M&A Deal Summary

Riverside Acquires Galvanina

On June 4, 2019, private equity firm Riverside acquired beverage company Galvanina

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Riverside’s 3rd transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Riverside’s 3rd transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-06-04
Target Galvanina
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Riverside
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) BLF Studio Legale
PwC Law (Legal)

Target

Galvanina

Rimini, Italy
Galvanina is a producer of pure mineral water and a range of sodas and ice teas. The company owns two mineral water sources located in Central Italy, and is recognized worldwide for its high quality production standards and innovative force. La Galvanina operates it's own bottling plants that offer both glass and PET bottles, and serves all countries with its branded products as well as with a significant amount of private labels. Galvanina was founded in 1901 and is based in Rimini, Italy.

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Buyer

Riverside

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm that seeks investments in profitable lower middle-market companies valued under $400 million. Riverside looks to invest in growth businesses headquartered in North America, Europe, and Asia (primarily Japan and South Korea), that have been in operation for at least five years. Riverside targets investments in a wide array of industries including distribution, automotive, healthcare, education, manufacturing, software, consumer services, plastics, publishing, food, communications, marine, and business services. Riverside was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 244 of 295
Sector: Beverages M&A 3 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 139 of 147
Country: Italy M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2019 M&A 6 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-29 Actineo

Cologne, Germany

Actineo specializes in bodily injury claims, providing tech-enabled and data-driven services to the insurance industry. The Company processes and digitalizes more than 120,000 bodily injury claims per year and develops prediction models for a customer base of more than 50 insurers. Customers benefit from increased transparency, control, and better risk management. Actineo was founded in 2009 and is based in Cologne, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-01 Paradigm Tax Group

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Paradigm Tax Group is an independent national provider of comprehensive property tax management services. PTG provides taxpayers with a full suite of services, including real and personal property tax appeals, pre-acquisition planning due diligence, complex property consulting, and business personal property tax compliance. Paradigm Tax Group was founded in 2004 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

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