Buyer landscape
Likely buyers · Agriculture in Spain.
Prepared 2026-08-28 with GP Intel · deterministic scoring, published weights: gp-intel.com/methodology/league-tables
How companies like this sold · 35 verified exits: 37% to sponsors, 57% to corporates and platforms, 3% via IPO, 3% other routes. Route shift since 2020: sponsors 27% (was 28%), corporates and platforms 69% (was 66%), IPO 4% (was 6%) (sector-wide).
The list: 25 Tier 1 · 0 Tier 2 of 120 matched buyers, including 4 geographic expansion candidates without a local platform yet. A first round of the Tier 1 names plus the expansion buyers covers the demonstrated demand.
Financial buyers · 25
Tier 1 · Very High · score 70+
1. Swanlaab Venture Factory SponsorVery High87
6 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 24 in Spain · 18 deals 2024–26
Swanlaab Innvierte Agrifood Tech · 2024 vintage · deploying
Accelerating: 15 deals in the last 2 years vs 1.3/yr before.
Backed Granular Products, 2024 · Agriculture, Australia
2. Idia SponsorVery High85
53 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 27 deals 2024–26
AUM €2.4B · Crédit Agricole Assurances Avenir et Territoires · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €2-15M
5 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · early in deployment vs its usual 25 per fund.
Backed GROUPE INESSENS, 2026 · Agriculture, France
3. Ardian SponsorVery High83
53 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 27 in Spain · 51 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Bought CÉRÉLIA from Capza, 2020 · Agriculture, France
4. Eiffel Investment Group, Mirova SponsorVery High81
23 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 2 in Spain · 15 deals 2024–26
AUM €7.0B · Eiffel Energy Transition III · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €24-180M
8 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 7 per fund.
Backed British Solar Renewables, 2026 · Energy, UK
5. Ardian Clean Energy Evergreen Fund SponsorVery High80
51 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 44 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
6. Ardian Mid Cap Buyout SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 42 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
7. Ardian (Clean Energy Evergreen Fund) SponsorVery High80
50 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 43 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
8. Ardian (ex-AXA Private Equity) SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 42 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
9. Ardian / Crédit Agricole Assurances consortium SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 42 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
10. Ardian + Tikehau Capital + EMZ consortium (Bpifrance + Amundi + Siparex) SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 43 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
11. Ardian and Centerbridge Partners SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 42 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
12. Ardian and GoldenTree Asset Management SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 42 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
13. Ardian and Latour Capital SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 42 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
14. Ardian Expansion SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 42 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
15. Ardian Expansion (Fund V) SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 42 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
16. Ardian Semiconductor SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 43 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
17. Ardian Tikehau EMZ consortium SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 42 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
18. Ardian, Finint Infrastrutture SponsorVery High80
49 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 22 in Spain · 43 deals 2024–26
AUM €196.0B · Ardian Expansion Fund VI · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €64-480M
13 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 15 per fund.
Backed DRT, 2018 · Agriculture, France
19. EQT SponsorVery High79
29 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 13 in Spain · 51 deals 2024–26
AUM €291.0B · EQT X · 2023 vintage · deploying · check €440M-3.3B
53 platform investments since the 2023 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 11 per fund.
Backed Calisen, 2025 · Energy, UK
20. Citizen Capital SponsorVery High79
11 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 10 deals 2024–26
AUM €235M · Citizen CIS · 2023 vintage · deploying · check €0-2M
11 platform investments since the 2023 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 8 per fund.
Backed Cuisinons nos Paysages, 2026 · Agriculture, France
21. Ring Capital SponsorVery High78
11 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 1 in Spain · 32 deals 2024–26
AUM €470M · Ring Altitude II · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €4-33M
17 platform investments since the 2025 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 13 per fund.
Backed Enerin, 2026 · ClimateTech, Norway
22. Aquila Capital funds SponsorVery High76
17 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 1 in Spain · 8 deals 2024–26
AUM €6.5B · Aquila Capital Energy Transition Fund I · 2025 vintage · deploying · check €12-90M
Accelerating: 5 deals in the last 2 years vs 0.8/yr before.
Bought Desfina Wind Farm from Aquila Capital, 2026 · Energy, Greece
23. RGreen Invest SponsorVery High76
17 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 8 deals 2024–26
AUM €2.5B · INFRABRIDGE IV · 2026 vintage · deploying · check €10-75M
3 platform investments since the 2026 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 4 per fund.
Backed Geogreen, 2026 · Energy, France
24. Asterion Industrial Partners SponsorVery High75
12 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 9 in Spain · 8 deals 2024–26
AUM €10.0B · Asterion Industrial Infra Fund III · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €68-510M
7 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · mid-deployment vs its usual 8 per fund.
Backed Southern Water, 2026 · Energy, UK
25. RIVE Private Investment SponsorVery High75
10 platform investments in Energy & Climate · 3 in Spain · 7 deals 2024–26
AUM €1.2B · RIVE Infrastructure Impact Fund (RIIF) · 2024 vintage · deploying · check €6-45M
7 platform investments since the 2024 vintage · largely deployed vs its usual 6 per fund.
Backed REBI (Recursos de la Biomasa), 2026 · Energy, Spain
Scores and facts derive from verified deal records only; sample floors and thresholds are published on the methodology page. Figures marked with a tilde are bands, not disclosures.