Brookfield Capital Partners, a private equity subsidiary of Toronto and NYSE-listed Brookfield, reached a 900 million US Dollars agreement for acquiring Fosber, an Italian producer of machinery for the packaging industry, from Guangdong Dongfang Precision (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Lazard assisted Brookfield that will invest 170 million in the deal while Brookfield Capital Partners will pour 480 million in equity. Anuj Ranjan is the ceo of Brookfield Private Equity Group. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Brookfield 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 app developer Bending Spoons said it will take private NYSE-listed digital company Eventbrite for 500 million Dollars in cash or 4,5 US Dollars per share which is a reward of 82% over the volume-weighted average price of the target’s market capitalization over the last 60 days at the close of trading on 28 November, Friday (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Eventbrite launched an IPO in 2018 at 23 US Dollars per share. JPMorgan and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett assisted Bending Spoons. Sullivan & Cromwell, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Allen & Company LLC advised Eventbrite. Julia Hartz, Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage founded Eventbrite. Luca Ferrari is the ceo of Bending Spoons. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Bending Spoons and its investors. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
The Italian Council of State accepted the appeal of Cedacri, a BPO firm for the financial sector that belongs to ION Investments since 2021, and said it can invest as it said to its investors the resources it raised through the 2021 issuance of a senior secured bond of 275 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company said that it was going to invest 50 million of such proceeds in paying taxes and 150 million for a special dividend. However, the Prime Minister’s Office stated that the Cedacri shares pledged as collateral for the loan fall within the scope of Golden Power, because the enforcement of the collateral could result in the transfer of ownership of strategic assets. Within the scope of its special powers, therefore, the government required the company to use the bond loan only to make investments necessary for business development, rather than to pay dividends. BeBeez Private Data monitors FSI 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
Newport & Co, a permanent capital investor of Hampton River Partners, acquired the Italian business unit of Switzerland’s producer of industrial components Baumann Federn and rebranded it as Prodotti Baumann (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Marco Monti will keep his general manager role. Jimmy Clarini, the Chief Business Development Officer of Newport & Co, will act as interim ceo. Bonafè Grifoni Associati, PwC, Alma-Led, FC & Partners Corporate Finance, and Sustain Tech Hub assisted Newport & Co. Baumann Federn retained Pirola Corporate Finance and Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati. Thomas H. Rüegg is the chairman of Baumann Federn. Tom Van der Haegen is the ceo of Newport & Co.
Italian chain Dental Feel Group, a portfolio company of Transition Capital Partners that Alberto Fabbri founded, acquired competitor Dott.Luis / Novestar from Chicco Reggiani, Fulvia Rigantini, Michela Mirri, Martina Maggi, and J Capital Milano (Gruppo Giorgio Jannone) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Andersen and Leone e Associati advised the buyer. The vendors retained EY Parthenon and Giovannelli e Associati.
Clonit, an Italian producer of reagents for molecular diagnostics that belongs to Equita Smart Capital Eltif since 2022, said it acquired competitor Dia.Pro – Diagnostic Bioprobes from Marino Marchisio, Edoardo Marchisio, Fiorenza Scozzesi, and Cristina Scozzesi (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Carlo Roccio and Dario Russo are the chairman and ceo of Clonit which retained DLA Piper, Spada Partners and Minerva Corporate Finance. Dia.Pro hired Studio Legale Galbiati, Sacchi, Lamandini e Associati. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Equita Smart Capital Eltif 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
GridCore, an infrastructure company of Xenon Private Equity, acquired Betoncablo and ARCSystem with the advisory support of PwC Italia (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Italian general contractor Gruppo Castiglioni sold BetonCablo of which Matteo Castiglioni had 42.86%. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Xenon Private Equity 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
Edizione, Tages and 21 Invest merged and created alternative investor 21 Next, a platform with assets under management worth in the region of 3 billion euros that set a 10 billion target for the next years (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Jefferies, Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, PwC, and McKinsey assisted Edizione that will own 55% of the vehicle while the founders and senior managers of 21 Invest and Tages purchased a 45% of the firm. Alessandro Benetton and Panfilo Tarantelli will act as chairman and ceo. Hogan Lovells and KPMG advised 21 Invest. Tages retained Lincoln International, BonelliErede and EY Studio Tributario e Legale. Tarantelli, Sergio Ascolani and Salvatore Cordaro founded Tages in 2011, while Umberto Quadrino and Francesco Trapani joined the firm later. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Edizione, Tages Capital, 21 Invest, 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
ParkinGO Group is close to selling a controlling stake to 21 Invest and the deadline for raising antitrust concerns is 9 December, Tuesday (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The target currently belongs to Giuliano Rovelli (55.71%), Ethica Global Investments (20% since 2018), Giancarlo Devasini (8.38%), ParkingGo International (8.38%), and Riccardo Bellini (7.54%). BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ethica Global Investments, 21 Invest 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
