Wave Group has announced the acquisition of DL Services, a company specializing in marine galley design, the supply of technical components, and the mapping of onboard spare parts and equipment.

Riccardo Pompili, CEO of De Wave Group, said: “With the acquisition of DL Services, we internalize two strategic areas of expertise: catering area design, including concept development and library of technical data for maintenance of onboard kitchen equipment, which are now essential to ensuring complete and reliable services for all our partners.”

“This transaction also allows us to establish direct relationships with a broad network of suppliers and to strengthen our presence across the entire production value chain,” added Pompili.

“This is not merely a matter of scale, but a value-driven investment that consolidates our leadership and prepares us to face future challenges with an even more distinctive and integrated industrial profile.”

Daniel Laine, CEO of DL Services, said: “The integration of DL Services into a leading group such as De Wave represents a significant growth opportunity. The complementarity of our expertise and the group’s global presence will allow us to further enhance our know-how and accelerate expansion in international markets.”

The group said the transaction was carried out with the support of SIMEST through the establishment of a special-purpose vehicle, 52 percent owned by De Wave and 48 percent by SIMEST, to acquire DL Services.

Vera Veri, director of equity and participatory investments at SIMEST, said: “With this transaction, SIMEST supports De Wave, already a company strongly positioned in the design and supply of solutions for the naval and cruise sectors, on a path of industrial strengthening, through the integration of specialized expertise in areas that are increasingly strategic to the sector’s evolution.”

SIMEST’s total investment, amounting to €3 million in the form of shareholder financing and a capital increase, also includes resources from Fund 394 (Venture Capital and Equity Investments Section), managed in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Strategic and managerial continuity will be ensured through the confirmation of the current management team, which will continue to rely on Daniel Laine and Mathilde Laine, head of the French division, and Anaïs Habbar, head of the U.S. division.