ProA Capital acquires one of the most important companies in the mobile accessories sector. The fund has bought the Cáceres company La Casa de la Carcasas for an amount close to 100 million euros, according to data from El Economista.
The Spanish company, specialized in the sale of mobile phone cases, has experienced unprecedented growth in the Spanish domestic market. And steadily since its foundation in 2012. Now, with 260 establishments and more than 1,500 employees, it has become one of the biggest sales in this segment.
According to the specialized economic media, ProA Capital has acquired La Casa de las Carcasas to boost its international growth, and thus expand a booming business in other countries.
Internationalization for La Casa of the Carcasses
However, it seems that everything will continue as usual. Its founder will continue to be linked to the company although with a minority position, and according to Canal Extremadura, the bulk of its workers will continue to be linked to their current positions , including those they employ in the town Cacereño where La Casa de las Carcasas was born.
Although the objective of the fund is the internationalization of the company, the truth is that La Casa de las Carcasas already has an international presence . A year before the pandemic, it had already started operating in Portugal with its own store and soon after expanded throughout the country.
The same with Italy, where for a long time the company has a large presence in some of the areas of the European country. Both markets, Italian and Portuguese, are very similar to Spanish, so ProA Capital's intention may be to look for other more ambitious ones.
The purchase of the company, which in just 10 years has become valued at 100 million by one of the most important funds in internationalization, is great news. A small company born in Jaraíz de la Vera (Cáceres) that has become a true giant of mobile accessories.
