Oquendo

Founded in 2007 in Madrid, Oquendo is an independent pioneering firm in private debt management in Europe. They provide long-term financing solutions for small and medium businesses in Spain, France and Portugal. Investments are structured through a wide range of instruments such as common equity, preferred equity, PIK loans, mezzanine debt or unitranche debt.

The capital they manage comes from a diversified group of institutional investors, includingpension funds, insurance companies, non-profits, and public and private investors. Oquendo invests substantially in the firms, ensuring incentives are totally aligned.

They have invested over €800 million in more than 60 companies since 2008. 

Investment strategies

- Senior Debt: Senior long term financing, generally alongside banks, in the context of LBO operations, growth or refinancing. Their instruments are typically “bullet” type debt, with maturity around 5 or 7 years. They work with companies with EBTIDA staring at 5 million €, and their investment tickets are often between 5 million € and 30 million €.

- Flexible capital: Flexible capital solutions, generally alongside shareholders looking for non-dilluting capital solutions. These are tailored financial solutions fro each situation, which may include several of the instruments they use (mezzanine debt, PIK loans, Holdco PIK, preferred stock, convertible loans, minority shareholding).
Generally they are used in the context of LBO, growth or shareholding reshuffles. Instruments can have a maturity of up to 7 years, and investments tickets are typically between 5 mililon € and 40 million €.

- Impulsa: Flexible capital solutions for small businesses who have a limited access to bank financing. These are tailored financing solutions, which may include several of the instruments we use (mezzanine debt, PIK loans, Holdco PIK, preferred stock, convertible loans, minority shareholding).
‍Generally they are used in the context of LBO, growth or shareholding reshuffles. Instruments can have a maturity of up to 7 years, and investments tickets are typically between  2 mililon € and 5 million €.

Applicants willing to get in touch with Oquendo can do it by following this link.