan Dorrego
Analyst (Analista) · source
Antonio Urcelay
Advisory Board member · source
Belén Romana
Advisory Board member · source
Daniel Llinás
Advisory Board member · source
Fernando Ruiz
Advisory Board member · source
José María de la Torre
Advisory Board member · source

Classification

Family-anchored Fund. Started with one family's capital but now also manages money for third parties. How family capital is classified →

FAQ

Artá Capital is a family-anchored fund based in Madrid, Spain, founded in 2008.

Artá Capital invests on behalf of the March family (Banca March / Corporación Financiera Alba).

Artá Capital invests directly in companies. Its stated asset mix includes private equity.

Artá Capital invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Industrial & Manufacturing, Food & Agriculture and Consumer & E-commerce.

Key people at Artá Capital include Ramón Carné (Managing Partner (Socio Director)), Nicolás Jiménez-Ugarte (Managing Partner (Socio Director)), Jaime Alba (Partner) and Juan Ybáñez (Partner).

Artá Capital's holdings and investments include Monbake, Pinazo, Magapor, Aviaction, Viokox, Onix, Ferreira de Sá and Adlanter, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Artá Capital is Pinazo (Talleres Electromecánicos L. Pinazo) (Buyout (agreement to acquire majority stake)), announced in Oct 2026.

Yes. Artá Capital manages capital from outside investors.