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German renewable energy company Encavis, a portfolio asset of KKR, received a 200 million euros bridge financing from Unicredit and signed the closing for acquiring Giotto, a 265 MW portfolio of photovoltaic plants, from EDP (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Watson Farley & Williams advised Encavis while Gianni & Origoni assisted the vendor.
Felettino Hospital Service, a special purpose vehicle that belongs to Guerrato (95%) and Di Carlo (5%), attracted from UniCredit Social Framework programme a senior credit project financing facility of 82 million euros maturing in 2035 and a 5 million VAT item for the development of 56000 sqms La Spezia based Ospedale del Felettino (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The lender’s programme is consistent with the principles of ICMA (International Capital Market Association) and EU Social Taxonomy. Marco Bucci is the governor of Liguria Region while Giacomo Raul Giampedrone acts as regional councillor for hospital construction. Remo Taricani is Unicredit’s Deputy Head of Italy. Isaia Di Carlo Patron heads Di Carlo. Giancarlo Masciarelli is the chief operating officer of Guerrato. GOP, DLA Piper, SDM Partners, PwC, Rina Consulting, and Marsh assisted the investors.
Milan-listed Italian provider of services for the energy sector Rosetti Marino issued a 20 million euros sustainability-linked bond with 12 months of pre-amortisation and a repayment plan with flat capital instalments (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company will invest such resources in its organic growth. Banca Sella and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti subscribed the Milan-listed bond. Gianni & Origoni acted as deal legal counsel. Cerved Rating Agency provided a second party opinion (SPO) on the alignment of identified sustainability KPIs, in line with the principles and guidelines of the ICMA (International Capital Market Association).
Credito Lombardo Veneto (Banca CLV or Crelove) launched a 20 million euros capital increase for supporting its 2026-2029 business plan and for implementing a challenger bank strategy (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Alessandro Decio is the ceo Milan-listed Banco di Desio e della Brianza which acquired 9.81% of CLV and poured 10 million in the capital increase with Milan-listed First Capital (Renzo Torchiani – ceo), Orion Holding and other investors. Paolo Gesa is the ceo of Credito Lombardo Veneto.
E4 Computer Engineering issued a 6-year 5 million euros public blockchain-tokenized minibond that UniCredit and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti subscribed and for which SACE provided a 50% warranty (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Simmons&Simmons acted as legal advisor. Polygon POS carried on the blockchain registration on its ledger Weltix which has the authorization of Consob, the Italian financial markets regulators. Cosimo Damiano Gianfreda is the ceo of E4 which will invest the raised proceeds in its proprietary technology and organic growth. Remo Taricani is Unicredit’s Deputy Head of Italy. Andrea Nuzzi is CDP’s Business Director.
Sagitta, a financial firm for which Claudio Nardone acts as ceo, refinanced the items that received from Crédit Agricole Italia in support of its investment in a building of Italian industrial company Ima Group (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Sagitta retained Leucosia, Filbert Capital, Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, and Osborne Clarke. DWF assisted Crédit Agricole Italia while Ciro de Vivo acted as public notary. Ima belongs to BDT & MSD Partners since 2024. Sagitta belongs to Arrow Global.
Italian private debt investor Merito sold a 15% to Gruppo Ersel and a 15% to Banca Finnat which also signed a call option for acquiring the whole firm that Gabriele Casati and Alberto Arrotta created (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Andrea Rotti is the ceo of Ersel Banca Privata. Arturo Nattino heads Banca Finnat. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Merito 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
