Vitale & Co. advised The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD) in the acquisition of Firex Srl. The company is a leading manufacturer of steam cooking equipment for the commercial foodservice industry. Based in Sedico, Italy, Firex has approximately $20 million USD in annual revenues.
Selim Bassoul, CEO of The Middleby Corporation said
“The Firex acquisition extends our product offerings in steam and sous vide cooking, categories which continue to grow due to health benefits and enhanced food quality. Firex products are highly innovative and include automated features allowing for reduced labor, increased capacity and standardization of cooking processes. We see expanded opportunities for growth as we introduce Firex products in the U.S. to complement our current equipment lineup and in the international markets leveraging our infrastructure and customer relationships globally.”
IMPROMAT-COMPUTER, serves large corporate clients in the Telecommunications, Utilities, Banking, Insurance, and Industrial sectors. It has over 100 employees and generates €34 million in revenues
Khell-Food is the largest producer of ready-made sandwiches and baguettes in the Hungarian market
IMAP partners are now operating in a market that is transitioning away from a phase of cheap financing, pent-up demand and high valuations to one of surging inflation, rising interest rates, more selective investor appetite, and widespread domino effects from the war in Ukraine.
