Castello, a real estate firm that belongs to Anima Holding (80%) and Oaktree Global Management and for which Giampiero Schiavo acts as ceo, invested 100 million euros for acquiring Sicily’s Calampiso Resort (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Castello also received credit facilities worth 200 million for three deals. The firm borrowed 50 million from Alpha Bank for the refurbishing of a premium asset in Rome and the purchase of a building in Rozzano (Milan area) for which an undisclosed Cyprus investor and Invel Real Estate acted as sponsors while Situs Asset Management has been the agent (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Osborne Clarke advised Situs Asset Management Limited and Alpha Bank which also provided Castello with a 50 million for the development of a luxury hotel in Cortina for which Greek Prodea Investments and Invel Real Estate act as sponsors. Legance advised Castello and the investors while Reed Smith assisted Situs Asset Management Limited.
Amsterdam-listed Eurocommercial Properties received a 7-year 200 million euros credit facility from Intesa Sanpaolo for refinancing the 186 million liabilities of shopping mall Carosello (Lombardy) that now has a long-term exposure of 525 million (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advised Eurocommercial Properties while Legance assisted Intesa Sanpaolo. Tuscany’s I Gigli, another asset of Eurocommercial, received a 5-year financing facility of 270 million from Unicredit and BayernLB for refinancing a 213 million debt that has the mall’s buildings as collaterals. Eurocommercial also signed a 5-year 600 million Swedish kronas (55 million euros) with Postbank, part of Deutsche Bank, for Sweden’s mall C4 (Kristianstad). Roberto Fraticelli is the cfo of Eurocommercial Properties while Jacopo Ghezzi is the firm’s Italy finance director.
Officine MAK, part of Consonni, acquired the area ex Vismara in Casatenovo (Lecco area) for carrying on a land reclamation ahead of the development of sustainable buildings (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Withers supported Officine Mak for which Daniele Consonni acts as ceo.
Lonati sold 44000 sqms Scalo Milano Outlet & More to Dutch VIA Outlets, a company of pension fund APG (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Davide Lardera will keep his ceo role. Otto Ambagtsheer is the ceo of VIA Outlets.
Kryalos, a real estate investor that Paolo Bottelli founded, sold 19000 sqms Palazzo E Milanofiori (Milan area) to an undisclosed Italian family office (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Pietro Dentesano is the Head of Office Capital Markets of Jll Italia which advised the vendor.
MFMC, a platform for the development of infrastructure projects of which Alba Infra Partners has 95% and Rekeep (fka Manutencoop Facility Management) 5%, aims to invest 40 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Claudio Levorato is the executive chairman of Rekeep. Fernando Castagnolo is a deal leader at Alba Infra Partners for which Stéphane Grandguillaume acts as ceo, John Cavill as cio and Antoine Matton as managing partner. Alba Infra Partners is a spin-off of London-listed 3i and has assets under management worth one billion.
