Cross-Border M&A Advisory
Connecting international investors with established businesses across Spain and Latin America
Alcara Partners specializes in mid-market transactions where cultural understanding, local relationships, and operational insight determine success. We serve international investors seeking acquisition opportunities and business owners exploring strategic alternatives.
Our Practice
We advise on transactions between international investors and established businesses across Spain and Latin America. Our focus spans mid-market companies where operational expertise and cultural fluency create decisive advantages.
The most attractive acquisition opportunities in these markets emerge from trusted relationships rather than public listings. Business owners in Spanish-speaking markets expect personal connections and cultural alignment before entertaining discussions about succession or strategic partnerships.
For investors, we provide systematic access to opportunities that rarely reach traditional channels. For business owners, we offer confidential guidance through complex decisions regarding succession, strategic alternatives, and value realization.
Our cross-border expertise encompasses both Spain and Latin American markets, with particular emphasis on relationship-based origination, cultural translation between international capital and local business practices, and operational perspective informed by direct experience building and transforming companies across Europe.
Who We Serve
International Investors
We advise search funds and acquisition entrepreneurs, family offices and private equity firms, and strategic acquirers seeking entry or expansion in Spanish and Latin American markets.
Our focus:
Systematic deal origination through relationship networks. Cultural navigation between international capital expectations and local business practices. Operational due diligence informed by direct experience transforming mid-market companies.
Business Owners
We engage with established Spanish and Latin American companies considering succession planning, strategic partnerships, or exits.
Our focus:
Confidential guidance through complex decisions regarding business succession and strategic alternatives. Valuation assessment grounded in operational reality. Buyer identification and matching based on cultural alignment and strategic fit.
How We Work
Relationship-Based Origination
The most attractive businesses in Spanish-speaking markets do not reach public channels. Access requires local presence and trusted relationships developed over time. We maintain these networks across Spain and Latin America.
Cultural Translation
Cross-border transactions require bridging expectations between international capital and Spanish and Latin American business culture. We facilitate these conversations with fluency in both contexts.
Operational Perspective
Our background in business operations informs both evaluation and post-acquisition value creation. We understand the practical realities of transforming mid-market companies.
Discretion
We conduct selective outreach with careful positioning and maintain confidentiality throughout each engagement. Protecting relationships and reputations remains paramount.
Why Cross-Border Transactions Require Specialized Advisory
Cross-border M&A in Spanish-speaking markets involves distinct challenges absent from domestic transactions. Business owners expect personal relationships established before formal negotiations. Accounting practices, legal frameworks, and business culture differ materially from international standards.
International investors require local presence and cultural fluency to access opportunities and negotiate effectively. Without these capabilities, even well-capitalized buyers encounter resistance or misunderstanding that prevents transaction completion.
This intersection of cultural translation, relationship access, and operational expertise defines our practice. We facilitate transactions that would not otherwise occur by bridging expectations and building trust between parties from different business contexts.
Begin a Conversation
We welcome inquiries from investors evaluating opportunities in Spain and Latin America, and from business owners considering strategic alternatives.