Vertis sgr, a venture capital investor that supports startups based in the South of Italy, sold a 6.2% to Danilo Iervolino, while vicepresident Renato Vannucci raised from 9% to 10% his holding (See here a previous post by BeBeez). The Giurazza family owns 60% of Vertis (previously 54%). Earlier in January, Amedeo Giurazza, the ceo and founder of Vertis, said to BeBeez that the firm was going to launch a capital increase to allow investors to take a 10-15% of the business.
Be Content, the owner of Chora Media, an Italian platform for the production of podcasts, announced the acquisition of IS Media, which has Will Media, for 5.2 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). In January 2020, Alessandro Tommasi and Imen Boulahrajane founded the target. Mario Calabresi (15% owner of Be Content), Guido Brera, Mario Gianani, and Roberto Zanco (85%). Tommasi will keep his role as ceo of IS Media and join the board of Chora. Calabresi will be a director of Will.
Sefea Impact, a firm that manages Fondo Sì Social Impact since 2018, announced the acquisition of a minority of Finedi Asset Management SpA Società Benefit, the owner of the brand Quotidiana, a network of newsstands (See here a previous post by BeBeez). Sources said to BeBeez that Sefea Impact acquired 12.75% of Finedi on the ground of an enterprise value of 5 million euros. Finedi will invest the raised proceeds in opening further newsstands. Edoardo Scarpellini is the ceo of Quotidiana.
Meeters raised 0.5 million euros through a convertible bond that Fondo Rilancio Startup, a vehicle of Cdp Venture Capital, subscribed (See here a previous post by BeBeez). Meeters is a digital community for sharing experiences that Davide Zanon, Claudio Perlini and Francesco Nazari Fusetti founded in 2019. After such a transaction, Meeters completed the 2.4 million round launched in December 2021 on the ground of a pre-money value of 9.5 million.
Milan-listed CrowdFundMe signed a binding agreement to acquire 51% of Trusters, an Italian portal for real estate lending crowdfunding, through swapping shares (See here a previous post by BeBeez). The closing might occur by the end of this year after CrowdFundMe will launch a capital increase worth $ 3.47 million. Trusters equity value is 6.8 million euros. CrowdFundMe retained Advant Nctm as legal advisor. Avvocati.net acted as counsel to Laura Maffi and Andrea Maffi (ceo di Trusters), who sold their stakes. The vendors will subscribe to a capital increase of CrowdFundMe which will issue up to 284696 shares at 12,20 euros each.
The ecosystem of Impatta, a network of firms that are part of Earth Club Day Italia and that aim to achieve the sustainability targets of ONU 2030, created Impatta4Equity, a vehiele for investing on innovation and ecologic transition (See here a previous post by BeBeez). Next4Production, a club deal investor focused on open innovation, will coordinate Impatta4Equity, which will start a programme for investing in innovation. Green Mobility Platform (GMP), a blockchain platform for the sustainable development of corporate car fleets, is the first project that received the support of the programme. Fleet Support, a software house, and AIAGA FMFE (the Italian association of buyers and managers of corporate cars) are also part of GMP. Alma STA is the legal advisor of Next4Prroduction and Impatta4Equity, which will use Value Metrics for appraising investments with the guidelines of the Social Doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church.
Weart, a startup that manufactures wearable items, launched an equity crowdfunding on BacktoWork for raising 1-2.5 million euros on the ground of a pre-money value of 8.5 million (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company already attracted 0.5 million from e-Novia. Giovanni Spagnoletti, Guido Gioioso and Domenico Prattichizzo founded Weart in 2018. The company will invest the raised proceeds in the development of virtual and augmented reality products.
Paris-listed Innovative-RFK, an investment holding that Red Fish Kapital created in 2017, launched a capital increase through an equity crowdlisting campaign on Mamacrowd (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company aims to raise 2.3 – 3 million euros on the ground of a pre-money value in the region of 18 million.
