One of Italy’s largest private equity firms, focused on the upper-mid market and part of the Clessidra Group — a leading alternative investment operator in Italy — has announced the acquisition of MiCROTEC from Austrian company GSS GmbH. Federico Giudiceandrea, Founder and President of MiCROTEC, will retain his ownership stake and remain deeply involved in steering the company’s R&D strategy, supporting its next phase of innovation and growth.
Since its foundation, MiCROTEC has secured its competitive edge thanks to a complete in-house development – conducted by a skilled team composed of more than 150 engineers – of all relevant key components and software solutions. Today, MiCROTEC is able to offer integrated scanning solutions for both the wood processing and the food quality control markets.
Over the past decade, MiCROTEC’s growth has been driven by strong performance in its European core markets, a significant ramp-up in North America, and the expansion of its service business. Globally, demand for machine vision solutions continues to rise across multiple end markets, as clients increasingly invest in advanced technologies to enhance production processes, boost efficiency, improve yields, and ensure higher product quality. One of Italy’s largest private equity firms, focused on the upper-mid market and part of the Clessidra Group — a leading alternative investment operator in Italy — has announced the acquisition of MiCROTEC from Austrian company GSS GmbH. Federico Giudiceandrea, Founder and President of MiCROTEC, will retain his ownership stake and remain closely involved in the company’s R&D strategy, guiding the next wave of innovation and development.
“We founded, in 1980, a company that has evolved into an international leader in its space. We are very pleased to partner with Clessidra, whom we believe will accelerate MiCROTEC’s global expansion and segment diversification,” said Federico Giudiceandrea, President at MiCROTEC. “Clessidra appreciates our uncompromising commitment to innovation and excellence to keep our company at the utmost forefront in the machine vision industry, and we know their financial and operational expertise will be invaluable during this next phase of growth. Together with Clessidra, we look forward to increasing our global footprint and continuing our expansion path while staying true to the qualities and values that have permitted us to reach our current position.” Federico added further.
The investment in MiCROTEC of Clessidra will support management’s ambitious growth plans, building upon MiCROTEC’s strong momentum. As part of the transaction, Federico Giudiceandrea will reinvest in the business, and remains instrumental, along with key senior managers, CEO Frank Jöst and CSO Arianna Giudiceandrea, in ensuring continuity for the company’s next phase of growth.
“We are thrilled to partner with MiCROTEC, which over last years has established itself as preferred partner for world leading players, both in the wood and the food industry”, said Andrea Ottaviano, CEO at Clessidra Private Equity SGR. “MiCROTEC has consistently outperformed its reference markets generating double digit revenue growth for the last 15 years. We would like to thank the Springer family for their invaluable role in past years and we look forward to continuing the successful collaboration.” Andrea added.
Rebecka Swenson, Managing Director at Clessidra Private Equity SGR added: “We see tremendous market expansion opportunities given continued focus on innovative scanning solutions, and as we project to build on current success, our aim is also to identify adequate targets across core segments to accelerate the already outlined organic growth path. In this context, we are thrilled to work with Federico and the outstanding team at MiCROTEC to support their vision.”
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