Nazca Capital takes majority stake in supplements brand Aldous Bio
What's the deal? Spanish private equity firm Nazca CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired a majority stake in Aldous BioDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, the digital-native brand of science-backed food supplements, through its Nazca Small Cap II fund. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
What's the endgame? With Nazca on board, Aldous is targeting €100 million in revenue while strengthening the brand and expanding internationally. Its growth plan includes a new industrial plant in Almonacid del Marquesado (Cuenca), a town of fewer than 500 inhabitants where the company was founded and intends to keep generating local employment.
Why it matters: Aldous has leaned on continuous product innovation, rolling out new lines of powdered supplements and ready-to-take liquid monodoses. The transaction also sees KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub, a backer since 2020, exit the shareholder base.
"The entry of Nazca is a commitment to building a European brand while keeping the essence of Aldous Bio and developing employment in Cuenca," said founder and chief executive Antonio Pellon. Nazca chief executive Celia Perez-Beato said her firm's experience and network "can add value" to the Aldous project.
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