Lower capital costs and increased access to financing are enabling investors to find new avenues for growth in the Spanish market. With immediate potential in transportation, energy, and sports and leisure, and AI promising future opportunities, there is significant momentum.
We sat down with Alberto de Castro, founding partner of WindRose, a financial advisory firm specializing in valuation, M&A and modeling services, to discuss his career in financial services and the industries that are primed for investment in Spain.
Q: Tell me a little about your personal and professional background, and how you got to where you are today?
I studied engineering in telecommunications, yet quickly pivoted to Corporate Finance in different companies (Kroll, Deloitte, BDO), in Spain and Mexico, while I studied Business Administration and Economics.
Alejandro Meléndez and I had worked together on several projects when we saw the opportunity to establish WindRose. We share a vision on how to differentiate ourselves from the market, with a straight and closer approach.
We meet the Valuation and M&A needs of mid- and low-mid-market companies, and we are already working with some of Spain’s key players.
Q: In the Spanish context, which sectors do you see as promising for investments in the coming years and why?
The lower capital costs and broader access to financing will surely impact the market in several ways. Though there will still be interest in consolidating fragmented sectors like Healthcare, with the Social Security overcrowded and a growing demand for private consultations in all specialties, the focus will shift more towards capital-intensive industries, like Transportation, Energy, Sports and Leisure.
These are already attracting the attention of investors, with IT/Tech and related industries standing out in particular. We can’t ignore the AI revolution which is changing the world. There are companies with huge potential and, what the next stages will bring, is of great interest for a lot of players.
