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We buy good companies. And we grow together.

Solera GV is a permanent-capital holding company. We acquire profitable small and mid-sized businesses in any sector in Spain and Portugal, and give them what a traditional fund cannot: time.

Acquire·Retain·Compound

Permanent capital
No exit date
Capital in place
Committed from day one
Spain and Portugal
Any sector, B2B and B2C
Two decades
Running family businesses

The problem we solve

Selling a business shouldn’t mean losing it.

Behind most small and mid-sized businesses lie decades of work, a trusted team and a reputation built one customer at a time. When the time comes to step aside, there are usually three options:

  1. I

    Sell to a competitor,who folds it in until it disappears.

  2. II

    Sell to a fund,which sells it on to a timetable fixed from day one.

  3. III

    Don’t sell,and leave succession unresolved.

IV

We propose a fourth: that your business endures and keeps growing.

How we work

Acquire. Retain. Compound.

Acquire.

We buy a majority stake or the whole company with capital already committed, so there is no need to raise funds to close. A discreet, direct process: the people at the table are the ones who decide, so we can move quickly.

Retain.

We keep the talent and culture that have brought the company this far. The owner chooses their role: they can step away on the day of signing or stay on alongside us for as long as they wish.

Compound.

We build on what the company already does well and add capital, experience and resources so it keeps growing year after year.

A deal built around the owner

The owner decides how and when to make the move.

Full exit.

We buy 100% and plan an orderly transition with the owner.

Gradual exit.

We buy a majority; the owner keeps a stake and sells the rest later on.

Management succession.

We bring the owner’s trusted managers into the project and the growth strategy.

In every case, what matters most is preserved: the company’s identity and the people who have made it grow.

Why Solera

In a solera, the cask is never emptied.

Solera is a traditional ageing method: new wine is gradually added to wine that has already matured, so the whole improves over the years without losing its character.

Our name comes from this process; the method works for any business.

  1. Preserve

    What has made the company work.

  2. Add

    What it needs for the next chapter.

  3. Give it time

    So value compounds year after year.

Experience

Entrepreneurs first, investors second.

We come from running businesses, not managing portfolios. For two decades we have led family companies and grown them, including by acquiring and integrating complementary businesses. We know the challenges any business owner faces because we have lived them: opening new markets, growing the team, adapting to artificial intelligence and steering the company through good times and bad. Solera was born from that experience.

César Villar Amer

Founding Managing Partner

Pablo Villar Amer

Founding Managing Partner

What we bring

Adding without changing what works.

The company's management stays in charge. We add where it matters most, drawing on specialists we have worked with for years.

Strategy.

We work with the team to decide where to grow and where to focus, with a clear plan over several years.

Sales and marketing.

We help explore new markets and channels, strengthen the brand and professionalise sales, depending on the sector.

Digital and AI.

We apply AI with judgement, where it adds value, from automating repetitive tasks to making better use of data.

People.

When the company needs it, we help find the best people and prepare succession well in advance.

Management.

Clear, up-to-date information for better decisions, with cash, purchasing, margins and processes under control.

Acquisitions.

When it makes sense, we find, buy and integrate complementary businesses, as we have done before.

What we look for

Are we a fit?

  • Headquartered in Spain or Portugal
  • Any sector, B2B or B2C
  • A profitable, stable track record
  • A strong team and a defensible position in its niche
  • An owner thinking about succession, an exit or a new chapter

Outside our focusStart-ups and turnaround situations. And, wherever possible, we prefer talking directly to owners over competitive auctions.

Let’s talk.

Every conversation is strictly confidential.
If you own a business or advise an owner, write to us: we respond promptly and will tell you plainly whether there’s a fit.

Write to us
[email protected]
Spain and Portugal