# Mandarin Capital Partners acquires Vitella, Starmix and Effedue to form Fomab

Private equity firm Mandarin Capital Partners acquired three bakery and pastry machinery manufacturers: Vitella, Starmix and Effedue. The companies will be merged into a new holding company, Fomab, with former owners taking managerial roles and Paolo Zunino as CEO.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-11-29
- Where: Italy
- Status: announced
- Products: bakery machinery, pastry machinery, pizza machinery
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Starmix](https://endata.com/companies/3109.md) (target)
- [Mandarin Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/4326.md) (acquirer)
- [Vitella](https://endata.com/companies/59275.md) (target)
- [Effedue](https://endata.com/companies/59276.md) (target)
- [Fomab](https://endata.com/companies/59277.md) (target)

## Sources

- [bebeez.it](https://bebeez.it/private-equity/mandarin-rileva-vitella-starmix-ed-effedue-e-le-aggrega-in-fomab-polo-dei-macchinari-per-panificazione-e-pasticceria/), 2021-11-29: "Il private equity Mandarin Capital Partners (MCP) ha rilevato tre aziende produttrici di macchinari per panifici, pasticcerie e pizzerie."

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