M&A Deal Summary

IGI and Unigestion Acquire Matec Industries

On August 4, 2022, private equity firms IGI and Unigestion acquired machinery company Matec Industries

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IGI’s 5th and Unigestion’s 1st transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is IGI’s 10th and Unigestion’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-08-04
Target Matec Industries
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) IGI
Unigestion
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Matec Industries

Massa, Italy
Matec Industries designs and produces complete plants for crushing, screening, washing aggregates and solutions for the purification and filtration of waste water in many sectors, the most important of which are: mining, aggregates, gravel, sand, stone, marble, concrete , ceramic and glass. Matec Industries was founded in 2004 and is based in Massa, Italy.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

IGI

Milan, Italy

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

IGI Sgr is a private equity firm principally focused on buyouts of Italian manufacturing companies. The Firm looks to aquire businesses specializing in B2B services and products, ideally designed or manufactured in Italy, with a particular focus on Industry 4.0 automation or production processes. IGI Sgr was formed in 1998 and is based in Milan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 10
Sector: Machinery M&A 5 of 5
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Italy M&A 10 of 10
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-19 OME Group

Erba, Italy

OME Group is a supplier of bolting & fasteners in the energy, oil & gas, power generation, nuclear, valves, heat exchangers, turbines, pumps, compressors etc. For over 60 years the company’s objective has been continual research and constant development to provide total client satisfaction. OME Group was formed in 1949 and is based in Erba, Italy.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-15 Bracchi

Fara Gera d'Adda, Italy

Bracchi is a provider of transportation services. Bracchi was founded in 1928 and is based in Fara Gera d'Adda, Italy.

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Buyer

Unigestion

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1971
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Unigestion is an asset manager with a private equity division focused on global mid-market companies across Europe, North America, and Asia. Unigestion considers direct investments in established companies, secondary position acquisitions, and investments in emerging fund managers. The Firm invests in a variety of industries including industrials, agriculture, distribution, logistics, utilities, software, education, nutrition, leisure, and healthcare. Unigestion was founded in 1971 and is based in Geneva, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 13
Sector: Machinery M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-20 Avania

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

Avania is an integrated global, full-service CRO with specialized expertise in medical devices, novel technology, and combination products. It advances products from feasibility all the way through post-approval trials in analytics, clinical trials, consulting, regulatory, reimbursement, and more. Avania was founded in 1988 and is based in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-16 Babington

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Babington Group is a provider of quality training across a growing number of sectors, from accounting to hairdressing. Babington Group was established in 1974 and is based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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