Selected M&A transactions by ONEtoONE
Advice on buying
ONEtoONE is happy to announce that our client Saint-Gobain has acquired the company Premezclados Uruguay along with its brand URUMIX. Saint-Gobain is one of the 100 largest industrial groups in the world. Premezclados Uruguay S.A, through its URUMIX brand, is one of the leading brands in the industrial mortars and chemicals market in Uruguay. Thanks to this acquisition, Saint-Gobain is able to consolidate its regional leadership in this sector, thus increasing its geographical presence and serving as a platform for marketing multiple construction solutions within the group.
Advice on sale
We are happy to announce that our client, Dock Four, has been acquired by QbiQ Wall Systems, part of Indutrade AB. Dock Four produces a modular system that turns a wall into an integral part of the interior and gives designers a tool that enables them to stay in control of their interior designs. Qbiq Wall Systems is a developer and manufacturer of movable fireproof, sound-reducing and normal partition walls. Indutrade AB is a Swedish industrial group that sells and distributes high-tech components and systems through a wide range of subsidiaries. Dock Four will be a new product for Qbiq, which sees a lot of potential growth with Dock Four in the group.
Advice on sale
ONEtoONE´s Colombia team advised Joli on the sale of its fragrances business unit, the distribution of IFF (International Flavours and Fragrances), to an important company in the chemical sector in Colombia. This operation will allow Joli to continue its specialisation strategy in the food industry as well as allow the buyer to increase its new customer base and complement its portfolio with solutions for existing customers.
Advice on buying
NEWPAL, which exercises, through its subsidiaries Palbit, S.A. and Villa das Tílias, S.A., the production of carbide tools and ultra-hard materials (such as cutting tools, anti-wear parts and stone treatment tools), has acquired a majority stake in the company COPAM, Companhia Portuguesa de Amidos, SA. With over 84 years of experience, COPAM is the leading company in Portugal in the production and marketing of starch products for the food, pharmaceutical, paper, corrugated cardboard, and chemical industries. COPAM is dedicated to the production and commercialization of starches and their derivatives, dextrins and glucoses, dextroses and isoglucoses, from cereal extraction, from tubers and roots for the food, pharmaceutical, paper, corrugated cardboard and chemical industries in general.
Advice on buying
NOVAIR NOXERIOR GAS SYSTEMS has successfully acquired Air Compressor manufacturer, America Energy Inc - Member of Novair Group. America Energy is a US-based manufacturer of Air Compressors and Medical Gas Systems, offering a wide range of Medical Air plants, Vacuum Plants, and Oxygen Generators. From its manufacturing facility of Pembroke Pines, Florida, AMERICA ENERGY supplies equipment and services in North, Central and South America, as well as the Caribbeans. As part of NOVAIR, AMERICA ENERGY is gaining access to a wide range of high-end solutions complementing its existing range. More synergies are also to be expected through NOVAIR services and engineering competencies now recognized worldwide. Already counting installations in over 150 countries, NOVAIR strengthens its global presence even further through this acquisition. The firm is taking a new step forward to consolidate its position as a worldwide leading manufacturer of on-site gas production systems.
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Grupo Primavera, the largest Iberian group of business software, has acquired the entire capital of Cloudware. Grupo Primavera, part of the private equity fund Oakley Capital, is the Iberian Peninsula's largest group of management software companies for SMEs. It was previously made up of 11 Portuguese companies, to which CLOUDWARE has now been added. Founded in 2011, CLOUDWARE develops management solutions to bring entrepreneurs and accountants together in a collaborative and simplified work environment in the cloud. Its TOConline project has become a benchmark product in management in Portugal, currently with more than 145,000 companies and 12,000 accountants on the platform. The acquisition of CLOUDWARE will allow Primavera Group to consolidate its leadership in the accounting sector in Portugal. The Group has more than 750 employees and an aggregate turnover of around €70 million.
Advice on buying
Grupo Castilla Ingenieros, a leading business software group, has acquired the company Peixe Software. Grupo Castilla is one of the leading Spanish companies in software solutions and knowledge services in the HR area. With this acquisition, Grupo Castilla expanded its range of cloud solutions, incorporating a new time and attendance module. Founded in 2007, Peixe Software is a technology company specialising in the development and implementation of time and attendance and time recording solutions in the cloud.
Advice on sale
Sale of a medical center operating in an area with a population of 200 thousand people.
Private Placement
ONEtoONE is pleased to announce that MAZARO has become the first crowd listing on Euronext Brussels and is now successfully listed on Euronext Access. This transaction combines a successful crowdfunding campaign and a private placement followed by a listing on the exchange. MAZARO designs innovative transmissions that combine an exceptionally high internal efficiency with the ability to keep the engine or E-motor on its optimum efficiency curve at all times, offering unrivalled energy, emissions and cost savings while enhancing performance and comfort.
Advice on sale
The Induplast Group acquires Petroplast S.A., a Spanish company active in the plastic market for the cosmetic industry. The company, with a turnover of approximately 6 million euros, will be entirely controlled by the Induplast Group. The founding family of Petroplast S.A. will reinvest alongside the / in the Group to continue supporting the company's growth and development. The Induplast Group, one of the national leaders in the packaging sector for the cosmetics and beauty care industry, has finalized the acquisition of the entire capital of the Spanish Company Petroplast S.A. from the family founder, who will reinvest alongside the Group to support the future growth of the company. Petroplast, which achieved a turnover of about 6 million euros in the last financial year, has operated for over 30 years in the packaging sector and is considered among the Spanish leaders in designing, producing, and distributing high-quality flexible plastic tubes.