Add-on Acquisition • Transportation

Nippon Express Acquires Franco Vago

On January 31, 2013, Nippon Express acquired transportation company Franco Vago from I2 Capital Partners

Acquisition Context
  • This is Nippon Express’ 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Nippon Express’ 1st transaction in Italy.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 31, 2013
Target Franco Vago
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Nippon Express
Sellers(s) I2 Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Franco Vago

Scandicci, Italy
Franco Vago S.p.A is an international freight forwarding and logistics operator, with consolidated experience in the transportation of goods to and from Europe, Asia and the Americas, by air, sea, and ground. The company operates in the transportation and logistics of “fashion” apparel, where it provides value-added services to all the main brands in the sector. Franco Vago is based in Scandicci, Italy.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Nippon Express

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1872
Sector Transportation
Employees76,389
Revenue 2.58T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Nippon Express is a logistical consultant, providing one-stop business solutions that connect people and companies beyond national and regional boundaries, through diverse logistics modes, integrating land, air, and marine transport. Nippon Express was founded in 1872 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 7
Sector: Transportation 1 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 5
Country: Italy 1 of 2
Year: 2013 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-16 Traconf S.r.l.

Sona, Italy

Traconf S.r.l. is an apparel-related logistics service provider for fashion industry. Traconf was founded in 1977 and is based in Sona, Italy.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

I2 Capital Partners

Milan, Italy

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 200M EUR
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

I2 Capital Partners SGR SpA manages I2 Capital Partners, an Italian closed-end investment fund focused on distressed investments. I2 will consider a variety of special situations, including under performing or under managed companies with overleveraged capital structures, conglomerates with breakup value potential, non-core divestitures, and businesses performing poorly due to ownership issues. In addition to investing in ongoing businesses, I2 will consider acquiring assets and/or debt of companies in liquidation, as well as various portfolios of publicly listed securities. I2 is based in Milan and is controlled by publicly traded holding firm Intek.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Transportation 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 1
Country: Italy 1 of 1
Year: 2013 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-09-25 Franco Vago

Scandicci, Italy

Franco Vago S.p.A is an international freight forwarding and logistics operator, with consolidated experience in the transportation of goods to and from Europe, Asia and the Americas, by air, sea, and ground. The company operates in the transportation and logistics of “fashion” apparel, where it provides value-added services to all the main brands in the sector. Franco Vago is based in Scandicci, Italy.

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