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Stefano Antonio Donnarumma, the ceo and coo of Italian railways provider Ferrovie dello Stato, said that Italian railway infrastructure RFI may spin off its high-speed unit for a deal worth 8 billion euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Donnarumma also said that the asset may attract the investments of CDP and F2i.
Press rumours said that Paris-listed media giant Vivendi is holding talks with CVC Capital Partners, Apax Partners and Bain Capital for selling its 23.75% of Milan-listed TIM (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The buyer of this stake may launch a delisting offer on TIM, said the items. However, sources said to BeBeez that talks are not yet gaining momentum as they are routinary cold calls of investment banks.
Stonepeak acquired Forgital Italy as its advisors JPMorgan and Latham Watkins received a bid that beaten the offer of Cinven, and Warburg Pincus (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Forgital is an Italian producer of big industrial components that Carlyle acquired in 2019 on the ground of an enterprise value of 950 million euros while this figure currently stands at 2 billion. The Spezzapria Family, minority owner of the asset, retained Zulli, Tabanelli e Associatiand Perris e Associati. Stonepeak received assistance from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Legance – Avvocati Associati, Hogan Lovells International, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
Nextalia, the private equity firm that Francesco Canzonieri created, attracted the resources of H14, the family office of Luigi Berlusconi (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Fiammetta Roccia is the Head of Permanent Capital of H14 and joined the board of Nextalia that retained Giovannelli e Associati and launched Nextalia Flexible Capital, a vehicle for small cap investments that aims to raise 350 million euros. Nextalia is also close to selling 80% of agritech software business Diagram to CDP and Trilantic Capital Partner (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The asset is worth 400 million.
Finint Investments acquired ten funds with resources of 600 million euros from Hedge Invest, an alternative investments firm that Antonello Manuli, Alessandra Manuli and Elisabetta Manuli created (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Mauro Sbroggiò is the ceo of Finint Investments that after such a transaction will have aum worth abobve 5.8 billion euros.
Ur-Invest, a club deals platform acquired 95.6% of Safte, a producer of textile orthopaedic items, from ceo Enzo Marco Zanella (96%) and head of sales Gianni Roveda which will reinvest in the business with the new ceo Marco Bertolina (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Banco BPM financed the transaction. Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati, BDO Advisory Services, GEA-Consulenti di Direzione, and TAUW assisted Ur-Invest and Roveda. Act Legal Italy assisted the vendor. Safte has sales of 6.2 million euros with an ebitda of 1 million and net cash of little above 0.5 million.
Italian retail chain of eyewear Vision Group, a portfolio company of ICG, acquired Invista-Optoteam and Ottica Mannucci (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Vision Group retained LABS Corporate Finance, LCA Studio Legale, Studio Caravati Pagani, LP Milano Advisory, and Fineurop Soditic. Massimo Zebi is the ceo of Optoteam which hired Studio Leonardo Mannelli. Marco Procacciante is the ceo of Vision Group which has sales of 164.8 million euros, an ebitda of 7.2 million and a net financial debt of 34.8 million.
Equita Smart Capital Eltif acquired GT Emme, a producer of components for luxury feminine shoes, from Teresa Miragli and Graziano Marmugi (which will reinvest in the deal) ahead of an integration with the portfolio companies Everyn and Calzaturificio Maruska (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Anthilia Capital Partners and Green Arrow Capital financed the transaction. GT Emme has sales of 5.2 million euros, an ebitda of below 1 million and a net debt of less than 0.5 million.
Gruppo Decorluxe, a portfolio company of Ethica Group, acquired La Tinto Spruzzo, a packaging company for the cosmetics sector, from Andrea Lazzari (55%) and HB 2.0 (45%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici and Studio Grossi Salvi & Partners assisted the buyer. The target has sales of 2.7 million euros, an ebitda of 0.1 million and net debts of 2.7 million.
Impresoft, an ICT company that belongs to Clessidra Private Equity, Italmobiliare and Anima Alternative, acquired Italian competitor and SAP partner Perigeo from Rocco Alboni and Simone Uggetti (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The target has sales of 3 million euros, an ebitda of minus 0.4 million, equity of minus 0.392 million, and a net financial debt of 2.4 million. Alessandro Geraldi is the ceo of Impresoft.
QuattroR MidCap raised 150 million euros ahead of a 250 million target to hit by 1H25 (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Alma LED assisted the fund that previously attracted the resources of Mediocredito Centrale (10 million), BdM Banca and Cassa di Risparmio di Orvieto.
