The Consilium Private Equity fund has acquired a majority stake in Italian Spider lift, truck mounted lift and fire rescue platform manufacturer Cela.
The senior management team of Paolo Troni, Roberto Rocca and Simone Scalabrini will retain a substantial stake in the company, while chief executive Paolo Troni will continue to run the business with the additional support of independent advisor Stefano Di Santo. Cela has revenues in the region of €45 million and has scored strong growth over the past couple of years as it has expended its product line and geographic spread.
A Cela spider lift
Paolo Troni said: “The agreement with Consilium represents a further important step for the development of Cela. We are convinced that we have chosen the best partner to help us carry on the path that the company has taken in recent years".
Stefano Di Stefano returns to the access industry after and 11 year absence, having left Haulotte – where he was general manager for Southern Europe – in 2012 for a post as chief executive of tissue manufacturer Fabio Perini - part of international technology group Körber. After more than five years in the role he was appointed to lead a group startup operation – Körber Digital in Germany, leaving in 2019 for paper company Fedrigoni, leaving after six months or so for industrial machinery manufacturer Ecospray Technologies as chief executive, leaving after two years to become a self-employed business advisor.
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