The joint private equity fund Mir Capital set up by Gazprombank and Intesa Sanpaolo has acquired a non-controlling stake in Lima Corporate Group from IMI Investimenti.
Mir Capital will join Ardian (formerly known as AXA Private Equity), the company’s main shareholder, and IMI Investimenti.
Lima Corporate designs, produces and distributes orthopaedic devices. The company is headquartered in Villanova di San Daniele (Udine -Italy) and ranks among the top ten in its field globally. It operates in 25 countries and has a diversified customer base with a strong sales network. Today, Lima’s global business lines include over 9,000 product codes sold directly to customers in Italy and through 15 international branches. Lima has three production facilities in Italy and San Marino.
Mir Capital was set up within a cooperation agreement signed between Gazprombank and Intesa Sanpaolo in the summer of 2012.
The fund will be able to invest up to EUR300m and is focused on making investments into private mid-sized companies with a significant growth potential operating in Russia and Italy.
