TriMas acquires Taplast SpA

TriMas (NASDAQ: TRS) announced that it has acquired Taplast S.p.A., a privately-owned designer and manufacturer of dispensers, closures and containers for the beauty and personal care, household and food packaging end markets, serving customers predominantly in Europe and the Americas. Taplast seeks to provide solutions to its customers by leveraging its deep commitment to engineering and innovation, and through its manufacturing facilities in Italy and Slovakia.

Picozzi & Morigi Law Firm assisted: Alkemia Capital Partners Società di Gestione del Risparmio S.p.A., Interfidam S.r.l., and Mr. Paolo Santagiuliana with the sale of 100% shares of Taplast S.p.a. to Rieke Packaging Holdings Italy S.r.l. a company controlled by Trimas Corporation.

The deal was carried out by Mr. Alessandro Picozzi, Partner, and Vincenzo R. Palmisano, Senior Associate of the firm. Financial adviser for the Sellers was Alantra, with a team composed by Lorenzo Astolfi, Vincenzo Scotto di Frega and Filippo Bartolucci.

The Buyer was assisted by Bird & Bird Milan, with a team coordinated by Stefano Silvestri and composed by Linda Pietrostefani, Carlotta Tedeschi, Davide Biasotti and Beatrice Venturelli. Pwc Deals and Pwc Tls took care of the financial and fiscal due diligence with Giuseppe Rana, Alessandro Di Stefano, Alessandro Campione, Daniela Mentesana, Luigi Mascellaro e Joseph Gehring.