# BC Partners completes take-private of IMA Group

BC Partners, alongside the Vacchi family, completed the take-private of IMA Group, a world leader in automatic packaging machines, delisting it from the Milan stock exchange. BC Partners and the Vacchi family now control 100% of IMA.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-02-10
- Where: Italy
- Status: completed
- Products: automatic packaging machines
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [IMA](https://endata.com/companies/2863.md) (target)
- [BC Partners](https://endata.com/companies/4596.md) (acquirer)
- [Vacchi family](https://endata.com/companies/52177.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [bcpartners.com](https://www.bcpartners.com/news/bc-partners-completes-take-private-of-ima-group-alongside-vacchi-family/), 2021-02-10: "BC Partners, alongside the Vacchi family, has completed the take private of IMA Group, world leader in the production of automatic packaging machines."

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