M&A Deal Summary

Ligentia Acquires VGL Group

On July 18, 2022, Ligentia acquired transportation company VGL Group from 21 Invest

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ligentia’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Ligentia’s 1st transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-07-18
Target VGL Group
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Ligentia
Sellers(s) 21 Invest
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) KPMG Corporate Finance (Financial)
PwC Law
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Legal)

Target

VGL Group

Gdynia, Poland
VGL Group is a logistics operator that provides supply chain management solutions continually develops its competence and supports its partners in transport, customs clearance, and warehousing. VGL Group was founded in 2000 and is based in Gdynia, Poland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ligentia

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Transportation
Employees475
Revenue 297M GBP (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Ligentia is a UK-based global supply chain management provider. Ligentia provides a range of supply chain management services, mostly delivered via ocean and air freight, as well as third- and fourth-party logistics services. Ligentia’s customers are primarily large UK and European-based importers operating in the retail, consumer, industrial, healthcare and manufacturing sectors, which require services related to the handling of goods being imported from the Far East. Ligentia was formed in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Poland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

21 Invest

Treviso, Italy

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

21 Invest is a private equity firm that targets investments in growth-oriented, middle-market Italian, French, and Polish companies operating in a variety of industries. The Firm invests in French businesses through 21 Centrale Partners, Italian companies through 21 Partners SGR, and Polish companies through 21 Concordia. The Firm targets transactions requiring at least €10 million of capital typically in the form of development capital for growth companies, buyout capital for managers, or replacement capital for companies facing succession issues or needing shareholder liquidity. 21 Invest was founded in 1992 and is based in Treviso, Italy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 45
Sector: Transportation M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 8
Country: Poland M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2022 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Poiana Maggiore, Italy

Energreen is an European leader of self-propelled machines equipped with telescopic arms, and remote-controlled robotic machines for professional green care and land maintenance to operate both on riverbanks and along roads and motorways. Energreen was founded in 1999 and is based in Poiana Maggiore, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-11-16 TRIME

Milan, Italy

TRIME is a provider in the design and production of lighting towers for the rental market. TRIME premises cover an area of 20000 sqm. Design, metalwork, powder coating, mechanical and electric assembly and final testing are done here. TRIME is based in Milan, Italy.

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