Sherpa appoints Lahuerta as investment director

Prior to joining Sherpa, Lahuerta worked as a principal for private equity firm Black Toro Capital, where he led debt and equity investments in special situations deals.

Previously, he was an investment analyst in London for global investment firm Avenue Capital Group, which specialises in distressed investments. He also worked for Deutsche Bank in London, as an analyst and an associate in the M&A industrials and leveraged finance teams.

Sherpa has recently held a €120m final close for its third special situations fund, Sherpa Special Situations III, which invests in Spanish and Portuguese companies facing distress, restructuring and business transformations.

The fund plans to make 8-10 investments, writing tickets in the €10-25m range in companies operating across a wide variety of sectors, with annual turnover of €20-300m.

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