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After October 2023 in Rome and October 2024 in Milan, BeBeez International will be again the media partner third Italian edition of 0100 International – Zero One Hundred Conference, a leading European event for venture capital and private equity (see here a previous post by BeBeez). On 30 September, Tuesday, 0100 International presented at Stampa Estera Milan (the Italian Association of Foreign correspondents) the event that will take place at Palazzo Castiglioni, in Corso Venezia, and will bring together over 700 global leaders of private markets, including more than 500 LPs e GPs and in the organisation of which collaborated Milan Municipality and Milano&Partners. Alessia Cappello is the Councillor for Economic Development, Fashion and Design of the Municipality of Milan. Fiorenza Lipparini is the coo of Milano&Partners. Pavol Fuchs is the ceo of Zero One Hundred Conferences. Zero One Hundred Conferences is one of the leading networking platforms for private equity and venture capital in Europe. Since its foundation, it hosted over 50 events in more than 15 countries, with the participation of over 1500 speakers and 14000 professionals.
Goldman Sachs and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will invest in Froneri, an Italian ice cream producer that belonged to PAI Partners and Swiss Nestlé (see here a previous post by BeBeez). PAI said it completed a 3.6 billion euros deal for its 50% of Froneri. Goldman Sachs Alternatives will subscribe to a new single-asset continuation fund of PAI Partners which also attracted further investors. Evercore assisted PAI. Rothschild advised Froneri while ADIA retained Deutsche Bank. Frédéric Stévenin is the Co-Managing Partner of PAI Partners. Phil Griffin is the CEO of Froneri. Hamad Shahwan Aldhaheri is the Private Equities executive director of ADIA. Gabriel Mollerberg is the ceo of Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
GHO Capital Partners sold VISUfarma to Indian pharmaceutical company Lupin Limited (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The deal is worth 190 million euros. Stifel, Slaughter and May, Giliberti, Triscornia e Associati, Norton Rose Fulbright, and Deloitte assisted GHO Capital. Lupin retained Centerview Partners and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.
Windoria, a food company of Investindustrial that is born out of the merger of La Doria and Winland Foods, acquired Saudi Arabia’s competitor Al-Fursan Al-Maghawear (see here a previous post by BeBeez). BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Investindustrial 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
Medipass, an Italian diagnostic company that belongs to DWS Alternatives Global’s Ergéa Group since 2020, acquired Bodi and selected assets of Vitalis from Gruppo Monti Salute Più (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The vendor retained BLF Studio Legale Federico Monti will keep his director role. Michele Corti is the ceo of Medipass. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors DWS Alternatives Global 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
Luxembourg’s Seta Holding sold to Apheon (fka Ergon Capital Partners) its majority stake in Golmar Italia, an Italian distributor of professional cleaning and hygiene products, and said it aims to increase its stake in Sebino, a provider of fire-fighting and safety systems that the fund and ceo Gianluigi Mussinelli delisted from Milan market in 2023 (see here a previous post by BeBeez). J. Hirsch & Co. Management and Consulting is Seta Holding’s Italian advisor. Seta Holding retained Electa Ventures and Molinari for the sale of Golmar of which it had 68,82% while the Golé had the rest. Didier Tisserand is the ceo of Golmar while Bruno Golè acts as chairman. Riccardo Collini is a partner of Apheon. Jordan Aron is a director of J. Hirsch. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Seta Holding 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
Oltre Impact’s Water acquired Sepra, a vendor of water treatment items, and its subsidiary TA (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The deal is worth 2.5 million euros. The target’s founders Giancarlo Tanzi and Alessandro Pagano will reinvest 0.6 million and will keep their management roles. Alberto Della Toffola is the ceo of Water. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Oltre Impact 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
Frankfurt-listed private equity Mutares concluded the acquisition of Cairo Montenotte’s brake system production plant from Aumovio, the former automotive unit of Continental that listed on German market on 18 September, Thursday (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The buyer wil rebrand the target as Zendra Systems. Johannes Laumann is the cio of Mutares.
