Italian ice creams producer Casa Optima (Optima), a portfolio company of Charterhouse Capital Partners since 2016, said it reached an agreement with Goldman Sachs for refinancing a 360 million euros portable debt facility maturing in 2031 (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Francesco Fattori, the company’s ceo, said to BeBeez that such resources will help the firm to grab domestic and international market opportuinities. However, sources said to BeBeez that nothing is on the table at the moment. Antonio Di Lorenzo, a partner of Charterhouse Capital Partners, pointed out that Casa Optima started to refinance its liabilities in 2022 and that in two years it halved its financial leverage.
ED&F MAN Liquid Product Italia, a merchant of green coffee and liquid products, attracted a pro-soluto factoring facility from SACE for selling invoices worth up to 50 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company will invest such resources in improving the services available to its clients. Giovan Battista Bausani is the cfo of ED&F which has sales of 223.4 million, an ebitda of 6.4 million and a net financial debt of 20.1 million.
Comal, a Milan-listed developer of photovoltaic plants, EPC e O&M, hired Anthilia Holding and Simmons & Simmons for placing a 6-years minibond of 5 million euros that Banco di Desio e della Brianza and Banca Valsabbina subscribed (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Alfredo Balletti is the ceo of Comal which will invest such resources in its organic growth.
Atlas PMI Destinazione Futuro, a private debt vehicle that Atlas manages, signed an agreement with Italian equity and lending crowdfunding Opstart for pouring resources in the campaigns of Crowdlender and Crowdbond (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The fund will support ESG projects or advance of government contributions investing up to 50% the fundraising target for an amount of up to 0.5 million euros for each company. Giovanpaolo Arioldi is the ceo and co-founder of Opstart, a firm that since 2016 raised 67 million euros for 158 equity crowdfunding campaigns, according to CrowdfundingBuzz data.
Banca Profilo appointed Roberto Izzo as head of Private Offering and Alternative Investments (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Izzo will have to develop further the bank’s alternative assets offer for UHNWIs and HNWIs. The manager previously worked for Heritage Holdings, McKinsey & Company and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Izzo received his MBA from Stanford University and holds a Master from Cambridge University. Fabio Candeli is the ceo of Banca Profilo.