On 5 December, Friday, Mare Engineering launched a 2,61 euros per share public offer on Milan-listed Eles Semiconductor Equipment (see here a previous post by BeBeez). However, the target is also of reported interest to Xenon Private Equity. Maire aims to delist Eles on the ground of an enterprise value of 7.28X 2024 ebitda after having signed a syndicate pact with Massimiliano Bellucci, a director of the target. However, in October 2025, KT&Partners set a target price of 3,11 euros per share. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Xenon Private Equity 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 1 December, Monday, Kaleon (fka SAG), the company that manages the heritage assets of the Borromeo Family for which Davide Molteni acts as ceo, listed on Milan and Paris exchanges (see here a previous post by BeBeez). At the closure of the first day of trading, the company’s market capitalization amounted to 61.64 million euros on Milan market. Investindustrial, the financial firm that Andrea Bonomi heads, has been one of the anchor investors for the ipo of the company that als attracted the resources of French firm Vatel. 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
Swedish permanent capital investor Dacke Industri that since 2016 belongs to Nordstjernan acquired 70% of Italian producer of industrial components Hydronit from ceo Andrea Gambusera who kept a 30% di Hydronit (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Chiomenti, CFA – Corporate Finance Advisors and BC& advised the buyer. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Dacke Industri 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
Xenon Private Equity acquired Italian waste management companies Zanetti Arturo & C. from the eponymous family and Saste Servizi Ecologici from the Ardenghi Family (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Industrial peer Greenthesis, a firm that belongs to the Grossi Family (60%) and to German asset manager Patrizia (40%), coinvested with the fund and the vendors of Zanetti, Saste, and RiPlastic. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Xenon Private Equity 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
Artificial Intelligence PE Fund, a 100 million euros vehicle that Quadrivio launched in 2024 in partnership with Microsoft, acquired Italian system integrators and providers of AI-driven digital solutions Pipeline Courseware & Software House, One4 and MDM (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The aggregate targets’ turnover amounts to 25 million. The fund aims to carry to grow the assets through acquisitions in Spain, Germany and Switzerland for achieving revenues of at least 100 million in three years. Artificial Intelligence PE Fund retained Deloitte Financial Advisory, GA-Grimaldi Alliance, GPBL, T8P Consulting, and Cerved. Pipeline Courseware & Software House previously belonged to Alberto Chiarini (48.5%), Giuseppe Nocita (48.5%) and Emanuele Rancati (3%). The former owners of One4 are Mario Peveraro (67%) and Francesco D’Amato (33%). MDM Consulting was of Massimiliano Mondarini and Andrea Bassi. Alessandro Binello is the group ceo of Quadrivio Group. Fabio Boschi is the managing partner of Artificial Intelligence PE Fund. 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
Italian sweets producer Candy Factory, a portfolio company of FVS and Clessidra Capital Credit, acquired the majority of competitor Italgum Caramelle from ceo Dario Celoria (former 50% owner) that will keep his role and his family (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Candy Factory retained NCTM and ADACTA Advisory while the vendors appointed Credit Data Research. Roberto Ippolito is a managing director of Clessidra and the chairman of Candy Factory for which Diego Tognetti, FVS coo in charge of investments, acts as vice chairman. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Clessidra Capital Credit, FVS 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
Chemia, an Italian agrochemical company, sold a majority stake to German investor Carbyne Equity Partners which acquired the stakes of the ceo Andrea Giberti (66.67%) that will keep his role and Maria Giberti (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The vendors received assistance from Deloitte Advisory and Deloitte Legal and will reinvest in the company. Marius Dantl is an investment professional of Carbyne. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Carbyne Equity 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
Wide Group, a portfolio company of UK’s Pollen Street Capital that reportedly attracted a 300 million euros financing facility from Blackrock, acquired Italian competitor Ariostea Broker from Stefano Giovannini (97.42%) and Bianca Maria Giovannini (2.58%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Gianluca Melani, Gerardo Di Francesco and Matteo Barbini are the co-founders of Wide Group. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Pollen Street 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
Inovara Group, pan-European hub in the LED lighting market that belongs to Ambienta, acquired UK’s IBL Lighting Limited (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The buyers retained Osborne Clarke (legal), KPMG (financial, tax), Alvarez & Marsal (operations), and PwC (structuring). IBL appointed Lawrence Stephens (legal) and Merrimack (M&A). Guy Williams is the ceo of Inovara Group while Andrew Penfold heads IBL. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ambienta 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
Auctus Capital Partners said it acquired Delo Instruments, a provider of testing systems, from Claudio Baldi (89%), Patrick Baldi (1%) and ceo Arturo Caracciolo (10%) that will reinvest in the business and keep his role (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Banco BPM, UniCredit and Banca Sella financed the transaction and received assistance from Orrick. Auctus retained Ethica Group and Advant NCTM. Delo Industries appointed Equita Mid Cap. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Auctus 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
Midolini Group, an Italian provider of logistic services that belongs to the Pittini Family and club deal SmartVSL (43.66% since 2022), sold its subsidiary Midsea to Equiter Infrastructure for an Enterprise Value of up 32.5 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Fabrizio Vettosi, Giorgio Drago and Ciro Russo head SmartVSL. Giacomo Pittini is the ceo of Midolini. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Smart Capital, VSL Club 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
Simago, a French pole for aggregating diagnostic imaging centres that belongs to Ardian since 2022, said it acquired Italian competitor Centro Radiologico Polispecialistico di Ternate that owns Centro Radiologico dei Laghi (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Montesino and Pietro Belloni assisted the vendors. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ardian 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
