AdviCorp Advises Gruppo Martini in its acquisition of Gruppo Malocco

We are pleased to announce that AdviCorp Plc (“Advicorp”) acted as the Transaction Advisor?to Martini Group, one of the leading players in the Italian agri-food sector, in its??acquisition of the entire share capital of Gruppo Malocco, a poultry producer with a deep-rooted presence in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. Martini’s objective through the acquisition of this family run business is to grow in the poultry sector and to expand its geographic footprint in Italy’s north-east.??

With a history of over 100 years and a 2021 consolidated turnover of over €600m, Martini is one of the leading integrated Italian producers of feed, pork, poultry and rabbit meat. Malocco, which in 2021 recorded a total turnover of over €50m, is an integrated producer of poultry meat which is distributed under its historic "Ducale" brand.

AdviCorp assisted the Martini group in all phases of the transaction, including its funding, with its team composed of the CEO Andrea Mandel-Mantello and the Executive Director Patrizia Navarroli.???This transaction marks an important milestone in AdviCorp’s 14 year advisory relationship with Martini and its family shareholders, an example of the long term relationships with its clients.

Gattai’s partners Carla Mambretti, Silvia D’Alberti and their team acted as legal counsel for Martini.

Consimp’s partner Daniele Vanin and his team acted as financial adviser while Grimaldi’s Riccardo Manfrini??in conjunction with Fivelex’s Alfredo Craca acted as legal counsel for Malocco.?

Antonio Montanari, President of the Martini Group, declared that: "the integration between two complementary businesses?will generate significant production and logistic synergies as well as allow Martini to take advantage of the Ducale brand in the poultry business,

This transaction is a further demonstration of our Group's ability to capture growth opportunities and convert challenges into growth. We are proud to welcome a historic and solid company like Malocco into the Martini fold and are confident of the opportunities offered by this integration. We wish to thank AdviCorp’s team for their support over the years and in particular for allowing us to bring this complex transaction to conclusion.”

Established in 1997 in London, AdviCorp is an independent investment banking boutique operating in the areas of Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions.??

Services include domestic and cross-border advice and transaction management in connection with M&A, debt and equity capital raising, turnarounds and restructurings.??

We work with dynamic companies looking to grow and understand that businesses of all sizes need cross-border advice and financing solutions.

Our senior team have decades of international experience in multiple financial products and markets, earned in our previous executive roles in primary international investment banks and industry.??What makes us different is our approach which combines the years of experience of our senior partners with the contemporary thinking of our young leadership team.?

AdviCorp PLC is headquartered in London and has a branch operation in Rome. It is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.?

Andrea Mandel-Mantello?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Patrizia Navarroli

[email protected]????????????????????????????????????????????????????????navarroli@advicorp.com

Further information is available at?www.advicorp.com