Japan’s YKK, an Italian provider of fastening solutions and accessories for fashion and leather goods, signed an agreement for acquiring Italian competitor Bluclad from LBO France (55.5%), Marco Eruli, Leandro Luconi (13.32% each), Damiano Zito (7.5%), Gabriele Gori (7.4%), and other minority shareholders (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Bluclad received assistance from Ethica Group, ADVANT Nctm and Maisto e Associati. YKK retained Houlihan Lokey, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, BonelliErede, PwC, and Mercer. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors LBO France 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
FVS and Banca Ifis acquired the majority of Biolab, an Italian producer of bio, vegetarian and plant-based food from ceo Massimo Santinelli (42.77%), Friulia (27.72%) and Itinera, an advisory company of Gianluca Scalise (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Santinelli and Scalise reinvested in the business. Sparkasse Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano financed the deal. Biolab retained Fivers, Rodolfo Vignolo and MC. FVS appointed ADVANT Nctm, Studio Vesco Giaretta and Studio Russo De Rosa Associati. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors FVS, Friulia 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
Else Solutions, an Italian producer of medical devices, sold a majority stake to 21 Invest, a private equity that Alessandro Benetton created, BNP Paribas BNL Equity Investments and Fondo Italiano di Investimento (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Banco BPM financed the transaction. McDermott Will & Schulte, EY, Giovannelli & Associati, Roland Berger, ERM, and Triadi- Polimi assisted 21 Invest. Else Solutions retained Else Solutions, GC Advisory and Clifford Chance. BNP Paribas BNL Equity Investments and Fondo Italiano di Investimento appointed Chiomenti and LMS. Banco BPM received assistance from Ashurst. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors 21 Invest 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
Facile.it, an Italian tech company that belongs to Silver Lake Partners and Oakley Capital, acquired long-term car rental firm Horizon Automotive from Denicar (55%), Luca Cantoni (30%) and Autorigoldi (15%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Cantoni and Stefano Odorici kept their management roles. Facile.it retained Ropes & Gray, Legance and PwC. The vendors received assistance from Futura Law Firm and FL20 Studio. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Silverlake, Oakley Capital 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
Quadrivio’s Artificial Intelligence PE Fund (AIPEF) raised 100 million euros ahead of a 300-400 million target to invest in deep tech B2B SMEs (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Microsoft is the technology parther of AIPEF. Walter Ricciotti is the ceo of Quadrivio i di euro con hard cap a 400 milioni. The fund will invest in 10 majority stakes deals with firms with a 5 – 15 million ebitda. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Quadrivio 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
Koinos Capital launched Koinos Private Markets Arbitrage (KPMA), a private equity and private credit fund of funds that will invest in Europe and USA (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Marco Morgese (ceo), Francesco Fumagalli, Marco Airoldi, and Beppe Fumagalli founded Koinos in 2020. KPMA has a 10-years tenure and set a 15% IRR target with a pipeline of 15 deals. The vehicle already raised 30 million euros ahead of a 50-70 million target. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Koinos Capital 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
GBSapri, an insurance broker of which Brera Capital Partners has 70% since April 2024, said it acquired Italian competitor Selecover from Marco Migliorini (46.99%), Massimo Migliorini (46.99%), Giorgio Casagrande (3.01%), and Mazzimo Mezzera (3.01%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Massimo Migliorini is the chairman of Selecover. Carlo Maria Bassi is the ceo of Gruppo GBSapri BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Brera Capital 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
Labomar, a nutraceutical company that belongs to Charterhouse Capital Partners since 2023, acquired 97.85% of Pharmia Holding Oy a Finnish Cdmo (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The managers will keep 2.15% of the business. Labomar retained BModel, Boston Consulting Group, EY Epyon, and PwC Legal. Petteri Laaksomo is the ceo of Pharmia Holding. Antonio Di Lorenzo is a partner of Charterhouse Capital Partners. Walter Bertin is Labomar’s founder and ceo. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Charterhouse Capital 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
