Sherpa appoints Retana as investment director

Retana has more than 10 years of experience in investment banking and private equity, with expertise in Spanish and international M&A transactions.

He recently served as chief financial officer and head of business development at Spanish technology company Miotek Factory, where he was responsible for the restructuring and turnaround strategy of the business.

Prior to this, he worked at Banco Espírito Santo as a senior analyst, advising international clients from different sectors and performing valuations in M&A transactions.

Sherpa is a private equity firm with €500m in assets under management. Last year, the GP 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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