Augsburg International (AI) - Autonet - SAG

Overview of Augsburg International

• Augsburg International is the number 4 supplier in the Romanian aftermarket segment, with a turnover of 116 million euros (2020), being founded 25 years ago by Marius Constantinoiu

Overview of the Transaction

• AI has over 650 employees and the highest standards of import and wholesale distribution for spare parts in Romania, including mechanics, bodywork, service equipment, fleet mgmt. services, for cars and commercial vehicles.
• AI operates out of a central warehouse, 3 regional centers and 36 regional warehouses in Romania, with a nation-wide storage area exceeding 20,000 square meters.
• AI's shareholders in 2019 AI started looking for a strategic partner to support AI in its development efforts towards further gains of market share, as well as supplier and operational efficiencies.
• AI's family owners Marius Constantinoiu (President) and Gina Iordache (CEO) have mandated BCP in 2020 to organize the identification, selection, and completion of a transaction with an international strategic partner.

Importance of the Transaction

• After 25 yeas of entrepreneurial efforts, the owners of AI realize a partial exit value and enter a long-term strategic partnership with a leading international player to drive sales and operational synergies.

Blu Capital Partners’ Role

• BCP has organized a competitive selling process, obtaining more than 5 offers from relevant strategic investors.
• BCP has advised AI’s owners in structuring, negotiating, and implementing the transaction with the selected investor, the Swiss group SAG.
• This transaction highlights BCP’s capacity in structuring strategic transactions with international investors, as well as its key role in generating favourable outcomes for entrepreneurial companies