LINXIS Group (with IK Investment Partners) Acquires Bakon
July 2, 2021
LINXIS Group, together with financial partner IK Investment Partners, has acquired Bakon, a Dutch designer and manufacturer of depositing, spraying and ultrasonic cutting machines for the baking and confectionery industries. The deal, purchased from Bakon's managers and investor Rabo Investments, expands LINXIS’s Portion Process capabilities (via Unifiller) and broadens its geographic and product offering in food-processing equipment.
- Buyers
- LINXIS Group, IK Investment Partners
- Targets
- Bakon
- Sellers
- Managers, Rabo Investments
- Platforms
- Unifiller
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Netherlands
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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