# BC Partners to acquire ~20% stake in SOFIMA, controlling shareholder of IMA

The shareholders of SOFIMA, which controls IMA S.p.A., agreed to sell approximately 20% of their shareholding in SOFIMA to funds advised by BC Partners LLP. The transaction is expected to close in November 2020.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-07-28
- Where: Bologna, Italy, Italy
- Status: announced
- Products: automatic machines for processing and packaging
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [SOFIMA](https://endata.com/companies/48762.md)
- [IMA](https://endata.com/companies/2863.md) (partner)
- [BC Partners](https://endata.com/companies/4596.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [bcpartners.com](https://www.bcpartners.com/news/the-shareholders-of-sofima-enter-into-an-agreement-with-funds-advised-by-bc-partners-llp-with-respect-to-an-investment-in-ima-spa/), 2020-07-28: "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."

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