Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Food

Consilium Acquires Gelit

On May 1, 2007, private equity firm Consilium acquired food company Gelit

Acquisition Context

This is Consilium’s 1st transaction in the Food sector.
This is Consilium’s 5th transaction in Italy.

Investment Fate

Gelit was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2012.
Gelit was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2019.
Gelit was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2024.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	May 1, 2007
Target	Gelit
Sector	Food
Buyer(s)	Consilium
Deal Type	Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Gelit

Doganella di Ninfa, Italy

Gelit is a provider of private label frozen ready meals sold in Italy and abroad. Recognised for its ability to develop new recipes and the extensive production flexibility in its Cisterna di Latina-based plant position, Gelit is the key first-meal and crepes private-label supplier for most of the main Italian Large Scale Retailers. Gelit was established in 1977 and is based in Doganella di Ninfa, Italy.

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Buyer

Consilium

Milan, Italy

Investor Investor

Category	Private Equity Firm
Founded	2005
PE ASSETS	341M EUR
Size	Middle-Market
Type	Sector Agnostic

DESCRIPTION

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.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	6 of 23
Sector: Food	1 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)	3 of 17
Country: Italy	5 of 22
Year: 2007	1 of 2

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2006-10-01	MFU Holding Brescia, Italy MFU Holding S.p.A., a wholesaler of fasteners and related products. MFU introduced value added services to its customers becoming the Italian independent operator in the fasteners distribution sector. MFU offers its customers services ranging from quality control to category management and integrated logistics.	Sell	$58M

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2006-10-01

MFU Holding

Brescia, Italy

MFU Holding S.p.A., a wholesaler of fasteners and related products. MFU introduced value added services to its customers becoming the Italian independent operator in the fasteners distribution sector. MFU offers its customers services ranging from quality control to category management and integrated logistics.

Sell

$58M

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2007-07-01	Marsilli & Co Cremona, Italy Marsilli & Co. is the leader in Europe and worldwide in the design and production of coil winding machines and automated lines.	Sell	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2007-07-01

Marsilli & Co

Cremona, Italy

Marsilli & Co. is the leader in Europe and worldwide in the design and production of coil winding machines and automated lines.