The DeA Capital Group
IDeA Opportunity Fund I (2008)
Italian closed-end investment fund which takes minority stakes independently or alongside top-tier general partners. The investment team distinguishes itself for high financial management skills coupled with solid industrial and operational management capabilities.
Talgo is a leading Spanish company active in the design and manufacturing of innovative solutions for the rolling stocks market (e.g. high-speed trains and wagons). Founded by the Oriol family in 1942 with the support of the Spanish engineer Mr. Goicoechea, who invented the proprietary Talgo technology, the Company runs 3 business units: - trains design and manufacturing - building of systems for the automatic maintenance of some rolling stocks parts - trains maintenance through long term contracts The company has the potential for a worldwide coverage throughout the participation to international tenders, also in consortium with other players, and is supported by local advisors in private commercial transactions. Among the top clients, Talgo rates national and private railways companies operating in different countries. Talgo has 2 proprietary factories in Spain (Las Matas and Rivabellosa, Madrid), 5 rented locations for the maintenance of RENFE trains; 2 rented factories in Kazakhstan, 2 in the United States and 1 in Germany for Deutsche Bahn.
