Ropes & Gray Advised Partners Group On €120 Million Investment In Gestcompost Through Continuation Fund

Ropes & Gray advised Partners Group on €120 million investment in Gestcompost through continuation fund

Ropes & Gray advised Partners Group, one of the world’s largest private markets investment firms, acting on behalf of its clients, on the agreement to acquire a significant minority stake in Gestcompost, the largest organic waste treatment manager in Spain. Partners Group will invest over €120 million through its infrastructure secondaries business, acting as a cornerstone investor in a continuation fund for Gestcompost, which was successfully established and will be managed by current owner Suma Capital.

Founded in 2003, Gestcompost leads Spain’s organic waste treatment sector, processing industrial, animal by-product, agri-food, urban, and agricultural waste via composting and anaerobic digestion to generate biogas. The company is poised to benefit from regulatory and market tailwinds including rising landfill costs, stricter waste disposal regulations in Spain, and energy transition targets favoring biomethane as an alternative fuel. Partners Group aims to support management and Suma Capital in implementing value creation initiatives, including boosting waste volumes, acquiring new biomethane plants, and enhancing operational efficiencies.

The Ropes & Gray team was led by Tom Alabaster (Partner, Asset Management) and Chris Townsend (Partner, Asset Management), with support from Andrew Howard (Partner, Tax), Steven M. Kaye (Counsel, Litigation), Heather T. Sprague (Senior Attorney, Asset Management), Madalina-Georgiana Asandului (Associate, Asset Management), Alexandra Peterman (Associate, Asset Management), and Matt Parsons (Associate, Tax).

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