NOVOTEMA acquired by IDEX CORPORATION

Ardian, a leading private investment firm, has sold its majority stake in Novotema to IDEX Corporation, a US-listed company, marking a significant shift from a fund-managed ownership structure to a strategic integration within an industrial platform. Under Ardian's ownership since 2012, Novotema has successfully transformed from a small Italian business to a more robust international enterprise, having strengthened its sales force and enhanced the engineering capabilities of its design office. This transformation has enabled the company to diversify its customer base beyond its historical dependence on the domestic automotive market. The integration of Novotema into IDEX's Sealing Solutions segment represents the third milestone in the US group's acquisition program aimed at expanding its technical elastomer production capacity and broadening its portfolio of exclusive geometric profiles. The post-acquisition priority is to immediately leverage cross-selling opportunities through IDEX's international sales network, introducing Novotema's gas regulation and thermal sealing solutions to the group's major industrial clients in North America and Asia. To ensure operational and managerial continuity, the historical CEO will remain in place at the Villongo site, guaranteeing the preservation of Novotema's chemical formulation expertise and the stability of its relationships with key customers during the technological convergence phase.