CBG Acciai

Fineurop Soditic acted as financial advisor to the Luxembourg-based investment group HLD in the acquisition, together with Azimut Libera Impresa SGR (ALI), of 80% stake in C.B.G. Acciai from Xenon Private Equity VII fund and the Filippini Fantoni family which reinvested with a minority stake. C.B.G. Acciai, founded near Varese in 1966, is a leading player in the processing, transformation and trade of steel blades for printing flexible packaging, wood, meat, stone. It has recently entered the waste recycling sector. C.B.G. Acciai operates 9 highly automated production plants and distributes globally with an export share of approximately 70%. The Group has developed over the years thanks to a solid organic growth and a build up strategy. In 2021, it recorded a pro-forma turnover of Euro 50 million with an EBITDA of approximately Euro 15 million. The deal aims to support C.B.G. Acciai in its growth path at a domestic and international level through the acquisition of further excellent target companies. ALI and HLD will boost the consolidation process of C.B.G. Acciai in the high precision blades sector and will enhance its growth strategy both internally and through acquisitions in Italy and abroad.