AUCTUS invests in Déco S.p.A.

AUCTUS invests in Déco S.p.A. to form a pan-European design group with a focus on indoor and outdoor flooring and covering.

 

The transaction

AUCTUS is pleased to have completed a financial – strategic partnership with Déco S.p.A. (“Déco”), marking the first step toward the creation of a pan-European group specialized in indoor and outdoor flooring and coverings. Déco contributes particular strengths in quality, design and customer orientation and has therefore already been listed among the 1000 fastest-growing European companies. (Source: Financial Times – Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies)

Déco is one of Italy’s leading suppliers of eco-friendly design products and offers a diverse and constantly evolving range of high-end solutions. The company collaborates with an extensive network of specialized distributors spread throughout Italy and, prospectively, other European countries. The company has its operational headquarters near Bergamo in Italy. Thanks to its strong brand identity and first-class customer focus, Déco reaches thousands of customers every year and generates a turnover of more than 30 million euros.

 

AUCTUS’ strategy in the design solutions market

The Italian flooring and coverings market is characterized by many small, often family-owned companies, which generally focus on a wide range of products, concentrating on quantity rather than on design and quality. 
AUCTUS believes that the market offers great opportunities linked to the increasing importance of living spaces as an expression of people’s identity and lifestyle, as well as the growing appreciation for sustainable and eco-friendly materials. Déco, as a pioneer of this trend, will form the nucleus for a pan-European group capable of offering high-quality and sustainable design solutions for the national and international market.

What we are looking for

We are looking for market and quality leading indoor and outdoor design companies in Italy and other European countries in the following areas:

• flooring and coverings with composite materials or wood
• design solutions in the segments of lighting, decorative coverings, decorative wall panels and related products for private or corporate consumers

We look forward to discussing further details with you.

 

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About AUCTUS

AUCTUS is the most active investment company for small- and medium-sized companies in Europe with more than 400 investments in the past 22 years. Our successful work is regularly rewarded with prestigious awards and top international rankings. The focus of our investments is on majority holdings in companies with annual sales of between EUR 10 million and EUR 150 million. AUCTUS stands for sustainable organic and also inorganic growth by acquisitions. We achieve this in a trustful partnership together with the management of our companies. We are specialized in building successful medium-sized company groups – We create market leaders. The more than 35 experienced AUCTUS investment experts currently manage around 46 platform investments from various sectors of the economy. The sum of the platform investments with a total of more than 150 individual companies achieves annual sales of far more than € 2 billion. Sales and results have been growing at >10% per year for years.