M&A Deal Summary

Azimut Libera Impresa Acquires Next Imaging

On May 22, 2023, asset manager Azimut Libera Impresa acquired distribution company Next Imaging from Ambienta

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Azimut Libera Impresa’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Azimut Libera Impresa’s 5th transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-05-22
Target Next Imaging
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Azimut Libera Impresa
Sellers(s) Ambienta
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Next Imaging

Italy
Next Imaging is a distribution platform of imaging and machine vision solutions.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Azimut Libera Impresa is a private equity and alternative asset management firm specializing in investments across Italy. The Firm offers a range of retail-access private investment vehicles that allow individual and institutional investors to finance businesses at various stages of growth, providing an alternative to traditional financing channels. Azimut Libera Impresa was formed in 2009 and is based in Milan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Italy M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-31 CBG Acciai

Caronno Pertusella, Italy

CBG Acciai is an Italian steel blades manufacturer that is involved in the manufacturing of a wide range of high precision steel blades such as those used for cutting wood, foam, and stone. CBG Acciai is based in Caronno Pertusella, Italy.

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2025-01-14 Sicer

Modena, Italy

Sicer is a producer of specialty coatings for the high-end ceramic industry. The company specializes in the development and production of innovative, high-performance solutions for the surface treatment of high-end ceramic tiles, such as frits, glazes, grits, and inks. Sicer was founded in 1993 and is based in Modena, Italy.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ambienta

Milan, Italy

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 3.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ambienta is a pan-European middle-market investor focused on acquiring rapidly expanding companies capturing long-term environmental trends. The Firm will consider opportunities throughout Europe and looks to commit €30 to €100 million per transaction. Ambienta was formed in 2007 and is based in Milan, Italy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 14
Sector: Distribution M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: Italy M&A 9 of 10
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-18 Spaggiari

Parma, Italy

Spaggiari is a software suite (“digital school”) developer that allows schools to dematerialize and digitalize their daily activities, communications, and back-office processes. Digital school covers a wide spectrum of activities within the school’s ecosystem, including electronic school registers, communications with parents, digital tools to support e-learning, school management software, and other back-office solutions. Spaggiari was formed in 1926 and is based in Parma, Italy.

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2024-01-10 Rent Company

’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Rent Company is a provider of educational laptops and technology devices through a Device-as-a-Service (“DaaS”) offering to students, extending the useful life of devices and enabling digital learning in the classroom. Rent Company is based in ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

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