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IMI agrees to buy iSMA Controlli from Seragnoli's B.group for €63m

B.group backed the Italian building-controls maker in a 2011 management buyout and reorganized it into iSMA Controlli in 2021.

At a glance

  1. Family Office Hub reported the agreement.
  2. IMI named B.group as a selling shareholder; BeBeez identified the office as the Seragnoli family's.
  3. iSMA Controlli is expected to generate revenue of around €40 million and operating profit of about €4.5 million, putting the €63 million enterprise value a little over 1.5 times sales.

IMI plc has agreed to acquire iSMA Controlli at an enterprise value of €63 million in cash, buying out B.group, the Bologna family office of the Seragnoli family, alongside management. Family Office Hub reported the agreement. IMI named B.group as a selling shareholder; BeBeez identified the office as the Seragnoli family's.

iSMA Controlli is expected to generate revenue of around €40 million and operating profit of about €4.5 million, putting the €63 million enterprise value a little over 1.5 times sales. It makes building automation systems, including controls that regulate heating, ventilation and air conditioning in commercial buildings.

B.group backed the business through a management buyout of Controlli in 2011 and reorganized it into iSMA Controlli in 2021.

Reported by the Direct & Co-Investments desk from Family Office Hub and BeBeez (cited within Family Office Hub coverage). Published . Corrections

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