H.I.G. Capital Acquires a Majority Stake of Naturalia Tantum S.p.A.
2024年7月23日 - 7:00PM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative
investment firm with $64 billion of capital under management, is
pleased to announce that an affiliate has acquired Naturalia Tantum
S.p.A. (“Naturalia Tantum” or the “Company”), a leader in the
Italian organic Beauty & Personal Care (“B&PC”) sector.
H.I.G.'s investment is in partnership with the current management
of the Company.
Based in Milan, Naturalia Tantum develops, produces, and
distributes a variety of natural and organic personal care
products, as well as natural food supplements and ecological
products for home and pet care. The Company is a leading Italian
supplier of "bio-only" (certified natural and without chemical
additives) products. Naturalia Tantum’s portfolio synergistically
combines "white label" products, with formulas developed by
Naturalia Tantum’s internal team of researchers exclusively for the
customer, and a range of proprietary branded products, allowing the
group to position itself as a one-stop shop for Italian and
international retailers looking to expand their offerings of
natural and organic products.
Raffaele Legnani and Giovanni Guglielmi, Managing Directors of
H.I.G. Capital in Italy, commented: “Naturalia Tantum represents a
point of reference in the rapidly growing, organic and natural
consumer product market. The Company has clear competitive
positioning, an attractive business model, and significant
potential for organic and inorganic growth. We believe H.I.G. is
the ideal partner to support Naturalia Tantum’s management team in
the next phase of the Company's growth and development.”
Francesco Iovine, CEO of Naturalia Tantum, added: “We are
thrilled to partner with H.I.G. to further accelerate our growth
path in Italy and abroad and strengthen our positioning as a
reference Italian player in the world of organic and natural
cosmetics.”
H.I.G. was assisted by Ethica Group, M&A and Debt Advisory
team, and Eversheds Sutherland, which acted as legal counsel.
Houlihan Lokey and Equita acted as financial advisors and
PedersoliGattai acted as legal counsel for Naturalia Tantum.
About Naturalia Tantum
Based in Milan, Naturalia Tantum develops, produces, and
distributes a large assortment of natural organic personal care
products (including body care, hair care, skincare, and sun
protection). The Company's portfolio synergistically combines
"white label" products, with recipes developed by Naturalia Tantum
exclusively for the customer, and proprietary branded products,
allowing the group to position itself as a one-stop shop for
Italian and international retailers increasingly interested in
expanding its offer of natural and organic products. For further
information, please refer to the website naturaliatantum.com.
About H.I.G. Capital
H.I.G. is a leading global alternative investment firm with $64
billion of capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with
offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San
Francisco in the United States, as well as international affiliate
offices in Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris,
Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Dubai, H.I.G. specializes in
providing both debt and equity capital to mid-sized companies,
utilizing a flexible and operationally focused/value-added
approach:
- H.I.G.’s equity funds invest in management buyouts,
recapitalizations, and corporate carve-outs of both profitable as
well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses.
- H.I.G.’s debt funds invest in senior, unitranche, and junior
debt financing to companies across the size spectrum, both on a
primary (direct origination) basis, as well as in the secondary
markets. H.I.G. also manages a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse
Finance.
- H.I.G.’s real estate funds invest in value-added properties,
which can benefit from improved asset management practices.
- H.I.G. Infrastructure focuses on making value-add and core plus
investments in the infrastructure sector.
Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed
more than 400 companies worldwide. The Firm’s current portfolio
includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of
$53 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G.
website at hig.com.
*Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and
affiliates.
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Raffaele Legnani Managing Director rlegnani@hig.com
H.I.G. European Capital Partners Italy S.r.l. Via Dei Mercanti
12 20121 Milan Italy P +39 02 45 37 5200 hig.com