Eco-techno, an Italian water treatment company of Itago, said it acquired Ficit from Nicola Veggo and Roberto Veggo (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Itago also launched Coralia Group, a provider of industrial waste and water treatment plants. Itago retained Eversheds Sutherland, Adacta Advisory and Adacta Tax & Legal. The vendors retained Studio Legale Favero Canilli & Associati and Integrè spa stp. Studio Notarile Lorenzo e Andrea Todeschini Premuda acted as public notary. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Itago 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
Arsenale, an Italian train cruising and hospitality firm, acquired UK Golden Eagle Luxury Trains (Gelt) for 20X ebitda (30% in cash and 70% shares swap) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Paolo Barletta and Nicola Bulgari launched Arsenale in 2020. The Rovati Family acquired 16.5% of Arsenale in 2024. Sources said to BeBeez that Gelt’s previous main shareholder was Timothy Arthur Littler (84.2%) which will keep his management role as well as product development director James Masterson. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Arsenale. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
Itelyum, an Italian waste management company that belongs to Stirling Square Capital and Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG), acquired Italian competitor La Cart and its subsidiary Ferri & Oliva from the Lombardini Family (see here a previous post by BeBeez). La Cart retained Deloitte Advisory and Deloitte Legal. Itelyum hired Osborne Clarke, PwC – Transactions Services and PwC TLS Avvocati e Commercialisti. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Stirling Square 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
QuattroR MidCap said it raised 200 million euros for its interim closing ahead of a 250 – 300 million target (see here a previous post by BeBeez). QuattroR MidCap is compliant with PIR and with art.8 SFDR and aims to invest in Italian SMEs with sales of above 50 million.
Dino Corsini, that since 2019 belongs to Consilium (78.94%), the Corsini Family (9.87%) and other minority shareholders, acquired Chocolitaly from Luigi Lomonaco (50%), Salvatore Lomonaco (40%) and Rossella Terranova (10%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Russo De Rosa Associati, KPMG, Studio legale Ughi e Nunziante, and Greenwich advised Dino Corsini. Chocolitaly retained Gianni & Origoni, Studio Donghi and Studio Cocirio. Jacopo Malacarne is the CEO of Dino Corsini. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Consilium 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
Fineco Asset Management ceo Fabio Melisso said that the firm and NYSE-listed Neuberger Berman are going to launch by November 2025 an Eltif 2.0 evergreen – private equity (see here a previous post by BeBeez and the Insight View of 20 September, Saturday, available for the subscribers to BeBeez News Premium and BeBeez Private Data). The Eltif has a 7 – 10 years tenure and a 15% – 20% expected return and requires buying tickets of at least 10000 euros. Fineco AM will focus on the vehicle’s liquidity and NB on investments in 80-90 mid and large European and US caps with sales of 500 million euros and above.
Di.Pa. Sport, an Italian automotive remanufacturing, sold a 26% to Swiss Integritam for 10 million euros through a mix of capital increase and replacement (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Integritam is a joint venture that Amgest, a Swiss boutique wealth management firm that Massimo Vecchio created, signed with Maurizio Bianco and Giovanna Voltolina– Christian Gherardi, the Di.Pa.’s founder sold part of his stake and retained Deloitte while PerdersoliGattai and Studio Corradi assisted the buyer. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Integritam 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
Sources said to BeBeez that Aquanexa, a holding of companies offering services and solutions for water operators that Algebris Investments created in 2024, acquired 60% of Italian consultancy firm SWI Group from ceo Stefano Biondi (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Andrea Lanuzza is the ceo of Aquanexa. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Algebris 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
On 3 October, Friday, Finlogic, an Italian producer of smart labels that belongs to Credem Private Equity, Aurora Growth Capital (fka NB Aurora) and PM&Partners, acquired Etiservice from ceo Francesco Giardino Roch that will keep his role (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, EpyonVivida and Russo De Rosa Associati assisted Finlogic for which Dino Natale acts as ceo. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Aurora Growth Capital, Credem Private equity, PM& Partners, 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
French marketing firm Labelium, a portfolio company of London’s Charterhouse Capital Partners since 2021, rebranded as Cosmo5 and and received the advisory support of Cavour Corporate Finance for acquiring Italian agency Storeis from Andrea Vit who kept a 22.5% (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Stéphane Levy founded Cosmo5 in 2001 while Mattia Stuani is the company’s Italian country manager. Francesco Boschian has 5.5% of Storeis. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Charterhouse Capital 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
