
Horticultural Alliance Acquired By Italpollina
By Generational Group
04/23/2019
Italpollina Inc. acquired Generational Group client Horticultural Alliance Inc. on April 1, 2019.
Horticultural Alliance, based in Sarasota, Florida, provides customers an organic approach to plant health and maintenance through the use of mycorrhizal inoculants, beneficial bacteria, and biostimulants and water management gels. It produces the highest quality, most complete products that are environmentally sound and economically sensible for both commercial and residential applications.
Italpollina offers a wide range of biotechnological and certified solutions for more sustainable and modern agriculture. With headquarters in Italy, it operates in more than 80 countries worldwide, with four production sites and 13 commercial offices. This acquisition helps Italpollina achieve the goal of establishing operations in the U.S.
Generational Group Executive Managing Director David Fergusson’s team, led by Senior M&A Advisor Mario Dieckmann with support from VP Alex Mironov, successfully closed the deal. Executive Managing Director Edward Weber established the initial relationship with Horticultural Alliance.
According to Dieckman, “While there was growing interest from buyers across the country for this organic approach to plant health care, ultimately it was Italpollina USA, an Italian firm that is expanding rapidly in the US, who was the succeeding acquirer.”
About Generational
Generational Group, headquartered in Dallas, TX, is a leading, award winning full-service M&A advisory firm. Generational has over 300 professionals across 16 offices in North America. The firm empowers business owners to unlock the full value of their companies through a comprehensive suite of services—including strategic growth consulting, exit planning education, business valuation, value enhancement strategies, M&A advisory, digital solutions, and wealth management.
Celebrating its 20th year, Generational has successfully closed over 1,700 transactions and has ranked #1 or #2 in all LSEG league tables for deals valued between $25 million and $500 million in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
The firm was named 2024 USA Investment Banking Firm of the Year by the Global M&A Network and recognized as Investment Banking Firm of the Year by The M&A Advisor in both 2024 and 2022.