Gannet Partners
Alternative-investment manager spun out of the Sanz Gras family office Grupo NUMA
Also known as Gannet Partners, SGEIC, S.A.
Madrid alternatives manager opened to outside investors by the Sanz Gras family office (Grupo NUMA); US lower-mid-market PE fund programme, Spanish real estate debt and farmland.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Sanz Gras
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Family business founded by Pedro Castellón in Barcelona in 1929 (automotive repair and parts)
- HEADQUARTERS
- Madrid, Spain
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes — also manages others' money
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- SpainUnited States
- STAGES
- Buyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Funds (as LP)Private equityPrivate creditReal estate
Overview
Gannet Partners grew out of the alternative-investment programme of Grupo NUMA, the Sanz Gras family office set up in 2007, whose business roots go back to a Barcelona car workshop opened by Pedro Castellón in 1929. The family office has run a private equity programme since 2011 and a real estate debt programme, which Gannet now opens to institutional and private investors; its manager, Gannet Partners SGEIC, was entered in the CNMV register in November 2022. It has three divisions: Gannet Private Equity (concentrated commitments to US lower-mid-market buyout managers, starting with Gannet Buyout Partners I, in which Grupo NUMA made a significant commitment), Gannet Real Estate Debt (Spanish mortgage debt and NPLs) and Gannet Natural Capital (olive, almond and citrus farmland). Press reproduced on its site puts the family's managed assets at €150m.
Investment thesis
Private equity: a concentrated portfolio of US lower-middle-market fund managers focused on organic growth and disciplined leverage. Real estate debt: small and mid-sized Spanish mortgage-debt and special-situation positions with low LTVs. Natural capital: sustainable, regenerative Mediterranean crops (olive, almond, citrus) through funds, direct deals and co-investments.
People
- Jaime Vázquez ValienteInvestment Director, Gannet Natural Capital · source
- Alejandro Sanz GrasFounder & Managing Partner · source
- Jorge Sanz GrasFounder & Managing Partner · source
- Gabriel Ocaña RodríguezPartner · source
- Ignacio Alonso MariscalChief Operating Officer · source
- Alberto de Caso AsenjoChief Financial Officer · source
- Borja de Roda EzquerraDirector, Gannet Natural Capital · source
- Santiago de Cárdenas ArtolaDirector of Operations, Gannet Natural Capital · source
Frequently asked questions
Gannet Partners is a family-anchored fund based in Madrid, Spain.
Gannet Partners invests on behalf of the Sanz Gras family (Family business founded by Pedro Castellón in Barcelona in 1929 (automotive repair and parts)).
Gannet Partners invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes funds (as lp), private equity, private credit and real estate.
Gannet Partners invests at Buyout stage in Real Estate & PropTech and Food & Agriculture.
Key people at Gannet Partners include Alejandro Sanz Gras (Founder & Managing Partner), Jorge Sanz Gras (Founder & Managing Partner), Gabriel Ocaña Rodríguez (Partner) and Ignacio Alonso Mariscal (Chief Operating Officer).
Yes. Gannet Partners manages capital from outside investors.