M&A Deal Summary

Leonard Green & Partners Acquires IMA Group

On January 1, 2023, private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners acquired machinery company IMA Group from BC Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Leonard Green & Partners’ 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is Leonard Green & Partners’ 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-01-01
Target IMA Group
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) Leonard Green & Partners
Sellers(s) BC Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

IMA Group

Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy
IMA Group is a designer and manufacturer of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, tea, and coffee. IMA Group was founded in 1961 and is based in Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Leonard Green & Partners

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 75.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Leonard Green & Partners is a mega-sized private equity firm that invests in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leonard Green will consider investments in consumer and business services, consumer products, distribution, media, and retail. Typical transaction values for acquisitions are between $500 million and $2 billion, however, the firm is capable of closing transactions valued up to $5 billion. Types of transactions include public-to-private, recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth capital, equity capital to facilitate acquisitions, turnarounds/restructurings, and acquisitions of divisions/assets from large corporations. Leonard Green & Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 97 of 101
Sector (Machinery) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 44 of 46
Country (Italy) 1 of 1
Year (2023) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-01 Epiphany Dermatology

Austin, Texas, United States

Epiphany Dermatology is a dermatology company, driven by a passion to improve access to high quality dermatologic care in a values-based manner. Epiphany raises the standard of dermatologic care by making clinical excellence accessible to all patients, promptly and in a warm and inviting environment. Epiphany Dermatology is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-03 Parts Town

Addison, Illinois, United States

Parts Town is a distributor of genuine OEM restaurant equipment parts for the foodservice industry. Focused on delivering a unique customer service experience and website, Parts Town customizes solutions for both chain restaurants and food equipment service companies. Parts Town partners closely with the leading manufacturers of commercial cooking, refrigeration, ice, and beverage equipment to improve their parts supply chain, delight their customers, and grow genuine parts sales. Parts Town was founded in 1987 and is based in Addison, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BC Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 17.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BC Partners is a mega private equity firm that invests in high quality businesses with leading market positions. BC does not specialize in any particular sector and makes only a select number of investments per year (3 in 2008, 2 in 2007, 3 in 2006). Sectors of interest include healthcare, directory publishing, media, industrial products, food, distribution, manufacturing, consumer services, business services, and communications. BC Partners was formed in 1986 and has offices in London, Paris, Hamburg, and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 53 of 54
Sector (Machinery) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 19 of 20
Country (Italy) 4 of 4
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-29 Madison Logic

New York, New York, United States

Madison Logic is a global multi-channel ABM activation and measurement platform, enables enterprise organizations to leverage a proprietary combined data set to identify the accounts most likely to purchase, accelerate the customer journey, and shorten sales cycles to positively impact ROI. Madison Logic was founded in 2005 and is based in New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-04-03 AKMH

Athens, Greece

AKMH provides education and training in over 100 specialties across 14 fields. AKMH currently operates 19 facilities across 9 Greek cities. AKMH is based in Athens, Greece.

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