M&A Deal Summary

F2i SGR Acquires Althea Group

On May 11, 2022, infrastructure investor F2i SGR acquired information technology company Althea Group from Permira

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is F2i SGR’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is F2i SGR’s 20th transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-05-11
Target Althea Group
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) F2i SGR
Sellers(s) Permira
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Althea Group

Milan, Italy
Althea is a Pan-European independent provider of integrated healthcare technology management. Althea operates as an outsourced technological partner for the provision of managed services and multivendor maintenance of the entire medical equipment portfolio in public and private healthcare organisations. Across multiple technologies - from biomedical equipment to advanced diagnostic imaging & radiology.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

F2i SGR

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Infrastructure
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 7.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

F2i SGR is an Italian investor in infrastructure and other real assets. The Firm primarily targets assets located in Italy and will consider both minority and majority positions. F2i was formed in 2007 and has offices in Rome and Milan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 20
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 3
Country (Italy) 20 of 20
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-09 ReLife

Genova, Italy

ReLife is a private player operating in the reuse and energy generation from paper and plastic packaging materials. ReLife was founded in 2018 and is based in Genova, Italy.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-05 2i Rete Gas

Milan, Italy

2i Rete Gas operates in gas distribution sector. The company serves 4.5 million customers with around 2,200 active concessions and a managed network, largely owned, of around 70 thousand km. 2i Rete Gas was founded in 2000 and is based in Milan, Italy.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Permira

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1985
PE ASSETS 75.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 85 of 90
Sector (Information Technology) 4 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 24 of 28
Country (Italy) 8 of 9
Year (2022) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-01 GWI

London, United Kingdom

GWI delivers global insights at scale, representing the views of 2.7 billion, digitally-connected consumers. GWI provides data about consumers’ demographics, preferences, and behavioral attitudes across 48 countries to help the world’s top brands, agencies, and media organizations gain a deep understanding of their audiences. GWI was founded in 2009 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-17 Mimecast

London, United Kingdom

Mimecast is an email and data security company. Mimecast makes business email and data safer for 21,800 customers by continuously investing to thoughtfully integrate brand protection, security awareness training, web security, compliance, and other essential capabilities. Mimecast was founded in 2003 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Buy $5.8B