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Raul Canovas Niella
Private Equity Investor at
PAI Partners SL
Profile
Raúl joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Spain Team.
He was previously a Director at Portobello Capital, a leading Spanish private equity firm where he spent more than 12 years and earned extensive expertise in deal making and execution.
He was involved in nine deals in the Food & Consumer, Business Services and Healthcare sectors.
He started his career within a family office in Madrid.
Raúl graduated in Business Administration & Finance from CUNEF (Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros) in Madrid.
He is fluent in Spanish and English.
Raul Canovas Niella active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
PAI Partners SL
 PAI Partners SL Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager | Private Equity Investor | 01/03/2019 |
Former positions of Raul Canovas Niella
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Portobello Capital Advisors SL
 Portobello Capital Advisors SL Investment ManagersFinance Provides private equity fund manager and investment services | Chief Investment Officer | 01/02/2019 |
Ramón Sabater SAU
 Ramón Sabater SAU Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and wholesales spices, herbs and capsicums | Director/Board Member | 31/01/2019 |
Trison Europe SL
 Trison Europe SL Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Provides digital signage and audiovisual systems | Director/Board Member | 31/01/2019 |
Portobello Capital Gestión SGEIC SA
 Portobello Capital Gestión SGEIC SA Investment ManagersFinance Portobello Capital invests in middle market companies located in Europe, mainly in Spain. The firm targets companies operating in a wide range of sectors excluding finance and real estate. It provides financing for buyout transactions and also acquires minority interest. | Private Equity Analyst | 02/01/2019 |
Hofmann SL
 Hofmann SL Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Manufactures and distributes photographic materials | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2014 |
Training of Raul Canovas Niella
Experiences
Positions held
Active
Inactive
Listed companies
Private companies
Connections
65
1st degree connections
10
1st degree companies
Male
Female
Members of the board
Executives
Linked companies
| Private companies | 10 |
|---|---|
Inversiones Ibersuizas SA
 Inversiones Ibersuizas SA Financial ConglomeratesFinance Manages private equity investments | Finance |
Fides Capital SL
 Fides Capital SL Investment ManagersFinance Fides Capital invests in companies located in Spain. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of the technology sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from EUR 0.05 to 0.5 million. It takes as a lead investor and also makes co-investments. | Finance |
Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros
 Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Ibersuizas Gestión SGECR SA
 Ibersuizas Gestión SGECR SA Investment ManagersFinance Ibersuizas is an active manager which invests in Spanish and Portuguese small and medium-sized companies in a variety of sectors except financial services, real estate and IT. They participate in a range of investments including LBOs, MBOs, MBIs, BIMBOs, development capital and PIPEs. The firm seeks to invest EUR 10-100 million in companies with an enterprise value between EUR 50-500 million, sustainable competitive advantages, clear growth potential a top level in-house or external management team and leverage capacity. Ibersuizas prefers to take majority stakes in their investee companies, partnering with management to create value by assisting them to establish their business strategy (introducing an external perspective, defining medium and long-term targets) accelerate growth (internationalizations, acquisitions, investment in new business lines), increase operational efficiency (rationalizing operations, reducing costs), optimize the use of capital (improvements in working capital, divestment of non-core assets), improve the capital structure (using financial leverage and financial discipline) and to incentivize management to maximize value (management equity investments, strengthening management teams). | Finance |
Hofmann SL
Hofmann SL Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Manufactures and distributes photographic materials | Consumer Durables |
Ramón Sabater SAU
Ramón Sabater SAU Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and wholesales spices, herbs and capsicums | Consumer Non-Durables |
Portobello Capital Advisors SL
Portobello Capital Advisors SL Investment ManagersFinance Provides private equity fund manager and investment services | Finance |
Portobello Capital Gestión SGEIC SA
Portobello Capital Gestión SGEIC SA Investment ManagersFinance Portobello Capital invests in middle market companies located in Europe, mainly in Spain. The firm targets companies operating in a wide range of sectors excluding finance and real estate. It provides financing for buyout transactions and also acquires minority interest. | Finance |
PAI Partners SL
PAI Partners SL Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager | Finance |
Trison Europe SL
Trison Europe SL Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Provides digital signage and audiovisual systems | Producer Manufacturing |
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