Mirai Investments has acquired Imat, a family-owned company from Álava with over half a century of experience, specializing in the manufacturing of airport furniture. Founded in 1974 and located in the Jundiz industrial estate in Álava, Imat closed the 2024 fiscal year with a turnover of 5 million euros. The company is joining Innometal, the metal processing division owned by Mirai, the Basque Institute of Finance (IVF), Fundación Vital, and the family office of Irene Carmen Lequerica.
Recognized as a leader in its sector in Europe, with exports accounting for over 80% of its revenue and a presence on all five continents, Imat is particularly strong in airport seating. The benches manufactured by the Álava-based company are high value-added products, of the highest quality, and vandal-resistant; additionally, it is currently developing a bench that integrates electronic components.
It is worth noting that its main clients include Aena, and it has completed landmark projects such as equipping Terminal T4 at Madrid airport. Moreover, Imat has outfitted important international airports worldwide, including in Italy, Serbia, and Portugal in Europe; Brazil and Chile in America; Egypt in Africa; and Dubai and Bangladesh in Asia, among others.
This transaction is part of Mirai’s diversification strategy, focused on integrating companies with strong local roots and high industrial value. Imat joins the division of leading metal processing companies, Innometal, contributing its robust value chain, composed of suppliers located very close geographically, which strengthens the continuity and resilience of the supply chain and industrial fabric of the Basque Country.
About Mirai Investments
Mirai Investments is a family capital investment and business development project specializing in investing in SMEs and creating stronger, more competitive, and sustainable business entities from them in the long term. In recent years, Mirai Investments has carried out several acquisition processes in which managing family-business succession was a key factor, as well as the trust of the outgoing owners in the experience, resources, and attitude of the Mirai Investments team, making the transition agreement successful.
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