Naturacare, a portfolio company of Dentressangle Capital, signed a binding agreement for acquiring Sochim International, a cdmo (contract development and manufacturing organization), from Carlo Eigenmann that reinvested in the buyer (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Valere Advisory, Legance, De Pardieu Brocas Maffei, and PwC assisted Naturacare. Ethica Group and Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici advised the vendors. Sochim International has sales of 32.9 million euros, an ebitda of 5.9 million and net debts of 0.82 million.
Customs Support, a provider of international customs services that belongs to Castik Capital, acquired Italian competitor Servizi Doganali (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Equita and DLA Piper assisted the buyer. LPM Studio Commerciale e Tributario assisted Servizi Doganali that previously belonged to Michela Orsini (31%), Carla Ricci (31%), Gabriele Nassi (18%), Donatella Mancini (10%), and Fabio Tacchi (10%). The target has sales of 3.3 million euros, an ebitda of 0.08 million and net cash of 0.35 million. Maurizio Cirillo is the managing director of Servizi Doganali while John Wegman heads Customs Support.
Industrie Polieco-MPB, a producer of industrial components that belongs to the Tonelli Family (85%) and Milan-listed RedFish LongTerm Capital, acquired the pipes production unit of Picenum Plast (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Sources said to BeBeez that the transaction value is of above 50 million euros.
F2A, a BPO fim that belongs to SD Worx, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners, acquired the majority of Sed System and Sed System 2 (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Studio PedersoliGattai and KPMG assisted the buyer. Studio Castiglione and MPO advised Sed System.
Omega Pharma, a food integrators company that belongs to 21 Invest, acquired Italian competitor Inpha Duemila from Giuseppe Samaritani and Simone Castelli that will reinvest in the deal (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Marco Pratesi will keep his ceo role for Inpha. Omega Pharma retained PedersoliGattai, EY Advisory and Russo, De Rosa e associati. Inpha hired Bmodel and Pavia Ansaldo (Mia Rinetti). The companies will have aggregate sales of 30 million euros.
La Prensa Etichette,a labels producer that belongs to Unigrains, acquired Grafiche Lama, an Italian IML (In-Mold Labeling) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Gitti and Partners and EY advised the buyer. Dario Fulgoni is the ceo of Grafiche Lama which has sales of 4.2 million euros with an ebitda of 0.155 million. The target retained Mondini Bonora Ginevra Studio Legale and GP Lambert.
OMH7, a club deal platform of Brixia’s Sebastiani Tax and Accounting Firm and Ocean Merchant Industrial Partners, acquired the majority of Puro Water Technology, a developer of water treatment systems, from Francesco Delsante and Luigi Delsante that reinvested for a minority while keeping their management roles (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Banco BPM financed the transaction and retained Dentons. Ocean Merchant Corporate Finance, Epyonvivida, Dusano Consulting, Interstudio, and Avvocati di Impresa assisted the investors. Puro Water hired Arturo Giuseppe, Andrea Bettuzzi and David John Ferrari. Notaio Margherita Vanoli acted as public notary. The target has sales of 5.5 million euros, an ebidta of 2 million and net cash of 5.3 million.
Carton Pack, an Italian packaging company that belongs to A&M Capital Europe, acquired Italian competitor Fimat from the Fornaroli Family that will keep management roles (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Cartonpack retained Alpeggiani Avvocati Associati, Spada & Partners and Ramboll. PwC and PwC Tls assisted Fimat which has sales of 8.1 million euros, an ebitda of 0.116 million and net debts of 1.3 million.
Impact Formulators Group, a Koinos Capital platform company for the masterbatch sector, acquired Italian competitor Eurocolor from Maura Pruneri, Gianluca Fabris and Annamaria Giraldo that reinvested in the transaction and will keep their management roles (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Koinos Capital received assistance from Studio Alpeggiani, KPMG and Studio Russo De Rosa. Eurocolor retained BonelliErede and Studio Schena. Eurocolor has sales of 5.2 million euros, an ebitda of one million and net cash of 0.6 million.
Timenet, an Italian tmt company, raised its 24% of Italian competitor Beliven to the majority (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Andrea Virgilio, the target’s ceo, will keep a minority.
Andrea Lodetti replaced Mauro Caneschi as ceo of Italian packaging company Guala Closures, a portfolio company of Investindustrial (see here a previous post by BeBeez).
