AROMATAGROUP
Acquired by
AMBIENTA
AROMATAGROUP acquired by AMBIENTA
Target
AROMATAGROUP
Acquirer
AMBIENTA
Context
Ambienta SGR has acquired a majority stake in AromataGroup from its founders and management. This acquisition marks Ambienta's entry into the food ingredients sector, serving as a platform investment to consolidate the fragmented European market for natural flavours and colours. The deal capitalizes on the "Clean Label" megatrend and the shift from synthetic to natural ingredients. Ambienta plans to support the company's international expansion and product diversification through an aggressive buy-and-build strategy. The existing management team, led by Hans Udo Wenzel, reinvests in the transaction.
AROMATAGROUP, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2017, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, representing a level LOGIN the 10.1x average currently observed in the AgriFood sector.
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Founded in 2011, AromataGroup is a leading Italian manufacturer of natural flavours and colours for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical industries. It was formed through the aggregation of four historic Italian companies: Variati Aromi, Select Alimenta, Emans Derivati Aromatici, and Fiorio Colori. At the time of the deal, the group operated three production plants in Northern Italy, employed 120 people, and served 1,200 customers in over 50 countries.
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Other operations with AROMATAGROUP
| Date | Acquirer | Target | Country | Sector | Deal Context |
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| 01/2020 | AROMATAGROUP | NACTIS FLAVOURS | FRANCE | Ingredients | AromataGroup, backed by Ambienta SGR, has acquired the French company Nactis Flavours. This transformative deal merges the Italian AromataGroup with the French Nactis to create a new pan-European platform rebranded as "Nactarome". The transaction allows for significant geographic diversification (Italy + France + Benelux) and product expansion. Nactis founder becomes Non-Executive Chair of the new group, while Aromata's founder takes the CEO role. Ambienta retains an 80% stake in the combined group. |
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