Selected M&A transactions by ONEtoONE
Advice on buying
ONEtoONE is happy to announce that our client, Orsero Group, has acquired Blampin Fruit Imports S.A.S. The Orsero Group is a leading distributor of premium fresh fruit and vegetables in Mediterranean Europe, offering over 750,000 tonnes of products from a carefully selected network of suppliers. They manage every aspect of the supply chain, from sourcing to marketing. The Blampin family, founded in 1902, is a group of 10 companies specialised in the distribution of fruit and vegetables. With over a century of experience in the industry, they have established themselves as a trusted name throughout France.
Advice on buying
ONEtoONE is pleased to announce that our client HCC Engenharia Elétrica has been invested in by GEF Capital Partners and SMZTO in effort to enhance its involvement in Brazil's main markets and regions, as well as to contribute to the growth of its own power generation plants using photovoltaic panels. HCC Energia Solar is one of the pioneers in working with photovoltaic solar energy technology in Brazil. GEF Capital Partners is a leading equity investment fund specializing in climate investment and sustainability and SMZTO Participações em Negócios is an equity fund and one of the most important franchise managers in Brazil.
Private Placement
We are happy to announce that ONEtoONE Corporate Finance successfully raised an undisclosed amount of equity in the millions of Euros for H2WIN SA from smart business angels. H2WIN is a Belgian private biotechnology R&D company, recognised in the industry and by academia as being the only company in the world working to produce hydrogen from the direct conversion of sunlight and water with (photo)enzymatic catalysts, the H2GREEN system. The purpose of this equity raise is to develop the industrialisation of the enzyme production and the fixing of the enzymes in the Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM).
Advice on sale
We are proud to announce that ONEtoONE Corporate Finance Benelux advised Auctelia shareholders in the sale of their company. Founded in Belgium in 2009, Auctelia is an online auction platform for used professional equipment and vehicles. Auctelia provides its clients with a base of qualified buyers in 40 countries, as well as an exhaustive range of services related to the management of digital transactions. ONEtoONE Corporate Finance Benelux identified Agorastore as being the best possible buyer for Auctelia. Agorastore is a player in the circular economy since 2005. Agorastore enables companies and public authorities to give a second life to their capital goods and real estate assets through an online auction platform and additional services. With Auctelia, the Group will reach a business volume of nearly €150 million.
Advice on sale
ONEtoONE is happy to announce that our client, Virgin Islands Asphalt Products Corporation has reached an agreement to sell 100% of its assets to South End Asphalt, LCC, a subsidiary of Haugland Group. Virgin Island Asphalt Products Corporation is a company founded in 1992, which provides professional engineering services, produces and installs asphalt in the Industrial & Construction sector of St. Croix, USVI. Haugland Group LLC is an infrastructure services holding company with affiliates that provide a wide range of energy and civil construction services. Their team brings decades of experience in the fields of engineering, design/build, project management, project finance and development. An extensive bonding capacity allows the Haugland Group Companies to manage projects of any size.
Advice on sale
ONEtoONE is pleased to announce that they have helped the Liège-based company CryoTherapeutics SA in securing its most recent funding of €12.3 million. The Swiss investment fund Yellowstone will now take a stake in the MedTech company. The focus of the company is the development, demonstration of clinical benefit, and early-stage commercialization of cryotherapy systems for the treatment of coronary plaque. The company´s technology is comprised of an intravascular catheter that can deliver at its tip sub-zero temperatures to treat inflamed areas of the coronary artery with the aim of stabilising lesions that could otherwise rupture and cause a heart attack. Yellowstone Holding AG (Yellowstone) is a Swiss investment company with a strong and extensive network in Asia, focusing on European med-tech start-ups with breakthrough innovation. Yellowstone is positioned as a strategic investor, aiming to bridge and integrate portfolio companies with supply chains and resources among the EU, Switzerland and Asia.
Advice on sale
ONEtoONE has advised Biotulin in the sale of its assets (brand, stocks and molds) to Lorience-Paris. Biotulin is an international cosmetic and skin-care brand, owned and operated by MyVitalSkin. MyVitalSkin is a German Company located in Aachen, created in 2014 it is renowned amongst top celebrities for its innovative formales and Wow effect. The founders´vision was to reinvent cosmetics and develop products with immediate effect and that on a purely herbal basis, therefore, most of the products are vegan. With this vision, they created Biotulin, a worldwide cosmetics brand that keeps its promises. Lorience Paris is a dynamic company created by Robin Schlang in 2004. As “Architects of fragrant worlds” they are experts in brand-building and development of perfumes and cosmetics. They represent the French high-perfumery know-how and cosmetology technique, mastering the whole product cycle. This transaction enables Lorience Paris to strengthen its position in terms of its product, channels and geographic coverage through leveraging their expertise in digital sales. It also strengthens its portfolio of prestigious brands which includes, Mauboussin Perfumes and Osée.
Advice on sale
Disabled Industrial Kitchen, is located in the south of the Tagus River, approximately 40kms from Lisbon. The property, which is fully walled with access through two automatic gates, is set on a plot of 2,100m2, with an implantation area of 735m2 and a gross area of 1,365.35m2 distributed over one floor and a mezzanine; it has a patio with 1,365m2. The kitchen was built from scratch in 2006 for the preparation of chilled meals for large commercial surfaces. Its conception was designed for the application of specific equipment such as cold rooms, freezing tunnels, rooms with frozen temperatures with a processing circuit adapted to the purpose in question.
Advice on sale
ONEtoONE has advised KCMen on their sale to the Italian group COLMEC SPA . KCMen is a Spanish company, based in Barcelona, dedicated to the design and manufacture of machinery for the rubber industry. The company was founded in 1989 by Francesc Vilella. The company has a strong international presence, where more than 50% of its activity is destined for export. COLMEC SPA is an Italian company founded in 1973, being a world leader in the design and construction of high technology extrusion and mixing lines for rubber and silicone. Today the company is focused on the manufacture of rubber processing plants, from blending to packaging and processing of silicone. In 2008 it set up a Technology Centre dedicated to research and development activities and customer trials. With this incorporation COLMEC SPA wants to position itself in the Spanish market and complement its product line.
Advice on sale
ONEtoONE has advised Grupo Algaher on its sale to Espiga Capital. Founded in 1987, Grupo Algaher manufactures and sells sealing gaskets and rubber profiles for sectors such as tunnels, automotives, renewable energies and water piping. Grupo Algaher holds a competitive market position thanks to its high-quality products, good customer service and high level of technical knowledge. It leaves 2023 with a turnover of over 14 million euros. Espiga Capital is an independent private equity fund manager that specializes in small to medium sized industrial companies in Spain since 1998. In 2021, Espiga Capital raised a new fund with total commitments of 165 million euros, provided by national and international institutional investors. In this transaction, Grupo Algaher joins an impressive portfolio formed of Cintas Adhesivas Ubis, Enjoy Wellness, Tubing Food, Silam, Plastigaur and Abrasivos Manhattan.
