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THE ANUSCA GROUP CONSOLIDATES ITS LEADERSHIP IN THE SPA SECTOR WITH THE ACQUISITION OF TERME CERVIA AND BRISIGHELLA

  • Bologna, 28 August 2024 – Anusca Group (Anusca or the Group), already known for the Academy and training centre located in the Bologna area and majority shareholder of Terme di Castel San Pietro since 2017, has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the share capital of Terme di Cervia e Brisighella Srl (Terme di Cervia), a historical establishment in Romagna, with features that make it an excellence on the national thermal landscape, including the largest thermal pool in Italy and the use for curative purposes of the precious Saline silt.
  • Mr. Giorgia and Mr. Aldo Ferruzzi, current directors in Terme di Cervia, will guarantee the continuity of the company while maintaining their apical role in the operational management. Stefano Iseppi, CEO of Terme di Castel San Pietro dell’Emilia, will be the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Terme di Cervia e Brisighella.
  • With this operation, Anusca consolidates and strengthens its position in the thermal sector, integrating Terme di Cervia with the already controlled Terme di Castel San Pietro into a single industrial vision. According to 2023 figures, both Spas are growing and the new pole will account for about 20% of the total services provided by the Spas of Emilia-Romagna.
  • The Group is already developing a multi-year investment plan aimed at improving energy efficiency and enhancing care and prevention activities. The aim is to expand the offer and further improve the quality of services, in cooperation with the National Health System. The growth strategy also includes the development of offers at special rates for Anusca members throughout Italy, in order to make the benefits of thermal cures accessible to an increasingly broader public.
  • The operation, made possible thanks to the strategic, financial, legal and negotiating advisory support of Scouting Capital Advisors and Boldrini Pesaresi & Associati – Avvocati e Commercialisti, represents a virtuous example of business aggregation and creates a pole of absolute prominence in the spa sector, bringing together excellence and an integrated vision, with positive spin-offs in terms of the ability to face new market challenges, promote investment, increase employment and enhance local skills.
  • For Scouting Capital Advisors, specialised in Merger & Acquisition transactions located in Bologna, the team was composed of Managing Partner Marco Musiani and Associate Director Elena Dal Pozzo.
  • For Boldrini Pesaresi & Associati – Avvocati e Commercialisti, a professional firm of accountants and lawyers present in the Emilia-Romagna region with offices in Rimini, Bologna and Ferrara, a team composed of the partners Chartered Accountant Fabio Andreoli and Lawyer Marco Boldrini worked.
  • The law firm Balestra & Partners of Bologna assisted Anusca with the legal aspects of the transaction.
  • Thanks to a vocation for investment in its areas of expertise and attention to local excellence, Scouting Capital Advisors and Boldrini Pesaresi & Associati represent a virtuous example, attentive to territorial excellence and investment opportunities in its areas of expertise, added value in a competitive environment dominated by large multinationals.
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