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Società Gasdotti Italia (SGI), an Italian energy company that belongs to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (69.36%) and Swiss Life (30.64%), carried on a 775 million euros worth refinancing plan for its organic growth (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Latham & Watkins assisted the lenders Intesa Sanpaolo, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, BBVA, UniCredit, Bank of China, ICBC, ING Bank N.V. – Milan Branch, CIBC, Mediobanca, BPER, Banco BPM, Barings, and Aviva Investors. The facility includes a 245 million bank term loan maturing in 5 years, a capex line of 335 million, a 20 million revolving credit facility of 20 million, and the issuance of two institutional tranches with a 7-year tenure worth a total of 175 million. Roberto Loiola and Anne Petrarque are the ceo and cfo of SGI while Francesco Profumo replaced Fulvio Conti as chairman. In 2021, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan acquired 69.14% of SGI from Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) for an enterprise value of 750 million. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Swiss Life and their 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
Iniziative Biometano (IB), a subsidiary of FemoGas, received a 245 million euros financing facility from Infranity, part of Generali Investments (see here a previous post by BeBeez). IB will invest such proceeds in the development of biomethane plants. The agreement provides for an initial financing of 145 million, with an option to increase it to a further 100 million. Stefano Svegliado and Stefano Bozzetto are the co-ceos of FemoGas which retained Lazard and Chiomenti. Infranity hired Ashurst and Rina. Garbine Unda is the investment director of Infranity, a firm that Philippe Benaroya, Alban de La Selle and Gilles Lengaigne created in partnership with Gruppo Generali.
Erogasmet and its subsidiary Molise Gestioni (MG) attracted a financing facility of 195 million euros from UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco BPM, CDP, and Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano which received assistance from Gianni & Origoni (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Studio Priori advised the borrowers while Milano Notai acted as public notaries. Erogasmet and MG will invest such resources in its organic growth and in refinancing its mid-long-term liabilities. Erogasmet belongs to Stefano Bolla and Andrea Bolla (61.97%) and Japan’s Osaka GAS (38.03%) which in 2015 poured 75 million for subscribing to a capital increase of the company.
Lynx, an Italian provider of large corporates digital solutions, acquired Italian firms Intesys (system integration), Digix (CRM) and Linkalab (AI research lab) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company financed such a transaction with part of the proceeds of the 230 million euros bond that Carlyle Global Credit (5% shareholder) subscribed. Linkalab previously belonged to Alessandro Chessa (70%) and Luca Secchi (30%). Sources said to BeBeez that Lynx acquired 65% if Intesys from Giorgio Benedetti (now 3% and previously 19.2%), Alberto Gaiga (10% and previously 19.2%), Ilario Gavioli (10% and previously 19.2%), Romano Rosponi (6%), Alessandro Caso (3%), and Antonio Villani (3%). The sources also explained that Lynx purchased 72.82% of Digix from Matteo Marino. Matteo Moretti is the ceo of Lynx.
Italian food company Il Mannarino issued a 4.75 million euros minibond that UniCredit and Mediocredito Centrale subscribed as part of Basket Bond Made in Italy (BBMI), a programme of 100 million (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company will invest such proceeds in its organic growth. Fondo di garanzia pmi covers 80% of the first loss on each bond that Unicredit and MCC subscribe and 25% of the total value of the portfolio. Filippo Sironi is the ceo of Il Mannarino which retained Italfinance, part of Facile.it, and Dentons and received a further 3 million financing facility from UniCredit with the warranty of Sace. UniCredit and Mediocredito Centrale appointed Legance. Marco Bortoletti is Unicredit’s Regional Manager for Lombardy. Piero Ferettini is the head of sales of MCC. In May 2025, Italian renewable energy company FMC issued an ESG-linked minibond of 1.5 million with a maturity of 8 years that is part of BBMI programme.
Fondazione Camplus and Fondazione Ceur (Centro Europeo Università e Ricerca) attracted a 3.5 million euros project financing facility from Mediocredito Centrale (MCC) for the construction of a 4.61 MW photovoltaic plant in Crotone area (Calabry) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Fondo di garanzia per le pmi will provide a warranty for 80% of a 13-year 3.1 million tranche of the financing. Innovatec Energy will act as general contractor for the development of the plant that will supply energy to ten students’ houses that Camplus and Ceur manage. Frisbi will sell the surplus of power on the market. Piero Ferettini is the head of sale of MCC. Maurizio Carvelli is the ceo and founder of Camplus.
Lombardy Region’s government launched Basket Bond Lombardia (BBL), a programme of 110 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The programme will support corporate projects with a positive impact on the supply chain. Companies with a turnover of at least 5 million, at least two financials filed and a rating of BB or above can apply until 2PM (Milan Time) of 29 May 2026. The bonds can be of 1.5 – 10 million with a 7-year maturity and a special purpose vehicle will subscribe them and issue asset-backed notes that CDP, Finlombarda and other institutional investors will acquire. Banca Finint is the programme’s arranger. Vincenzo Paolo Carbonara, CDP head of growth financing, said to BeBeez that BBL also provides a non-repayable grant to cover the costs of structuring and issuing minibonds. Andrea Mascetti, the chairman of Finlombarda, said to BeBeez: “The basket bond means evolving on the relational skills front and finding a possible route to a potential subsequent listing”. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors the spvs for Basket Bonds securitizations and the issuants of underlaying bonds. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
