Fondo Italiano di Investimento acquires minority stake in Gruppo Ligabue

Fineurop Soditic acted as financial adviser to Gruppo Ligabue and the majority shareholder in the sale of a minority stake previously owned by the private equity group Alcedo to Fondo Italiano di Investimento for €14 million.

Company
Gruppo Ligabue
Transaction
Sector
Activity
Maritime catering services
Date
Country
Italy

Established in Venice in 1919, Ligabue supplies top quality catering and hotel services using edge technologies for every kind of ship, offshore drilling platform or large construction site. Ligabue registered in 2015 a turnover of €270 million, 80% of which it generated abroad. It employs over 6,000 people in 14 countries: Brazil, Nigeria, Angola, Congo, Mozambique, Algeria, Italy, Switzerland, Netherland, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Peru.

The new partner will assist Ligabue in further expanding internationally and entering new business areas.