Industrial private equity · Lisbon, Portugal
We transform Portuguese industry.
Atlantic Capital takes control positions in industrial companies of the Portuguese middle-market and transforms them with an operating playbook of its own, creating lasting value and preparing them for a new cycle of growth with larger-scale partners.
The opportunity
A structural capital gap in the industrial fabric
The Portuguese industrial middle-market is technically strong, export-driven and profitable, yet has little access to growth capital and professional management. Many of its founders are approaching succession.
Indicative figures. Sources: Invest Europe, Eurostat and internal analysis.
The approach
Acquire · Transform · Scale
Acquire
Control positions, sourced directly and at disciplined valuations.
Transform
A plan agreed with management before closing, then executed alongside them.
Scale
Organic growth, bolt-ons and exports, with institutional governance in place.
Mandate
Three verticals, one industrial focus
Manufacturing & Industrial
Metalworking, components, plastics, tooling and equipment, across the northern and central clusters.
Agrofood & Packaging
Food processing and the packaging that serves it, where certification and scale decide the contracts.
Defence & Dual-Use
Qualified suppliers that can be positioned into European defence and security programmes.
For founders
Thinking about the next chapter of your company?
Succession, growth or a partial sale. We buy to build: the company keeps its name, its team and its roots, and the founder agrees the transition with us.
Decision discipline
Measured by a Sustainable Balanced Scorecard
Each investment is assessed and followed with our own Sustainable Balanced Scorecard, developed and validated in academic research. Financial return, operations, governance, people and sustainability carry weight together.
Leadership
An operator-led team, with independent oversight
Atlantic Capital is led by former executive board members and CFOs of industrial groups, with independent oversight of every investment decision.
Qualified investors