# BC Partners launches takeover bid for IMA S.p.A.

BC Partners agreed to acquire up to 45% of SOFIMA, the controlling entity of IMA S.p.A., and will launch a mandatory tender offer for the remaining shares, valuing IMA at €2.93 billion, aiming to delist from the Milan Stock Exchange.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-08-03
- Where: Bologna, Italy
- Value: $3.46B (2.93B EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: automatic machines for processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, tea, coffee and foods, electric motor production
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [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) (target)
- [BC Partners](https://endata.com/companies/4596.md) (acquirer)
- [SOFIMA](https://endata.com/companies/48762.md) (partner)
- [SOFIMA](https://endata.com/companies/48762.md) (target)

## Sources

- [comunicaffe.com](https://www.comunicaffe.com/bc-partner-to-buy-stake-in-ima-in-one-of-the-largest-private-equity-deals-for-this-year/), 2020-08-02: "The transaction is a great outcome for the company and its employees who will benefit greatly from having BC Partners as a partner in the next phase of IMA’s development as an innovator."
- [milbank.com](https://www.milbank.com/en/news/milbank-advises-the-financing-banks-on-bc-partners-public-to-private-takeover-bid-for-ima-spa.html), 2020-08-04: "The transaction values the total equity of IMA at €2.93 billion."

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