CP Advisors advised GIF on the sale of Gruppo Giunti to IMI Fondi Chiusi

CP Advisors advised GIF on the sale of Gruppo Giunti to IMI Fondi Chiusi
Date:

2 March 2016

Place:

Umbertide (PG), Italy

Gruppo Giunti is a leading solution provider for the global agricultural irrigation and water transportation industries.

Founded in 1945, Gruppo Giunti consists of Giunti S.p.A., a leading manufacturing player located in Umbertide (Italy), which serves the key domestic and international clients in over 60 counties and by two distribution companies, Centro Irrigazione S.r.l., located in Bastia Umbra (Italy), which serves the Italian retail market and Gival France, located in Bouc-Bel-Air (France), which supplies the agricultural irrigation and water transportation markets in France and adjacent territories. The Group generates over 60% of its business internationally and offers a wide range of products and turnkey solutions, including galvanized steel spherical pipes, fittings, modern mechanized irrigation solutions, drip tapes, lay-flat, couplings, connectors, filters and accessories.

GIF is a privately held holding company with activities in the manufacturing, distribution, engineering and real estate industries.

CP Advisors acted as the exclusive financial advisor to GIF in the sale process which resulted in the divestiture of Gruppo Giunti to IMI Fondi Chiusi, a leading Italian private equity firm owned by the Italian largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo.