Consilium Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Consilium has acquired 3 companies.

Consilium’s most common sectors for investment aremachinery (22%) and apparel/textiles (22%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (74%) and growth capital (14%). In total, Consilium has invested in 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Consilium has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (47%). Consilium’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2023 when it sold GMM Finance S.r.l. for $97M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity36
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • M&A Sell Activity13
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 6

Consilium

Consilium Sgr

Via Quintino Sella 4,
Milan, 20121
Italy
+39 02 7260 191
www.consiliumsgr.com
info@consiliumsgr.it

Consilium is a private equity firm focused on small to mid-sized Italian companies. Consilium prefers to make majority investments and generally targets businesses generating €20 to €80 million in revenues. Prospective companies typically have strong management and a clear 'path to exit'. Consilium was formed in 2005 and is based in Milan.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Apparel/Textiles, Consumer Products, Food, Machinery, Manufacturing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 20 80
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 20 - 1 - 2 - 23
Sell (0.8/yr) # 9 - 2 - 2 - 13
vol $58M $97M $155M
  36

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
GMM Finance S.r.l. 2023-12-22 97M EUR Trade Sale
Gravellona Toce, Italy · www.gmm.it
Macron S.p.A. 2023-12-12 - Unknown
Bologna, Italy · www.macron.com
Cela Industry 2023-07-21 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Castegnato, Italy · www.celaplatforms.com
Fonderia Boccacci 2023-04-06 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Milan, Italy · www.fonderiaboccacci.it
Tucano Urbano S.r.l. 2021-07-29 - Trade Sale
Milan, Italy · www.tucanourbano.com
Manifattura Riese S.p.a. 2021-04-16 - Unknown
Rio Saliceto, Italy · www.navigare.com
Music Center s.r.l. 2021-03-10 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Trento, Italy · www.musiccenter.it
Gruppo Manifatture Italiane S.p.A. 2019-10-11 - Consolidation
Milan, Italy · www.gmitaliane.it
River Group S.R.L. 2019-10-11 - Merger
50054, Italy
Gelit Srl 2019-05-03 - Divestiture
Doganella di Ninfa, Italy · www.gelit.it
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Gruppo Manifatture Italiane S.p.A. 2019-10-11 River Group S.R.L. 2019-10-11 3
Milan, Italy · www.gmitaliane.it 50054, Italy

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Apparel/Textiles 1 (13%) - 5 (22%) -
Machinery 2 (25%) - 5 (22%) -
Food 2 (25%) - 4 (17%) -
Consumer Products 2 (25%) - 3 (13%) -
Manufacturing 1 (13%) - 3 (13%) -
Distribution - - 1 (4%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (4%) -
Software - - 1 (4%) -
Total 8 - 23 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Italy 8 (100%) - 22 (96%) -
Ireland - - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 8 (100%) - 22 (96%) -
Cross-border - - 1 (4%) -
Total 8 - 23 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (63%) - 17 (74%) -
Growth Capital - - 3 (13%) -
Consolidation 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Divestiture 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (13%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 8 - 23 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (31%) 155M (100%)
Secondary Sale 2 (15%) -
Trade Sale 2 (15%) -
Unknown 2 (15%) -
Merger 1 (8%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (8%) -
Sold to Management 1 (8%) -
Total 13 $155M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Lincoln International
 1
Equita Group S.p.A.
 1
Fineurop Soditic
 1
Legal Deals
Russo De Rosa Associati
 1
BonelliErede
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 2 $155M
TOTAL $155M
Largest GMM Finance S.r.l.
$97M (2023-12-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
15%
2 (15%)
Strategic(s)
54%
7 (54%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Middle-Market

PE Assets

341M EUR

Established

2005

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Andrea Ghielmetti

Team Member

Antonio Glorioso

Team Member

Giuseppe Lo Cascio

Team Member

Guglielmo De Falco

Team Member

Marcello Maruelli

Team Member

FAQ

When was Consilium founded?

Consilium was founded in 2005.

What type of investor is Consilium?

Consilium is a private equity firm.

Where is Consilium headquartered?

Consilium is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

How much capital does Consilium have under management?

Consilium has 341M EUR under management.

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