M&A Deal Summary

L Catterton Partners and Ambienta Acquire Pibiplast

On June 11, 2018, growth capital firm L Catterton Partners and private equity firm Ambienta acquired packaging company Pibiplast

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is L Catterton Partners’ 1st and Ambienta’s 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is L Catterton Partners’ 7th and Ambienta’s 9th transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-06-11
Target Pibiplast
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) L Catterton Partners
Ambienta
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Pibiplast

Correggio, Italy
Pibiplast is a manufacturer of plastic packaging for the pharmaceutical industry. Pibiplast was a first-mover in adopting environmentally friendly packaging solutions. Pibiplast has continued its specialization in the skincare and makeup sectors through strategic acquisitions and investments in state of the art technologies. Pibiplast operates four plants based in Northern Italy, serving more than 500 customers across 35 countries. Pibiplast offers a wide range of products and customized solutions to the cosmetics industry, from the most recognized global brands to emerging independent brands. Pibiplast was founded in 1954 and is based in Correggio, Italy.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

L Catterton Partners

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 37.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

L Catterton is a private equity firm that targets investments in consumer-related companies located throughout North America. L Catterton looks for businesses with identifiable brands and operating in 'defensible and extensible' positions within growth industry segments. Specific sectors of interest include branded consumables, food/beverages, consumer services, restaurants, media and marketing, household durables, specialty retail, mass merchant retail, and luxury/apparel. Prospective transactions include management buyouts, recapitalizations, turnarounds, and growth financings. L Catterton was formed in 1990 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 142 of 223
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 38 of 48
Country: Italy M&A 7 of 11
Year: 2018 M&A 6 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-06 Honest

Los Angeles, California, United States

Honest is a consumer products company dedicated to empowering people to live happy, healthy lives. Consumers seeking thoughtfully formulated, safe and effective baby, personal care, and beauty products, along with education and support can find Honest's products across North America via honest.com and honestbeauty.com and at more than 17,000 retail locations. Beginning in spring 2019, consumers in Europe can find Honest Beauty at select Douglas retail locations. It is committed to ensuring all families have access to basic necessities and the latest health information for safe growth and development a commitment reflected in its ongoing partnerships with organizations such as Baby2Baby and Mount Sinai. Honest was founded in 2012 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-20 Baccarat

Baccarat, France

Baccarat is a provider of home luxury brands and exclusive crystal products. Baccarat was formed in 1764 and is based in Baccarat, France.

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Buyer

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 18 of 35
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 12 of 22
Country: Italy M&A 9 of 20
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-01 energy wave srl

Alessandria, Italy

energy wave srl is an Energy Service company that offers energy-efficient heating solutions to private residential customers, with a leading market position and strong brand recognition in core provinces of North West Italy. energy wave srl is based in Alessandria, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-16 Lakesight Technologies Holding

Unterschleissheim, Germany

Lakesight Technologies Holding GmbH is a buy-and-build platform in the machine vision sector. Machine vision systems are devices for optical sensing that are able to automatically receive and interpret images to control machines or processes in real time. Lakesight Technologies Holding GmbH is based in Unterschleissheim, Germany.

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