Apheon, a pan-European mid-market private equity investor, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a majority stake in Golmar Italia S.p.A. (“Golmar” or the “Company”), a leading Italian distributor of branded professional cleaning and hygiene products. The founding Golè family will remain invested in the Company, continuing to support Golmar alongside Apheon and CEO Didier Tisserand, ensuring continuity and alignment in this new phase of growth.
Founded in Turin in 1972 by the Golè family and currently headquartered in Milan, Golmar is a renowned distributor of professional cleaning and hygiene products, serving primarily small businesses. The Company offers a broad range of consumables and technical products – including detergents, disinfectants, protective equipment, paper and nonwoven, and other disposables – used directly by professionals and business owners to clean and sanitize their working instruments and environment. Golmar’s distinctive business model combines a nationwide sales network, an extremely fragmented customer base and an extensive portfolio under its well-known proprietary brand, supported by a robust and integrated logistics platform. This combination has established Golmar as a trusted partner across the industrial, medical & aesthetic, and Ho.Re.Ca. & food sectors in Italy.
Apheon has a longstanding track record of backing entrepreneurial founders, families and management teams across Europe, successfully scaling their companies both through organic growth initiatives and M&A. Apheon intends to accelerate Golmar’s expansion and implement a meaningful buy-and-build strategy in the fragmented Italian distribution sector to create the leading group in its reference space. The partnership will also strengthen Golmar’s positioning in high-potential end-markets, broaden its product portfolio with innovative and sustainable solutions, and further professionalize the organization.
Mr. Didier Tisserand, CEO, said, “The partnership with Apheon marks an exciting milestone for Golmar. We see significant opportunities to accelerate growth, diversify our product offering and further enhance our service to clients throughout Italy. With Apheon’s backing, we are confident we can execute a selective buy-and-build strategy that will reinforce our leadership position and unlock significant synergies.”
Mr. Riccardo Collini, Partner at Apheon, added, “Golmar is an outstanding company with a distinctive business model and a trusted brand in the Italian professional hygiene sector. We are excited to join forces with Didier Tisserand to accelerate Golmar’s next stage of growth, unlocking value through organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions, and proud to count on the continued support of the Golè family as minority shareholders in our ambitious development journey.”
Mr. Bruno Golè, Chairman, commented, “Golmar has been part of our family for more than 50 years, and we are proud of the strong company it has become. By reinvesting alongside Apheon, we reaffirm our full confidence in Golmar’s future and in this new chapter of growth. With Apheon’s support, Golmar will continue to build on its heritage and seize new opportunities to reinforce its leadership in the Italian market.”
