Zanichelli Meccanica acquired by ProMach Cavour Corporate Finance advised Zanichelli Meccanica in the negotiations with ProMach, as strategic and financial advisor

Zanichelli Meccanica is a leading manufacturer of filling, closing and processing equipment for the food industry. Founded in Parma in 1954, the Company, known to the market as Zacmi, is one of the food industry’s most respected suppliers of high-end filling, closing and sterilizing machinery. Zacmi has a wide range of food and pet food filling machines, as well as seamers for metal cans. The company also supplies pasteurization tunnels for sterilizing food products and has designed rehydrated pea and legume preparation lines to support customers in the food industry. Zacmi holds nearly 50 patents and is known for its high attention to ESG aspects of its machinery and its commitment to innovative projects. Since the company’s inception, more than 2,500 Zacmi machines have been installed worldwide. Zacmi achieved in 2023 a turnover of 44 million euros, an Ebitda of 6 million euros, and exports of more than 90 percent with an operating subsidiary in the United States.

ProMach designs, manufactures, integrates and supports the most sophisticated and advanced processing, packaging and machining solutions for the global market. Its customers, from Fortune 500 companies to small, privately owned businesses around the world, depend on reliable, flexible and technologically advanced equipment and integrated solutions. ProMach is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, with manufacturing facilities and offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. ProMach has $1.7 billion in sales, 4,500 employees and 46 brands in its portfolio.

Mario Maestroni and Antonio Zecchino, Partners of Cavour Corporate Finance, advised Zanichelli Meccanica in the negotiations with ProMach, as strategic and financial advisors.