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21 Invest Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, 21 Invest has acquired 5 companies.

21 Invest’s most common sectors for investment arepackaging (8%) and retail (7%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (50%) and stake purchase (24%). In total, 21 Invest has invested in 1 US state and 7 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Stroili Oro Group for $203M.

In the last 3 years, 21 Invest has exited 7 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (57%). 21 Invest’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2006 when it sold Sisal Group for $1.0B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity132
    • M&A Buy Activity88
    • M&A Sell Activity44
  • Total Sectors Invested 35
  • Total Countries Invested 7
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 24
  • M&A Advisors 10

21 Invest

21 Invest S.p.A.

Borgo Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour,,
Treviso, 31100
Italy
+39 04 223 166 11
www.21invest.com
info@21investimenti.it

21 Invest is a private equity firm that targets investments in growth-oriented, middle-market Italian, French, and Polish companies operating in a variety of industries. The Firm invests in French businesses through 21 Centrale Partners, Italian companies through 21 Partners SGR, and Polish companies through 21 Concordia. The Firm targets transactions requiring at least €10 million of capital typically in the form of development capital for growth companies, buyout capital for managers, or replacement capital for companies facing succession issues or needing shareholder liquidity. 21 Invest was founded in 1992 and is based in Treviso, Italy.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Apparel/Textiles, Automotive, Building Materials, Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Electrical Equipment, Engineering, Financial Services, Food, Furniture, Gaming, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Insurance, Leisure, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Marketing, Media, Medical Products, Packaging, Plastics, Retail, Safety/Security, Software, Technology Hardware, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: Western Europe, Eastern Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 50 300
Enterprise Value 50 500
values in millions of EUR

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (2.0/yr) # 78 5 3 1 1 - 88
vol $383M $383M
Sell (2.0/yr) # 34 3 5 - 2 - 44
vol $1.7B $1.7B
  132

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Landanger SASU 2024-06-11 - Recapitalization
Paris, France · www.landanger.com
Monevia sp. z o.o. 2024-02-06 - Trade Sale
Bydgoszcz, Poland · www.monevia.pl
Omega Pharma S.r.l. 2024-01-17 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Cantu, Italy · www.omegapharmasrl.com
Conex SAS 2023-11-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Orchies, France · www.conex.net
MaxiCoffee 2022-12-01 - Trade Sale
Gardanne, France · www.maxicoffee.com
Agorastore SAS 2022-11-21 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Montreuil, France · www.agorastore.fr
TRIME s.p.a. 2022-11-16 - Secondary Buyout
Milan, Italy · www.trime.it
VGL Solid Group Sp. z o.o. 2022-07-18 - Trade Sale
Gdynia, Poland · www.vgl-group.com
Energreen SPA 2022-06-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Poiana Maggiore, Italy · www.energreen.it
Marvesting 2022-04-05 - Secondary Sale
Levallois-Perret, France · www.marvesting.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Groupe ProductLife S.A. 2019-01-21 Stragen Services SAS 2025-01-28 19
Suresnes, France · www.productlifegroup.com Lyon, France · www.stragen-services.fr
Groupe ProductLife S.A. 2019-01-21 Cilatus BioPharma AG 2023-05-23 18
Suresnes, France · www.productlifegroup.com Dun Laoghaire, Ireland · www.cilatus.com
Groupe ProductLife S.A. 2019-01-21 AxPharma 2020-10-06 17
Suresnes, France · www.productlifegroup.com Paris, France · www.axpharma.com
SynerLab SA 2013-11-19 Alcala Farma SL 2015-11-20 1
Entzheim, France · www.synerlab.com Correos, Spain · www.alcala-farma.es

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Packaging - - 7 (8%) -
Retail - - 6 (7%) 203M (53%)
Consumer Products - - 6 (7%) -
Manufacturing - - 6 (7%) -
Business Services 2 (10%) - 5 (6%) -
Leisure - - 4 (4%) 79M (21%)
Machinery 2 (10%) - 4 (4%) -
Education 1 (5%) - 3 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 3 (3%) -
Food 1 (5%) - 3 (3%) -
Life Science 3 (15%) - 3 (3%) -
Marketing 1 (5%) - 3 (3%) -
Software 1 (5%) - 3 (3%) -
Consumer Services - - 2 (2%) 101M (26%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (5%) - 2 (2%) -
Beverages 1 (5%) - 2 (2%) -
Communications - - 2 (2%) -
Financial Services - - 2 (2%) -
Information Technology 2 (10%) - 2 (2%) -
Insurance 1 (5%) - 2 (2%) -
Marine - - 2 (2%) -
Medical Products 1 (5%) - 2 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 2 (2%) -
Transportation - - 2 (2%) -
Aerospace - - 1 (1%) -
Automotive - - 1 (1%) -
Building Materials 1 (5%) - 1 (1%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (1%) -
Distribution - - 1 (1%) -
Furniture - - 1 (1%) -
Gaming - - 1 (1%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (1%) -
Internet Software and Services 1 (5%) - 1 (1%) -
Media - - 1 (1%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (5%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 20 - 89 $383M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
France 9 (45%) - 49 (55%) 180M (47%)
Italy 9 (45%) - 30 (34%) 203M (53%)
Poland 2 (10%) - 6 (7%) -
United States - - 1 (1%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (1%) -
United Kingdom - - 1 (1%) -
Austria - - 1 (1%) -
Switzerland - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 9 (45%) - 30 (34%) 203M (53%)
Cross-border 11 (55%) - 59 (66%) 180M (47%)
Total 20 - 89 $383M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 10 (50%) - 44 (49%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (5%) - 21 (24%) -
Secondary Buyout 3 (15%) - 13 (15%) 383M (100%)
Growth Capital 5 (25%) - 6 (7%) -
Going Private - - 3 (3%) -
Divestiture 1 (5%) - 2 (2%) -
Total 20 - 89 $383M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 28 (64%) 1.5B (85%)
Trade Sale 9 (20%) 48M (3%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (2%) 200M (12%)
1 (2%) -
Merger 1 (2%) -
Recapitalization 1 (2%) -
Sold to Existing Investors 1 (2%) -
Sold to Management 1 (2%) -
Stake Sale 1 (2%) -
Total 44 $1.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rothschild Global Advisory
 2
Ethica Corporate Finance
 2
Mediobanca
 1
Legal Deals
Russo De Rosa Associati
 1
PedersoliGattai
 1
Chiomenti
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $304M
< $100M 1 $79M
TOTAL $383M
Largest Stroili Oro Group SpA
$203M (2006-04-04)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
$100M to $1B 3 $641M
< $100M 1 $48M
TOTAL $1.7B
Largest Sisal Group S.p.A
$1.0B (2006-10-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
16%
14 (16%)
Strategic(s)
1%
1 (1%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
61%
27 (61%)
Strategic(s)
20%
9 (20%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.0B EUR

Established

1992

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Alessandro Benetton

Founding Managing Partner

André Mierzwa

Managing Partner

Andrea Mazzucato

Managing Partner

Dariusz Gorka

Managing Partner

Dawid Sukacz

Managing Partner

FAQ

When was 21 Invest founded?

21 Invest was founded in 1992.

What type of investor is 21 Invest?

21 Invest is a private equity firm.

Where is 21 Invest headquartered?

21 Invest is headquartered in Treviso, Italy.

How much capital does 21 Invest have under management?

21 Invest has 1.0B EUR under management.

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