M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group Acquires Farmfront Group

On October 31, 2023, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired machinery company Farmfront Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 20th transaction in the Machinery sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 16th transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-10-31
Target Farmfront Group
Sector Machinery
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Farmfront Group

Milan, Italy
Farmfront Group is an irrigation expert and a global platform of irrigation providers. Farmfront Group was formed in 2023 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 739 of 744
Sector (Machinery) 20 of 20
Type (Consolidation) 5 of 5
Country (Italy) 16 of 16
Year (2023) 9 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-10-31 Ocmis

Castelvetro di Modena, Italy

Ocmis designs, manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of technologically advanced sprinkling irrigation solutions and related accessories for use in the agricultural sector. Ocmis was founded in 1970 and is based in Castelvetro di Modena, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-23 GBTEC

Bochum, Germany

GBTEC is a provider of business process management, integrated risk management, and IT management. GBTEC is based in Bochum, Germany.

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