{"id":11760,"date":"2020-11-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/transaction\/livingstone-advises-inspecs-groups-plc-on-the-acquisition-of-eschenbach-holding-gmbh\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:07:42","slug":"livingstone-advises-inspecs-groups-plc-on-the-acquisition-of-eschenbach-holding-gmbh","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/it\/transaction\/livingstone-advises-inspecs-groups-plc-on-the-acquisition-of-eschenbach-holding-gmbh\/","title":{"rendered":"Livingstone assiste Inspecs Groups plc nell&#8217;acquisizione di Eschenbach Holding GmbH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Livingstone Partners ha agito in qualit\u00e0 di advisor finanziario in esclusiva per <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inspecs.com\/\"><strong>Inspecs Group plc <\/strong><\/a><strong>(\u201cInspecs\u201d) nell\u2019acquisizione della societ\u00e0 tedesca leader nel settore dell\u2019occhialeria <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eschenbach-eyewear.com\/en\/\"><strong>Eschenbach Holding GmbH<\/strong><\/a><strong> (\u201cEschenbach\u201d), societ\u00e0 in portafoglio di <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.equistonepe.com\/home\"><strong>Equistone Partners Europe<\/strong><\/a><strong> (\u201cEquistone\u201d), oltre che nella strutturazione del finanziamento (equity e debito) dell\u2019operazione.<\/strong><\/p><p>Fondata nel 1913, Eschenbach \u00e8 un\u2019azienda di riferimento in Germania nel settore dell\u2019occhialeria e delle soluzioni visive per ipovisione. La societ\u00e0 offre montature correttive e occhiali da sole, ed \u00e8 attiva in tutta Europa e negli Stati Uniti. Eschenbach unisce design pluripremiato e qualit\u00e0 affidabile, in un portafoglio che spazia da occhiali iconici ad ausili visivi e binocoli. Questo impegno per il design e la qualit\u00e0 \u00e8 testimoniato dai riconoscimenti ottenuti negli ultimi anni, tra cui i prestigiosi Red Dot Awards e German Design Awards. Tra i brand di Eschenbach figurano Marco Polo, Humphrey\u2019s, Mini Eyewear, Titanflex, Freigeist, Tura e Ted Baker. Nel 2019, il gruppo Eschenbach ha registrato ricavi per 143 milioni di euro.<\/p><p>Inspecs, fondata nel 1988 nel Regno Unito da Robin Totterman, \u00e8 un gruppo multinazionale che progetta, produce e distribuisce montature e lenti per occhiali. Il gruppo realizza un\u2019ampia gamma di prodotti \u2013 ottici, da sole e da lavoro \u2013 sia a marchio proprio che in OEM. Inspecs rappresenta oggi uno dei pochi operatori in grado di offrire ai propri clienti una soluzione integrata e completa, rivolta a grandi catene di ottica, distributori internazionali e ottici indipendenti. Il network distributivo copre 80 paesi, con circa 30.000 punti vendita e filiali nel Regno Unito, Portogallo, Scandinavia, Stati Uniti e Cina, oltre a stabilimenti produttivi in Vietnam, Cina, Regno Unito e Italia.<\/p><p>Con la fusione con Eschenbach, Inspecs rafforza ulteriormente la propria posizione nel mercato globale dell\u2019occhialeria.<\/p><p><em>\u201cL\u2019unione di due leader del settore dar\u00e0 vita alla sesta azienda di occhialeria pi\u00f9 grande al mondo, permettendo al Gruppo di accedere a nuovi mercati strategici, diversificando al contempo portafoglio clienti e gamma prodotti\u201d<\/em>, ha dichiarato <strong>Chris Kay, CFO di Inspecs Plc. <\/strong><em>\u201cIl team di Livingstone ha avuto un ruolo cruciale nella buona riuscita dell\u2019operazione: i loro consigli, la loro esperienza e il supporto continuativo sono stati determinanti per negoziare e finalizzare l\u2019accordo.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/it\/team\/michael-westhoven\/\"><strong>Michael Westhoven<\/strong><\/a><strong>, Partner di Livingstone D\u00fcsseldorf<\/strong>, ha aggiunto: <em>\u201cDopo la quotazione in borsa di Inspecs lo scorso febbraio, siamo lieti di aver supportato nuovamente l\u2019azienda in questo passaggio decisivo verso la leadership nel mercato internazionale dell\u2019occhialeria. A nostro avviso, Inspecs ed Eschenbach rappresentano una combinazione perfettamente complementare di due realt\u00e0 di eccellenza.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>L\u2019acquisizione di Inspecs rappresenta la terza operazione completata con successo da Livingstone nel settore eyewear, dopo le acquisizioni di <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/it\/transactions\/ic-berlin-has-secured-investment-from-premium-equity-partners\">ic! 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