Zriser takes $7.2M loss on sale of engineering firm Inrema

What's the deal? Spanish holding company ZriserDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, run by siblings Pablo and Ana Serratosa, sold engineering and machinery firm InremaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → to Soluciones Integrales 32Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → in February 2025, booking a loss of €6.1 million. The buyer belongs to entrepreneurs Enrique Vacas and Fernando Torrijos, founders of tech company NutaiDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The deal value was not disclosed.

What each side does: ZriserDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → is the family holding of the Serratosa siblings, which had owned Inrema since 2014. Inrema rebuilds and designs machinery, with a focus on the automotive sector.

Why the loss? The exit capped an investment that never paid off. Zriser capitalised a €3.5 million loan in 2024, made a €1.02 million shareholder contribution in early 2025, then sold on February 5 — crystallising the €6.1 million loss disclosed in its latest management report.

By the numbers: Inrema reported revenue of €1.2 million last year and losses of more than €2 million, according to its public accounts.

The signal: The sale hands a struggling, automotive-focused machinery business to buyers with a technology background, while Zriser clears an underperforming asset from its portfolio after more than a decade of ownership.

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