Continus Capital is headquartered in Madrid and is conducting a comprehensive nationwide search, evaluating over 1,000 companies.
The team led by César Ramírez will primarily employ a proprietary search approach to identify potential target companies.
Continus Capital is dedicated to identifying a singular, high-quality company, characterizsed by a motivated seller and the potential for substantial growth.
Growth
Growing company in a growing industry, at least 2,5x GDP.
Recurring Sales
Recurring sales, in best case scenario with signed agreements of monthly invoicing.
High Return on Invested Capital
High ROIC, generated cash flow by each €1 of working capital and fixed assets.
By high-quality, Continus Capital means:
Financial
• Annual revenues over €5 million
• Cash flow positive for 3 years
• Recurring and contractual revenue streams
• Low cyclicality
• Low ongoing CAPEX
• EBITDA margin >15%
• Return on Tangible Capital ≥30%
Continus Capital focuses its efforts on opportunities within industries currently on an upward growth trajectory, ideally characterized by the following attributes:
Geography
Spain
Industry
• High organic growth potential
• Large, fragmented market
• No-commoditised product or service offering
• High competitive barriers
• Low risk of adverse regulatory changes
• Low risk of technological obsolescence
Business
• Private and concentrated ownership
• Motivated seller
• Strong middle management
• B2B services (business to business)
• High operating leverage
• Low customer concentration and churn
