Valvitalia acquires 100 per cent of Silvani from United Technologies

Founded in 1938, Silvani engineers and produces fire fighting systems and operates in the same industries of Valvitalia.

Thanks to the widespread presence of Valvitalia in over 105 countries, significant synergies are expected from this transaction.

Silvani’s acquisition is part of the strategic growth plan agreed between the founder Salvatore Ruggeri, major shareholder of the group through the family holding company Finvalv, and Fondo Strategico Italiano (80 per cent Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and 20 per cent Banca d’Italia) which invested in Valvitalia with a stake of 49,5 per cent in January 2014.

The plan is to double the present size of the group and list Valvitalia on the Milan Stock Exchange. Valvitalia was recently admitted to the Elite Large Corporate programme.

Valvitalia, which will close fiscal year 2014 with growing results over an already outstanding 2013, owns nine plants, five of which in Italy, and employs 1,070 people.

Valvitalia was advised by BANCA IMI while legal counsel was Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners.