Wateralia has acquired Italian control valve specialist CSA, based in Salsomaggiore Terme, Parma, adding engineered valves to its pump portfolio. CSA CEO Luca Bonatti retains a minority stake. No deal value was stated.
Wateralia, an Ambienta platform company, has completed its acquisition of Calpeda Pumpen, an established German pump distributor for the water sector. It is Wateralia's fourth buy-and-build deal and strengthens its German distribution network.
Ambienta has acquired Italian centrifugal pump maker Caprari, which will be rebranded as Wateralia, with the Caprari family keeping a minority stake. Ambienta plans to use the business as a platform for consolidation in water pumps.
Ambienta's water pump platform Wateralia acquired Italian pump distributors Linea Ricambi and Bergomi Trading, combined as Caprari Trading. The two companies serve more than 850 clients and add aftersales and distribution capacity to Wateralia.
Italian investment firm Ambienta agreed to acquire HolwegWeber, a machinery maker for paper-based flexible packaging, to combine it with its In.Pack Machinery. The combined group will have 7 production sites on 3 continents and 400 employees.
Ambienta has partnered with the founding Caprari family to create Wateralia, a platform for M&A consolidation in centrifugal pumps and motors for the water cycle, with Caprari's 75-year track record as its base.
Lumson, a cosmetic packaging maker, agreed to acquire packaging company Pibiplast from private equity firm Ambienta for €350 million. The deal creates a large European packaging group.
Italian manufacturer Safim, a portfolio company of Ambienta, completed the acquisition of OMNI Hydraulik Ritter GmbH, a German distributor of hydraulic valves and brake pumps for off-highway vehicles. The deal was announced on 28 February 2019.
Private equity funds managed by L Catterton and Ambienta sgr will take control of Pibiplast, a cosmetics and personal care plastic packaging maker based in Correggio, Italy. The Bosi family will retain a minority stake. The deal value was not disclosed.