Milan\/London\/Paris\/Munich \u2014 Ambi\u00adenta SGR SpA (\u201cAmbi\u00adenta\u201d), one of the largest Euro\u00adpean asset mana\u00adgers focu\u00adsed on envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity, announ\u00adces the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of a majo\u00adrity stake in Previero N S.r.l. (\u201cPreviero\u201d). The company is curr\u00adently mana\u00adged by the third gene\u00adra\u00adtion of the foun\u00adding family. It will conti\u00adnue to bene\u00adfit from Previero\u2019s exten\u00adsive expe\u00adri\u00adence in the recy\u00adcling sector, as the family will retain a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant stake in the company.<\/p>\n
Foun\u00added in 1922 and based in Anzano del Parco (Como, Italy), the company is a pioneer in the field of mecha\u00adni\u00adcal plas\u00adtics recy\u00adcling, driving market inno\u00adva\u00adtion and setting quality bench\u00admarks. Today, Previero is one of the few provi\u00adders of turn\u00adkey recy\u00adcling solu\u00adti\u00adons. These include all pre-proces\u00adsing (\u201cfrom bale to flake\u201d) and cover all types of plas\u00adtics (PET bott\u00adles, films, rubber). With around 110 employees, Previero is prima\u00adrily active in R&D, engi\u00adnee\u00adring and assembly\/testing. Over the years, the company has deve\u00adlo\u00adped a diffe\u00adren\u00adtia\u00adted and inte\u00adgra\u00adted value propo\u00adsi\u00adtion that addres\u00adses the incre\u00adasing need of global recy\u00adclers to find tech\u00adno\u00adlogy part\u00adners to help them deve\u00adlop and commis\u00adsion complete recy\u00adcling facilities.<\/p>\n
With its solu\u00adti\u00adons, Previero is making a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant contri\u00adbu\u00adtion to the recy\u00adcla\u00adbi\u00adlity of plas\u00adtics \u2014 a process that is still in its infancy, as only 15% of the plas\u00adtic waste produ\u00adced world\u00adwide is actually recy\u00adcled. Howe\u00adver, this share is expec\u00adted to nearly double by 2040 due to stric\u00adter regu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adons and brand commit\u00adment. Previero thus fits perfectly into Ambi\u00aden\u00adta\u2019s invest\u00adment stra\u00adtegy, as it repres\u00adents both an invest\u00adment in envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal protec\u00adtion and resource effi\u00adci\u00adency. Previero\u2019s turn\u00adkey recy\u00adcling solu\u00adti\u00adons turn post-consu\u00admer waste and post-indus\u00adtrial waste into high-quality flakes, with posi\u00adtive impacts on mate\u00adri\u00adals reuse, CO2 emis\u00adsi\u00adons reduc\u00adtion, and energy and land\u00adfill space savings.<\/p>\n
Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal and regu\u00adla\u00adtory advan\u00adces, the alre\u00adady visi\u00adble acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtion of invest\u00adments in addi\u00adtio\u00adnal recy\u00adcling capa\u00adcity world\u00adwide, and the incre\u00adasing demand for high-end solu\u00adti\u00adons to produce food-grade recy\u00adcled mate\u00adrial offer great oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for Previero. Ambi\u00adenta aims to help the company capi\u00adta\u00adlize on these oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties and \u2014 by provi\u00adding finan\u00adcial and manage\u00adment resour\u00adces, encou\u00adra\u00adging further invest\u00adment in physi\u00adcal and human capi\u00adtal, and broa\u00adder colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion with the three Previero brot\u00adhers \u2014 become an even stron\u00adger player in the global marketplace.<\/p>\n
Previero is the first plat\u00adform invest\u00adment of Ambi\u00aden\u00adta\u2019s latest fund, Ambi\u00adenta IV. It is the largest Euro\u00adpean private equity fund ever laun\u00adched, focu\u00adsed exclu\u00adsi\u00advely on compa\u00adnies that are driving posi\u00adtive envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal change in their respec\u00adtive indus\u00adtries<\/strong>. The fund closed in July 2022 after only six months of active marke\u00adting at the cap of 1.55 billion euros<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Mauro Roversi, Foun\u00adding Part\u00adner and Private Equity CIO at Ambi\u00adenta<\/strong>, commen\u00adted: \u201cPlas\u00adtics are now ubiqui\u00adtous in the modern economy, and their consump\u00adtion is expec\u00adted to double again in the next 20 years. The need to increase the recy\u00adcla\u00adbi\u00adlity of plas\u00adtics is ther\u00ade\u00adfore beco\u00adming incre\u00adasingly urgent. All global consu\u00admer pack\u00ada\u00adging and retail compa\u00adnies have commit\u00adted to achie\u00adving up to 50% recy\u00adcled content in their pack\u00ada\u00adging by 2030. Global invest\u00adment in addi\u00adtio\u00adnal recy\u00adcling capa\u00adcity will ther\u00ade\u00adfore increase signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly over the next decade.\u201d<\/p>\n Andrea Ventu\u00adrini, Prin\u00adci\u00adpal at Ambi\u00adenta, added: \u201cPreviero is a pioneer in this field, outper\u00adforming its compe\u00adti\u00adtors in terms of quality and deli\u00advery times, with outstan\u00adding R&D and engi\u00adnee\u00adring capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties. We look forward to working with the Previero family and contri\u00adbu\u00adting to the company\u2019s contin\u00adued growth and inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adna\u00adliza\u00adtion, with the goal of estab\u00adli\u00adshing Previero as the worl\u00add\u2019s leading provi\u00adder of inte\u00adgra\u00adted and sustainable recy\u00adcling solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n Flavio Previero, Chair\u00adman of Previero, added: \u201cIn Ambi\u00adenta we have found a part\u00adner capa\u00adble of under\u00adstan\u00adding the history and poten\u00adtial of the company. Ambi\u00aden\u00adta\u2019s indus\u00adtrial and inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal exper\u00adtise will help us take advan\u00adtage of the many oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties ahead more quickly and effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n