GALA CAPITAL
Our history
Founded in 1998. Gala Capital has completed over 100 investments across diverse industries.
Some historical milestones
Our first investment was Crédito y Docks de Barcelona, a logistics company established in 1883.
Other investments include:
- Jimmy Choo (luxury)
- Armonea (senior living)
- Panda Security (software)
- Grupo Prisa & Sogecable (media)
- CESA (renewables)
- Neutra & Neosky (telecom infrastructure)
- Masmóvil & Iberfibra (TMT)
- SOM Produce (entertainment)
Some recent milestones
- 2024 – Exited SOM Produce via sale to ATG Entertainments (Providence subsidiary).
- 2022 – Equity swap with Papara created a unicorn; technology portfolio included Rebellion, HeyTrade, Nutrader, and UltrAI.
- 2021 – Beka Finance acquired Haya Titulizaciones from Cerberus, reaching €23.2 billion AUM.
- 2020–2023 – Acquired and exited Schiller International University to Gedu.
- 2020 – Acquired Beka Finance from Bankia; platform grew to ~€20 billion AUM.
- 2020 – Partial exit from Masmóvil for €124 million.
- 2018–2020 – Invested in Masmóvil, supporting acquisitions (Yoigo, Pepephone). In 2024, Masmóvil merged with Orange Spain to create MasOrange, the country’s #2 operator.
- 2019 – Entered hospitality by developing the largest luxury resort in Tulum (Riviera Maya), managed by Marriott.
- 2019 – Became the largest shareholder in SOM Produce (Billy Elliot, Chicago, Grease). Sold to ATG in 2024.
- 2018 – Acquired a major stake in Grupo Secuoya, producer of Netflix Spain content (La Casa de Papel, Zorro).
