Roberto Ciambrone

M & A - Mergers and acquisitions

RCM&A leverages on a solid international network of industry experts and local correspondents formed over the course of 20 years of working experience in major multinational companies and leading mid market M&A international firms.

RCM&A offers support to financial and industrial buyers or sellers when the case of a generic target search or auction type process don’t apply.

Directly and through its business associates RCM&A supports clients throughout the following steps of the deal making process

business appraisal
negotiation
deal structuring
due diligence
post deal development

M & A / Turnaround / development track record

		Year		1991
		Company		Smith & Nephew plc
		Deal		Acquisition
		Target		Hexavision Medico France Laboratoires Fisch
				Acquisition and post merger integration of the 3 French legal entities . Turnover UK £ 50 millions.

		Year		1992
		Company		Smith & Nephew plc
		Deal		Acquisition
		Target		MMS SA Antonio Ibanez SA
				Acquisition and post merger integration of the 3 Spanish legal entities. Transfer of production to the English and USA sites. Turnover UK £ 30 millions.

		Year		1993
		Company		Smith & Nephew plc
		Deal		Trade Sale
		Target		Ioptex
				Disposal to Allergan of the intra ocular lens business. Valuation and deal execution in Europe. Turnover UK £ 25 millions.

		Year		1994
		Company		Smith & Nephew plc
		Deal		Acquisition
		Target		Donjoy
				Acquisition of the assets from the European distributors – bracing business – and post merger integration into the subsidiaries. Turnover UK£ 35 millions.

		Year		1995
		Company		Smith & Nephew plc
		Deal		Acquisition
		Target		Basel SpA
				Acquisition and post merger integration – business non hospital – into the Italian subsidiary. Turnover UK£ 3 millions.

		Year		1995
		Company		Smith & Nephew plc
		Deal		Acquisition
		Target		Acuflex
				Acquisition and post merger integration – business arthroscopy - into the European subsidiaries.Turnover UK£ 70 millions.

		Year		1996
		Company		Depuy Ortopedic Inc - Boeringer Manheim AG
		Deal		Acquisition
		Target		ACE/ Moss/CMW
				Acquisition of the assets from the European distributors – business trauma, spinal and cement – and post merger integration into the European subsidiaries. Turnover UK£ 100 millions.

		Year		1997
		Company		Depuy Ortopedic Inc - Roche Group
		Deal		Acquisition
		Target		Landager Camus SA
				Acquisition and post merger integration of the French company and its subsidiaries. Turnover UK £ 120 millions.

		Year		1998
		Company		Johnson & Johnson
		Deal		Post merger integration
		Target		Depuy
				Post merger integration - business orthopaedics, trauma, spinal, cement – in Europe. Turnover US $ 350 millions.

		Year		1999 - 2004
		Company		Plus Orthopaedics AG
		Deal		Post merger integration & development
		Target		Eurpoean Distributors
				Acquisition of the assets from the European distributors – business orthopaedics – and post merger integration. Turnover CHF 150 millions.

