Green Arrow Capital has acquired a majority stake in Poplast from Eos Investment Management (which held 86.5%) and minority operating partners. The management team, including Carlo Callegari and Pierangelo Fantoni, has reinvested in the company. The deal values the company at over EUR110 million. The acquisition aims to create a "Green Packaging" pole by aggregating other companies in the flexible packaging sector that focus on recyclable and compostable materials. The transaction was financed by Credit Agricole Italia and Deutsche Bank.

POPLAST, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2018, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, representing a LOGIN premium to the 10.2x average currently observed in the Industry & Manufacturing sector.

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