M&A Deal Summary

Aksìa Group Acquires Valpizza

On July 29, 2020, private equity firm Aksìa Group acquired restaurant Valpizza

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Aksìa Group’s 1st transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Aksìa Group’s 16th transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-07-29
Target Valpizza
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Aksìa Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Valpizza

Valsamoggia, Italy
Valpizza is focused on the production and commercialization of frozen pizza base and topped pizza. Valpizza was formed in 1992 and is based in Valsamoggia, Italy.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Aksìa Group

Milan, Italy

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 500M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Aksìa Group is a private equity firm focused on acquisitions throughout Italy. The Firm targets opportunities in advanced manufacturing, mechanical industries, and companies specialized in highly engineered products. Aksia’s typical transaction situation includes corporate divestitures, traditional buyouts, and growth capital financings. The Firm generally takes a controlling equity stake in portfolio companies. Aksìa Group was formed in 1997 and is based in Milan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 24
Sector (Restaurants) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 14 of 21
Country (Italy) 16 of 24
Year (2020) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-15 Primo Group

Torino, Italy

Primo Group is an Italian chain of dental clinics offering a complete solution of high-quality dental treatments with a medium-end market. Primo Group directly operates through dental clinics around Italy. Primo organization is characterized by high-quality standards, clear high-end positioning among the Italian dental chains, high street locations, and operational efficiency based on the internal laboratory and technology integration. Primo Group was founded in 2010 and is based in Torino, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-31 Alpha Test

Milan, Italy

Alpha Test is a provider of university admission and other test preparation services. With a catalog, that includes more than 600 titles, 100 new editions per year, and 50,000 hours of lessons in 41 cities across Italy, Alpha Test is the Italian provider of preparation services for university admission and other tests for the academic and professional fields. The company is the only fully integrated player in the education sector, offering a complete range of products and solutions for the admission to faculties with a limited entry number. Furthermore, the company has recently launched an e-learning platform and also provides orientation services. Alpha Test was formed in 1987 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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