Equinox III, assisted by Pedersoli Studio Legale, has acquired from the sole shareholder Mauro Savio S.r.l.,  60% of Modulblok, a company specialising in the production of shelving and storage solutions for logistics. By this transaction, Equinox and Mauro Savio, which remains 40% shareholder, intend to initiate a consolidation process in the Italian market, to position Modulblok as the reference leader in the segment of medium-heavy seismic-resistant loads, and to strengthen the current leadership in product quality and production efficiency.

The team at Pedersoli is composed of Alessandro Marena (equity partner), Massimo Trimboli Raguseo (counsel) and Giulio Battuello (trainee) in relation to corporate law aspects.

Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici acted with reference to all tax aspects, among which the tax due diligence, with a team composed of Michele Aprile (equity partner) and Roger Demoro (junior partner).

Deutsche Bank acted as exclusive financial advisor of the seller.

Equinox was also advised by PwC in relation to the financial due diligence.

Roland Berger acted in relation to the business due diligence, Deloitte for the ESG due diligence and Marsh for the insurance due diligence.

Mario Baraldi (partner) at Galgan law firm, with support from Serafino Amodeo (senior associate) and Luca Corbelli (junior associate), assisted the seller with reference to legal aspects, while Gian Luigi Romanin at Romanin Veritti D’Orlando provided assistance in relation to corporate, accounting and tax aspects.