		Year		2006 - 2010
		Role		Freelance consultant

				2006 ICON SA - Zagato (Italy - Automotive) has purchased from Prototipo SPA a minority stake in SZ Design srl (Italy) - (automotive) 2006 Private equity fund (USA) Performed business appraisal of a Swiss healthcare company 2006 Private company (Italy) Business appraisal for a turnaround project in the glass processing business 2006 Electrical components retailers (Italy ) Performed vendor due diligence 2006 Private Company (UK) Business appraisal for the buy-out of the office furniture Italian distributor 2007 Private Investors (Italy) business appraisal and fund raising for an expansion project in the carpet manufacturing and distribution business 2007 Private investors (Italy) Business appraisal of an Italian Private Hospital 2007 Private Equity fund (Italy) Business appraisal of an expansion project in the metal recycling business 2007 Private Investors (Italy) business appraisal and fund raising for an expansion project in the tour operating business 2007 Private Investors (Switzerland) business appraisal and fund raising for an expansion project in the luxury car rental and business 2007 Private company (Italy) Business appraisal for a turnaround project in the home furniture business 2007 Private Equity (Switzerland) Scouting and business appraisal on certain southern European companies in the dental business 2007 Rain Spa (Italy – Gardening) has acquired 100% of the shares of Italpiscine Srl 2008 Private equity fund (Italy) Performed business appraisal of an Italian automotive business 2008 Private equity fund (Italy) Performed a business appraisal of an Italian building components company 2008 Private equity fund (Italy) Performed a business appraisal of an Italian motorbike accessories company 2008 Private equity fund (Italy) Performed a business appraisal of an Italian boat building company 2008 Private equity fund (Italy) Scouting and business appraisal of certain Italian companies 2008 Private equity fund (Italy) Fund raising from private investors 2008 Private equity fund (Switzerland) Business appraisal of a Swiss forging company specialized in the healthcare business 2008 Private equity fund (Italy) Business appraisal of an Italian sport apparel company 2008 Private equity fund (Switzerland) Business appraisal of a Swiss forging company specialized in the healthcare business 2008 Rain Spa (Italy – Gardening) has acquired 100% of the shares of EV Service srl 2009 Private Equity Fund (UK) business appraisal and negotiation with vendors of an Italian mineral water company 2009 Private Equity investor (Italy) Business appraisal for a European glass manufacturer 2009 Private company (Europe) Business appraisal for an Italian automotive Tier II components company 2009 Ceta Spa (Italy – Building Components) minority shareholders have re-purchased 75% of the shares from Private Equity Investors 2009 Private investors (Italy) business appraisal and fund raising for an expansion project in the private banking and asset management business 2010 Private equity investors (UK/USA) business appraisal of certain Italian insurance brokers

		Year		2007 - 2008

		Role		Senior Consultant
		Target		<undisclosed>
				Support in a transaction in the building components industry

2007
Private company (Italy) Business appraisal on the integration of two companies in the oil & gas business

2008
Private Company (Italy) Support in a transaction in the building component industry

		Year		2008 – 2010
				Support to industrial and financial investors for international M&A activity

2009
Private equity (Italy)
Scouting and business appraisal of certain European companies in the train business

2009
Private Company (Europe)
Scouting and business appraisal of certain European companies in the office furniture business

2009
Private Investors (Europe)
Scouting and business appraisal of certain European companies in the tour operating business

2009
Private Investors (Europe)
Scouting and business appraisal of certain European companies in the staffing and temporary employment business

2009
private equity investors (UK)
Business appraisal of certain European and USA companies in the Oil & Gas business

2009
Private company (Europe)
Scouting and business appraisal of certain Italian companies in the metal recycling business

2009
Private company (Europe)
business appraisal of certain Italian distributors of insulating products

2009
Private company (Italy)
business appraisal of certain European companies in the locking system business

2009/2010
Private equity Investors and Private companies (Europe)
Scouting and business appraisal of certain European companies in the following healthcare business segments

Pharmaceuticals
Diagnostic
Cardiovascular
Wound management
OTC
Analysis Laboratory
Hospital furniture
Drug delivery system devices and products

2009
Private equity (Italy)
Scouting and business appraisal for certain European and Southern American companies in the outdoor furniture business

2009
Private equity (Europe)
business appraisal for certain European companies in the frozen food business

2009
Private Equity (UK)
Business appraisal for an expansion project in the tyre distribution business

2009
Private company (Italy)
business appraisal on certain European companies in the tractor business

2009
Private equity (Northern Europe)
Scouting and business appraisal on certain southern European companies in the movie sub titling business

2010
Private company (Europe)
Scouting and business appraisal on an expansion project in the storage equipment business

2010
Private investors (Europe)
Business appraisal for a European company in the cable business

2010
Private Equity (Italy)
Scouting and business appraisal on an European expansion project in the heating system business

2010
Private Equity (Italy)
Scouting and business appraisal on an European expansion project in the bath furniture business

2010
Private company (Europe)
Business appraisal and fund raising for a company active in the oil filtration system production