Abac Acquires Ansotec and Bigmon Energía to Form Industrial Automation Platform

✦ Meridian Analysis

Abac Capital has signed definitive agreements to acquire controlling stakes in Ansotec Soluciones Tecnológicas and Bigmon Energía, marking the first investment of its new Abac Horizon fund focused on the lower‑mid‑market segment. Both targets are specialist industrial‑automation firms – Ansotec designs and integrates control and software solutions for agro‑food, chemicals and energy, while Bigmon manufactures electrical panels and integrates control systems for food‑beverage, energy, pharma and water‑treatment. The private‑equity sponsor will hold a reference participation in each company and will retain the founders as CEOs. The deal was advised by Norgestión (M&A) and EY (legal) for Abac, with Grant Thornton handling due‑diligence; the sellers used Gesolutio ETL Global and BPVAbogados respectively. What remains undisclosed are the transaction price, the valuation multiples applied and the exact equity structure of the new platform. Details on any debt financing, the timetable for subsequent add‑on acquisitions and the regulatory approvals required have not been made public. Observers will watch for the next steps of the build‑up strategy, including potential targets that could broaden the geographic footprint or add complementary technology capabilities.

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