Acquisition of Mixel France SAS by GMM Pfaudler

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Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats and Grant Thornton were involved in the acquisition of Mixel France SAS and its subsidiary Mixel Agitator, by GMM Pfaudler, a leading technologies, systems and services provider for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Founded in 1884, GMM Pfaudler is a global leader in corrosion-resistant technologies, systems, and services for the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and energy industry.

Mixel designs and manufactures customised mixing systems for a wide range of industrial applications. Mixel has more than 45,000 agitators installed worldwide and a consolidated turnover of € 13.2 million.

Grant Thornton Transactions Services and Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats, have assisted GMM Pfaudler in the acquisition of Mixel France, designer and manufacturer of standard and made-to-measure mixing systems for a wide range of industrial applications.

The Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats team was led by Stéphany Brévost, Partner, Attorney-at-law, and Elvire Tardivon-Lorizon, Partner, Attorney-at-law, accompanied by Emilie Fillette-Casella, Senior Manager, Attorney-at-law, and Cécile Natali, Senior Manager, Attorney-at-law, for the tax due diligence.

In addition, the financial due diligence was carried out by Grant Thornton’s Transaction Advisory Services team composed with Nicolas Tixier, Partner, and Axel Martin-Carlotti, Manager.

Acquisition of Mixel France SAS by GMM Pfaudler

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Stéphany Brévost Attorney-at-Law, Partner in charge of the Direct and Transaction tax practices View Profile
Nicolas Tixier Directeur National Deal Advisory, Head of Transaction Services View Profile
Emilie Fillette-Casella Senior Manager, Attorney-at-law, Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats
Cécile Natali Senior Manager, Attorney-at-law, Grant Thornton Société d’Avocats
Axel Martin-Carlotti Manager, Transaction Advisory Services, Grant Thornton

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