Celli Is Acquired by Ardian

Industrial

Celli, a portfolio company of Consilium, sale to Ardian


Summary

The Celli Group (“Celli”), a portfolio company of Consilium Private Equity (“Consilium”), was recently acquired by Ardian. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Baird served as exclusive financial advisor to Celli Group on this transaction.

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The Celli Group is a global leader in beverage dispensing solutions, including equipment and accessories for brewery and soft drink markets. Celli also manufactures water dispensers, developing solutions that are more sustainable than bottled beverage consumption. Celli serves many of the leading customers across its markets, including Heineken, Coca-Cola, Carlsberg, Pepsi, Molson Coors and Budweiser. Celli was founded in 1974 and is based in San Giovanni, Italy, with reach to over 100 countries worldwide.

Consilium is an independent asset management company fully dedicated to private equity. Consilium manages the Consilium Private Equity Fund (“CPEF”), a closed-end fund reserved to qualified investors with €150 million under management. CPEF focuses on buy-out and development capital opportunities targeting small and medium sized companies in Italy. Consilium is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house with assets of US$90bn managed or advised in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Ardian is majority-owned by its employees. It keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and focuses on delivering excellent investment performance to its global investor base. Through its commitment to shared outcomes for all stakeholders, Ardian’s activities fuel individual, corporate and economic growth around the world.
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Industrial

Celli, a portfolio company of Consilium, sale to Ardian

Date
February 2019
Company
Celli Group
Transaction
M&A - Sellside
Sectors
Industrial
Target Geography
Europe
Acquiror Geography
Europe

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