M&A Deal Summary

Lota Maritime SA Acquires Stradeblu Srl

On October 1, 2008, Lota Maritime SA acquired marine company Stradeblu Srl from 21 Invest and Defi Gestion

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lota Maritime SA’s 1st transaction in the Marine sector.
  • This is Lota Maritime SA’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-10-01
Target Stradeblu Srl
Sector Marine
Buyer(s) Lota Maritime SA
Sellers(s) 21 Invest
Defi Gestion
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Stradeblu Srl

Genova, Italy
A shipping company, Stradeblu specialises exclusively in the short-haul transportation (< 500 km) of goods by sea. Its clients are individual hauliers, road transport firms and industrial companies transporting products in commercial vehicles or containers. The technical characteristics of the company’s fleet of ships, their cruising speeds, departure and arrival times and port service are all designed with a view to meeting the specific needs of commercial traffic operators.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lota Maritime SA

Bastia, France

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Marine
DESCRIPTION


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Marine M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

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 8 of 45
Sector: Marine M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 8
Country: Italy M&A 4 of 18
Year: 2008 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-18 Ligier Group

Abrest, France

Ligier Group is a manufacturer and distributor of licence free cars. Ligier Group is based in Abrest, France.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-07 Anglo French Underwriters

Paris, France

Leading underwriting agent for Lloyd's of London in France, involved in a wide range of insurance classes.

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SELLER

Defi Gestion

Lausanne, Switzerland

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 200M CHF
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Defi Gestion SA is a Swiss private investment firm that targets venture capital as well as later stage private equity investment opportunities. The Firm's buyout group looks to invest between 3 and 7 million CHF in growing businesses with at least €10 million in annual revenue. Areas of interest include consumer products, industrial, energy, manufacturing, and business services. Defi Gestion will consider both minority and majority investment situations and prefers businesses located in Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy and the Benelux. Defi Gestion SA was formed in 1990 and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 8
Sector: Marine M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-29 Plumettaz

Bex, Switzerland

Plumettaz is active in the design, production and distribution of machinery and equipments for the underground laying of both energy and telecom cables. The group offers a platform of up to date technological products distributed internationally in more than 60 countries. Plumettaz was founded in 1923 and is based in Bex, Switzerland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-05 DS Care

Lombardy, Italy

DS Care is an Italian operator in the health and social care sector, based in Lombardy, Italy.

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