One Equity Partners has agreed to acquire Bozzetto Group, a Bergamo, Italy-based specialty chemicals provider with a large portfolio of sustainability-certified formulations used across end markets including textiles, agriculture, plasterboard, personal care, and water treatment. Financial terms were not disclosed.
OEP is positioning Bozzetto as a scalable platform in a fragmented specialty chemicals landscape, with the firm pointing to the company’s sustainability credentials, technical expertise, and global footprint as key pillars of the investment. Bozzetto’s offering includes more than 1,500 sustainability-certified formulations and more than 2,300 total products, serving roughly 1,500 customers across more than 90 countries. The company employs over 600 people and operates seven manufacturing sites and eight sales offices spanning Europe, Asia, and North America.
The transaction is framed as a partnership to accelerate Bozzetto’s next phase of growth through strategic M&A and continued innovation. OEP said it plans to work with management to pursue “transformational combinations” and broaden Bozzetto’s expansion, while Bozzetto’s leadership emphasized the importance of aligning with an investor experienced in building global platforms through acquisitions, including targeted expansion in priority end markets such as agriculture and personal care.
Freshfields served as legal advisor to One Equity Partners, with KPMG providing accounting services and McKinsey & Co. and Arcadis NV providing consulting services. Jefferies advised Bozzetto Group, and White & Case LLP served as its legal advisor.
KEY QUOTES
“Bozzetto is a highly scalable platform operating within a fragmented specialty chemicals landscape, underpinned by strong sustainability credentials and deep technical expertise.”
“Bozzetto is a highly scalable platform operating within a fragmented specialty chemicals landscape, underpinned by strong sustainability credentials and deep technical expertise. Its blue chip customer base, global footprint, and integrated, solutions oriented portfolio create a compelling foundation for growth. We look forward to partnering with management to accelerate Bozzetto’s expansion through strategic transformational combinations and continued innovation.”
Mario Ancic, Principal, One Equity Partners
“To position Bozzetto for long term growth and enhance our already international market presence, it is essential that we partner with an investor experienced in building global platforms through transformative M&A. One Equity Partners brings a clearly defined and executable M&A roadmap that aligns closely with our strategic objectives, including targeted expansion in priority end markets such as agriculture and personal care, and will enable the company to accelerate its expansion as a leading specialty chemicals platform in its next phase of growth.”
Roberto Curreri, CEO, Bozzetto Group
