• Home
  •  
    Regions
    • Europe
    • UK & Ireland
    • DACH
    • Nordic
    • France
    • Southern Europe
    • Benelux
    • CEE
    • Asia
  •  
    Deals
    • Buyouts
    • Venture
    • Exits
    • Refinancings
    • Build-up
    • Turnaround
    • Secondaries
    • Advanced deals search
  •  
    Funds
    • Buyout
    • Venture
    • Mezzanine
    • Debt
    • Funds-of-funds
    • Secondaries
    • Fundraising pipelines
    • Advanced funds search
  •  
    GPs & LPs
    • GP profiles
    • LP profiles
    • GP news
    • LP news
    • Sponsors search
    • LPs search
  •  
    Secondaries
    • Deals
    • Funds
    • News
    • Analysis
  •  
    People
    • People moves
    • Analysis
    • In Profile
    • Q&A
    • Videos
    • Comment
  •  
    Analysis
    • In Profile
    • Fundraising
    • Q&A
    • Comment
    • Videos
    • Podcast
    • Reports
    • Data Snapshots
  •  
    Unquote Data
    • Deals search
    • Exits search
    • Funds search
    • Sponsors search
    • Advisers search
    • LPs search
    • League tables
    • Reports
  • Sign in
  • Sign in
    • You are currently accessing unquote.com via your Enterprise account.

      If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in.

      If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team.

      Phone: +44 (0)203 741 1137

      Email: Georgina.Lawson@acuris.com

      • Sign in
     
      • Newsletters
      • Account details
      • Contact support
      • Sign out
     
  • Follow us
    • Twitter
    • LinkedIn
  • Free Trial
  • Subscribe
Unquote
Unquote
  • Home
  • Regions
  • Deals
  • Funds
  • GPs & LPs
  • Secondaries
  • People
  • Analysis
  • Unquote Data
  • You are currently accessing unquote.com via your Enterprise account.

    If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in.

    If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team.

    Phone: +44 (0)203 741 1137

    Email: Georgina.Lawson@acuris.com

    • Sign in
 
    • Newsletters
    • Account details
    • Contact support
    • Sign out
 
Unquote
  • Exits

Italcer draws attention from Apollo Global and Lone Star

  • Valentina Caiazzo and Micaela Osella
  • 10 November 2021
  • Tweet  
  • Facebook  
  • LinkedIn  
  • Google plus  
  • Send to  

Italcer Group, an Italian-headquartered luxury tile manufacturer, has drawn preliminary interest from private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Lone Star, according to five sources.

The sale process is expected to be launched within the next two weeks, as teasers are largely ready for distribution, the sources said.

The asset is appealing and profitable, one of the sources familiar said, suggesting it may appeal to a large field of potential suitors. Last month, Mergermarket cited a source as saying Italcer may achieve EBITDA of EUR 67m-68m this year. On its website, Italcer offers revenue guidance of EUR 220m, eyeing EBITDA of EUR 50m for 2021.

Both financial sponsors and industry players will be invited to bid, the sources said.

Last month, Mergermarket reported that vendor Mandarin Capital Partners added Legance and Bain & Company to its sell-side advisory roster, which also includes IMI-Intesa Sanpaolo, Credit Suisse, Banco Sabadell and Scouting Capital Advisors, which were hired earlier this year, as revealed by Mergermarket in July.

Italcer was founded in spring 2017 by Mandarin's second fund and Graziano Verdi, who was previously chairman and CEO at ceramics companies Iris-Granitifiandre Group and Koramic. The sponsor is the largest shareholder in the group.

The company has invested more than EUR 80m in M&A over the last few years, as reported. In 2017, it bought Italian high-end floor- and wall-tiles producer La Fabbrica Ceramiche; Elios Ceramica, which makes artistic ceramic tiles; and the luxury bathroom brand Devon & Devon. In 2018, it acquired Italian rival Rondine, according to the Mergermarket database.

Last year, the group acquired Bologna-based Cedir for around EUR 4m, advised by Legance, and in March this year, it bought Spain's Equipe Cerámicas, as reported.

Italcer, Mandarin, IMI-Intesa, Credit Suisse, Scouting and Banco Sabadell declined to comment. Apollo and Lone Star did not return requests for comment.

  • Tweet  
  • Facebook  
  • LinkedIn  
  • Google plus  
  • Send to  
  • Topics
  • Exits
  • Buyouts
  • Southern Europe
  • Industrials
  • Mandarin Capital Management SA
  • Apollo Management
  • Lone Star Funds

More on Exits

Public sector software
Partners Group to release IMs for Civica sale in mid-September

Sponsor acquired the public software group in July 2017 via the same-year vintage Partners Group Global Value 2017

  • Exits
  • 04 September 2023
Lender taking the keys from a sponsor
Ares Management handed keys to two-thirds of UK sponsor’s portfolio

Lender provided GBP 500m for three of the GP's deals between 2016 and 2019, Debtwire reported

  • Financing
  • 30 August 2023
Luggage and airport services
Actera Group explores strategic options for Celebi Ground Handling

Several investors placed bids for the company in 2022 but mismatch in pricing didn't lead to a deal

  • Exits
  • 30 August 2023
HR software solutions providers
Main Capital’s Assessio to be sold to Pollen Street

Recruitment software company tripled in revenue under Main Capital’s ownership

  • Buyouts
  • 25 August 2023

Latest News

Fund closes in US dollars
  • Funds
Stonehage Fleming raises USD 130m for largest fund to date, eyes 2024 programme

Multi-family office has seen strong appetite, with investor base growing since 2016 to more than 90 family offices, Meiping Yap told Unquote

  • 05 September 2023
Clinical trials and biotechnology
  • Buyouts
Permira to take Ergomed private for GBP 703m

Sponsor deploys Permira VIII to ride new wave of take-privates; Blackstone commits GBP 200m in financing for UK-based CRO

  • 04 September 2023
Public sector software
  • Exits
Partners Group to release IMs for Civica sale in mid-September

Sponsor acquired the public software group in July 2017 via the same-year vintage Partners Group Global Value 2017

  • 04 September 2023
EMEA Public to Private M&A
  • Investments
Change of mind: Sponsors take to de-listing their own assets

EQT and Cinven seen as bellweather for funds to reassess options for listed assets trading underwater

  • 04 September 2023
Back to Top
  • About Unquote
  • Advertise
  • Contacts
  • About Acuris
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Group Disclaimer
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

© Merger Market

© Mergermarket Limited, 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE - Company registration number 03879547

Digital publisher of the year 2010 & 2013

Digital publisher of the year 2010 & 2013