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Safety21, a software publisher that belongs to BU-Bregal Unternehmerkapital since October 2021, aims to raise 200 – 250 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company could attract the private debt resources of CVC Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs and Blackstone. Safety21 also reportedly attracted the interest of General Atlantic and TA Associates. The company has sales of 100 million, an ebitda in the region of 40 million, a net financial debt of 68 million, and equity of 115.9 million. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors BU-Bregal Unternehmerkapital and its Italian portfolio companies. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
Italian multiutility CPL Concordia received a financing facility of 72 million euros with the SACE warranty from UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco BPM, BPER Banca, BNL BNP Paribas, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, and Sanfelice 1893 Banca Popolare (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Grimaldi Alliance advised the lenders. Paolo Barbieri is the chairman of CPL Concordia. Pierluigi Capelli, the company’s coo, said that such resources will support the multiutility organic growth and investment plans. Saverio Amoroso is the senior relationship manager business network Centre North Italy of Sace. CPL Concordia has a turnover of 317 million, an ebitda of 13 million and a net financial debt of 23 million.
Redfish Basket Bond (RBB), a programme of RedFish Capital Debt with an investment target of 70 million euros for which Banca Finint acts as structurer, arranger, placement agent and lender, issued senior and junior abs notes (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Banca Finint and RedFish Capital Debt acquired the issuances. Furthermore, Codess Sociale Società Cooperativa Sociale, a Padua-based provider of social and educational assistance services issued a 5-years minibond of 2.5 million. Milan-listed Bertolotti – Impianti per l’industria siderurgica e mineraria, a provider of advanced systems for material handling and railway maintenance, raised 5 million with a 7-years secured minibond that joined RBB. The company also issued a 5 million 7-years secured minibond that is not part of the basket bond programme. Both of Bertolotti’s minibonds provide for a pledge on a current account in the company’s name and a first mortgage on a real estate portfolio. Banca Finint received assistance from BonelliErede while RedFish Capital Debt (junior notes buyer) retained Grimaldi Alliance. Codess Sociale has sales of 181.1 million, an ebitda of 12.1 million and a net financial debt of 74.6 million and will invest the raised proceeds in its organic growth. Bertolotti belongs to Luca Barneschi and Chiara Barneschi and will finance the construction of a plant with the bonds. The company has sales of 41.9 million, an ebitda of 3.6 million and a net financial debt of little below one million. Further companies that joined RBB are Marullo, Movinter, Rfltc-Inox (12 million in total), and Milan-listed producer of medical devices Svas Biosana that issued a 6 million. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors RedFish Partners and its portfolio companies. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
Italian martech Jakala, a firmo of which Ardian has 60% since 2021, received a 15 million di euros facility from private credit fund Azimut Diversified Corporate Credit ESG-8 and Cherry Bank (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Matteo de Brabant is a minority owner and ceo of Jakala which has sales of 565.7 million euros, an ebitda of 58.4 million and net debts of 266.9 million. Luca Clarizia is Cherry Bank’s head of strucured finance. Antonio Chicca is a manager of Azimut Direct. Paolo Catarozzo is a managing director of Azimut Investments. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Azimut Diversified Corporate Credit ESG-8 and its investments. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
Konecta Italia, a BPO, digital marketing and consultancy firm, received a 3 million euros financing facility from Solution Bank with the SACE warranty (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Konecta Italia will invest the raised proceeds in its organic growth. The company has sales of 319 million, an ebitda of 10.9 million and net cash of 26.3 million. The firm is part of Spain’s Konecta, an asset of Intermediate Capital Group which merged with Comdata, a former portfolio company of Carlyle,in 2022. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Intermediate Capital Group and its Italian portfolio companies. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
FMC, a renewable energy company, issued an ESG-linked minibond of 1.5 million euros with a maturity of 8 years that UniCredit and Mediocredito Centrale subscribed with the warranty of MCC (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Francesco Basile is the ceo of FMC will invest such resources in the development of plants. Ferdinando Natali is Unicredit’s Regional Manager of UniCredit. Piero Ferettini is the head of sales of Mediocredito Centrale.
