IMA Acquires Majority Stake in ATOP from Charme Capital Partners
May 21, 2019
IMA has agreed to acquire a 63% stake in ATOP from Charme Capital Partners (Charme III), taking its total ownership to 84% (having held 21% since 2017). The transaction values ATOP at an enterprise value of approximately €380 million (with an estimated cash disbursement by IMA of ~€230 million) and positions IMA to expand into the high-growth E‑Mobility market while founders and Chairman Amedeo Felisa reinvest for a 6% stake.
- Buyers
- IMA
- Targets
- ATOP
- Sellers
- Charme Capital Partners (Charme III)
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Tuscany, Italy
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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