Phi Industrial
Also known as PHI Industrial Acquisitions, PHI ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, SGEIC, S.A., Phi
Madrid special-situations private equity firm active since 2006; buys majorities in European industrial and service companies with €20M–€250M revenue, incl. carve-outs, turnarounds and successions.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Madrid, Spain
- FOUNDED
- 2006
- AUM
- —
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- Yes
- TEAM LISTED
- 7 people
FOCUS
- STAGES
- Buyout
- ASSET MIX
- Private equity
- GEOGRAPHY
- Europe
WHAT IT IS
Private Equity Fund. A fund manager investing limited-partner capital into mature private companies.
ABOUT
Phi Industrial (PHI Industrial Acquisitions) is an operational private equity firm that began operating in Spain in 2006 and has acquired more than 30 companies. It buys majority stakes in European industrial and service companies facing technological or structural change, succession, financial restructuring or corporate carve-outs, and supports them with its own operations team. Its managed vehicles include Phi Fund II, Phi Fund III (about €80M), the €287M Phi Continuation Fund I for BlueSun (2025) and PHI Fund IV, expected to reach about €150M, which made its first acquisition in September 2026.
INVESTMENT THESIS
Majority acquisitions of European companies with €20M–€250M revenue in any sector except financial and real estate, in special situations: technological or structural change, non-core assets of multinationals, succession, financial restructuring and carve-outs; more recently profitable family-owned industrials in transition.
PORTFOLIO (12)
- LladróNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce
- BlueSunNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce
- ALJOIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2026
- VerotIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2026
- PalinoxIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2025
- PanaliaFood & Agriculture · since 2024
- Teknicalde (MEP Group)Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2024
- Compañía del TrópicoFood & Agriculture
- HD Plus Insurance Broker (HD Daza)
- MascioniIndustrial & Manufacturing
- Lapp InsulatorsIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2021 · Exited
- PPC InsulatorsIndustrial & Manufacturing · Exited
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FAQ
Phi Industrial is a private equity fund based in Madrid, Spain, founded in 2006.
Yes. Phi Industrial invests directly in private companies.
Phi Industrial invests at Buyout stage in Industrial & Manufacturing, Consumer & E-commerce and Food & Agriculture.
Key people at Phi Industrial include Alexander Wit (Managing Partner (founder)), Jordi Bricio (Managing Partner), Jaime Echániz (Partner) and Ignacio Hormaechea (Partner).
Phi Industrial's investments include Lladró, BlueSun, ALJO, Verot, Palinox, Panalia, Teknicalde (MEP Group) and Compañía del Trópico, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Phi Industrial is ALJO (Buyout, 100% (PHI Fund IV)), announced in Sep 2026.
Yes. Phi Industrial manages capital from outside investors.