Vehicle hire, VTC and leasing
Car hire, private-hire vehicles with driver (VTC) and leasing for individuals and businesses.
Stake held: Araupro Motor
Holding company · Tenerife
Long-term ownershipof sound companies.
ArcaUnion brings together, in a single company, the capital and business experience of its founding partners to take stakes in sound companies, with its own funds and a commitment to staying invested.
- Company name
- ArcaUnion, S.L.
- Activity
- Holding company
- Registered office
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
01AboutThree founding partners
An ownership structure, not a fund manager.
ArcaUnion groups the investments of its three founding partners in a single company. All three are entrepreneurs with their own track record in building and running businesses.
Holding those stakes through one vehicle makes it possible to decide by clear rules, keep investment in order and maintain a longer horizon than any partner would have alone.
ArcaUnion is a shareholder, not a manager: its investee companies keep their own management. Its role is to provide capital, stability and judgement when asked.
Business experience
A track record in founding and running businesses of our own. We know what it takes to sustain a business over time.
Own capital
We invest only our own funds, with no third-party money and no divestment timetable.
Clear governance
Decisions are taken by the partners, under governance rules set out from the company's incorporation.
ArcaUnion in figures
3Founding partners
2Investee companies
4Sectors of interest
0Third-party funds: own capital only
02PrinciplesMission, vision and values
What holds us together, in writing.
Mission
To bring the partners' capital and experience together in a single company, take stakes in solid businesses and keep them for the long term.
Vision
To be the shareholder any good company would want: stable, discreet and reliable.
- LoyaltyAmong the three of us, and towards anyone who opens their company to us. What we agree, we honour.
- PatienceTime is our advantage. We don't buy in order to sell on quickly.
- PrudenceLittle debt, simple structures and no business we don't understand.
- TransparencyClear accounts among ourselves and with the other shareholders in every company we invest in.
- RigourOur own analysis and documented decisions before every investment.
03ApproachWhat we look for, and what we don't
Three conditions before we invest in a company.
- A business that already works
- Proven revenue, customers and margins. We don't invest in projects that are still an idea, or in companies that need another funding round to survive.
- A team that stays in charge
- Management is, and will remain, in the hands of whoever runs the company. ArcaUnion comes in as a shareholder: it brings capital and stability and does not replace the team.
- Debt that can be explained in one sentence
- We look for simple financial structures and low leverage: companies that have grown on their own cash rather than the bank's.
04SectorsWhere we are and where we look
Two sectors we are already in, and four we are looking at.
Construction and development
Building work and property development.
Stake held: Araupro
Holiday lets
Houses and apartments let to holidaymakers in areas with steady tourist demand.
Sector of interest
Solar power generation
Companies with operating solar plants or on-site installations for businesses, with predictable long-term revenue.
Sector of interest
Income-producing property
Companies that own urban rental property, residential and retail, to hold for many years.
Sector of interest
Management software
Companies with their own product and recurring revenue, whose customers already rely on it day to day.
Sector of interest
05How we investFrom the first call to signing
What it's like to have ArcaUnion as a shareholder.
Conversation
A meeting with no paperwork and no non-disclosure agreement. We talk about the business and what each side expects. If it isn't a fit, we say so the same day.
Review
Accounts for the last three financial years, key contracts, and the company's employment and tax position. Four to six weeks, with our own advisers.
Investment
An agreed price and a signed shareholders' agreement. No forced-exit clauses and no divestment timetable.
Staying invested
We exercise our rights as shareholders: regular reporting, an annual general meeting and more capital if the company needs it. Management stays with the team.
06ContactWe reply within two working days
Let's talk.
Registered officeC/ Celestino González Padrón 1 C PBJ 1
38400 Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Spain
ContactPlease write to us using the form. We reply within two working days.