# Ima acquires 70% of Spreafico Automation and 61.45% of Tecmar

Ima, an Italian packaging machinery company, signed agreements to acquire 70% of Spreafico Automation (coffee capsule machines) for EUR 9.6 million and 61.45% of Tecmar (coffee packaging machines) for EUR 1.3 million, completing its coffee machinery offering.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-02-27
- Where: Calolziocorte, Lecco, Italy
- Value: $12.3M (10.9M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: coffee capsule machines, coffee packaging machines
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [IMA](https://endata.com/companies/2863.md) (acquirer)
- [Spreafico Automation](https://endata.com/companies/37631.md) (target)
- [Tecmar](https://endata.com/companies/37632.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ansa.it](https://www.ansa.it/canale_terraegusto/notizie/business/2019/02/27/ima-punta-su-caffe-e-acquista-70-spreafico-e-6145-tecmar_dfc5dac7-8684-4ba5-9909-b456fb1708d6.html), 2019-02-27: "Ima, società bolognese del packaging quotata in Borsa Italiana, investe ancora sul settore food e sigla un accordo per l'acquisizione del 70% di Spreafico Automation e del 61,45% di Tecmar."
- [corrierequotidiano.it](https://corrierequotidiano.it/eccellenze-made-in-italy/ima-punta-su-caffe-e-acquista-70-spreafico-e-6145-tecmar/), 2019-03-02: "Ima, società bolognese del packaging quotata in Borsa Italiana, investe ancora sul settore food e sigla un accordo per l’acquisizione del 70% di Spreafico Automation e del 61,45% di Tecmar"

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