# Calpeda joins Ambienta's Wateralia pump platform in Italy

Italian pump maker Calpeda is joining Wateralia, a platform company backed by Ambienta SGR that already includes Caprari. The combined group will have sales above €220 million, five production sites and 1,000 employees; the announcement was made on 26 July 2022.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-07-26
- Where: Montorso Vicentino, Italy
- Status: announced
- Capacity: more than 700,000 water pumps sold annually
- Products: centrifugal pumps, multistage pumps, submersible pumps, borehole pumps
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Calpeda](https://endata.com/companies/4884.md) (target)
- [Caprari](https://endata.com/companies/7642.md) (partner)
- [Wateralia](https://endata.com/companies/9503.md) (acquirer)
- [Ambienta SGR](https://endata.com/companies/9504.md) (acquirer)
- [Ambienta SGR](https://endata.com/companies/9504.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [worldpumps.com](https://www.worldpumps.com/content/news/italy-s-calpeda-joins-wateralia-platform), 2022-07-26: "Calpeda SpA, the Italian manufacturer of pumps, motors and systems for the integrated water cycle, is joining asset manager Ambienta SGR SpA's Wateralia SpA platform company."
- [privateequitywire.co.uk](https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/ambientas-wateralia-acquires-calpeda/), 2022-07-26: "Ambienta SGR (Ambienta), one of Europe's largest asset managers entirely focused on environmental sustainability, is adding Calpeda, a global manufacturer of pumps, motors and systems for the integrated water cycle, to its platform company Wateralia."
- [aziendabanca.it](https://www.aziendabanca.it/notizie/legal/ambienta-consolida-la-leadership-di-wateralia-nel-settore-delle-pompe-per-acqua-con-calpeda), 2022-07-28: "Calpeda SpA, leader mondiale nella produzione di pompe e motori e sistemi per il ciclo idrico integrato, entra a far parte della piattaforma Wateralia."

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