European market leader N&W Global Vending was formed in 2000 through Necta's acquisition of Wittenborg SA. Company experience dates back to 1924, with the founding of Wittenborg SA, the first coffee to offer a brewer unit, providing freshly brewed coffee through a vending machine. Currently owned by Bank of America Capital Partners Europe, Merrill Lynch Global Provate Equity, and N&W management, the company has sustained continued growth a remains a globally recognized company with operations in 86 countries through dealer/ distributor networks; sales offices in Argentina, Austria, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and the UK ; and manufacturing facilities in Valbrembo, Italy and Odense, Denmark.