CREALIS GROUP IS EXPANDING AND ENRICHING ITS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO FOLLOWING THE AGREEMENT WITH SUPERCAP & CORCHOMEX

WITH THE INTEGRATION OF THESE TWO COMPANIES, THE CREALIS GROUP AFFIRMS ITS AMBITIONS IN THE CLOSURES INDUSTRY

SUPERCAP & CORCHOMEX, brands specializing in the design, production and sale of innovative T-closure, are joining the CREALIS group, the global leader in the production of capsules and closures solutions for the world of wines and spirits. Thus, SUPERCAP & CORCHOMEX, enrich the CREALIS group’s product portfolio by offering a wide and complementary range of high quality caps, mainly for the spirits but also for wines, olive oils and vinegars.

This is a new major step forward in the construction of Crealis group, whose main aim is to make our customers’ demands a key focus. In this way, the group pursuing its development process to propose an ever more extensive, innovative and sustainable range of capsules & closures solutions that meet the needs and expectations of its customers. SUPERCAP & CORCHOMEX will enjoy the R&D power of the Crealis group and new industrial investments tosupport their development.

Moreover, SUPERCAP & CORCHOMEX will continue to operate independently. Mr. Mirco Bannini, SUPERCAP’s current CEO, along with Messrs. Gerardo & Ivan Stobschinski, respectively General Manager Mexico and Director of Operations for the Guadalajara production site in Mexico, will continue to play an active, contributing role in these two companies. The agreement was completed on the 31st of January 2022 and the transaction was finalised on the 12th of April 2022.

Following this agreement, harnessing its 15 production sites worldwide with almost 1,800 members of staff, Crealis aiming to achieve consolidated sales of around €280 M in 2022 (322M$).

SUPERCAP was founded in 1999 by Mr. Mirco Bannini and its head office is located in Mombaroccio (Province of Pesaro) in Italy. CORCHOMEX was set up in 2001 by brothers Gerardo & Ivan Stobschinski in Guadalajara in Mexico.

At present, SUPERCAP is mainly selling in Europe, while CORCHOMEX is selling in the entire American continent (north, central y south) and holds the no.1 position on the tequila market.

Intermonte acted as financial advisor to Supercap and its shareholders. ADVANT Nctm acted as legal advisor to Crealis Group, while Chiomenti acted as legal avisor to Supercap and its shareholders. E&Y acted as financial due diligence provider to Crealis.. Marsh provided insurance and environmental due diligence services.

CREALIS GROUP

CREALIS is the leader in closure solutions for still and sparkling wines, spirits, beers, olive oil and vinegars. The group relies on the solid reputation and expertise of 8 renowned brands: ENOPLASTIC, SPARFLEX, LE MUSELET, VALENTIN, RIVERCAP, MAVERICK, PE.DI, SUPERCAP and CORCHOMEX, providing their own unique know-how in capping and over-capping products. Each brand operates comprehensively at a local level with both the creative power and the industrial capability of an international group. This enables our teams to be as close as possible to our customers while having the capacity to respond in a complementary way to all their needs. Once the deal will be finalized, the group will have 15 production sites: 3 in Italy, 2 in Spain, 5 in France, 2 in the United States, 1 in Australia, 1 in New Zealand, and 1 in Mexico. Our group’s reach extends to over 70 countries worldwide thanks to a vast sales network.