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Paris-listed LVMH invested 1 billion euros for purchasing a further 9% of Italian luxury fashion firm Loro Piana of which it now owns a 94% (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The Loro Piana Family now owns 6% of the company for which Frédéric Arnault acts as ceo. Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is the founder and ceo of LVMH.
Iconic Italian fashion house Missoni, a company that Ottavio Missoni and Rosita Missoni founded in 1953 and of which FSI has 41.21% since 2018, is in advanced sale talks with US peer Authentic Brands Group (ABG), the owner of the brands Reebok, Champion, Quiksilver, Billabong, and Brooks Brothers (see here a previous post by BeBeez). However, Missoni is also of interest to Silverman Capital and a pool of undisclosed European investors that tabled a joint bid. The Missoni Family owns 58.79% of the asset and aims to carry on a full exit while FSI, the fund that Maurizio Tamagnini heads, could keep a minority. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors several private capital funds and their 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
Antin Infrastructure Partners is sounding Goldman Sachs, Mediobanca and other advisors for handling the sale of its80% of Italian drugstores network Hippocrates Holding, a company of which founders Davide Tavaniello and Rodolfo Guarino own 20%(see here a previous post by BeBeez). In 2020, Antin purchased its stake in the business for 600 million euros on the ground of a 700 million enterprise value. The 2023 financials of Hippocrates are available for the subscribers to BeBeez News Premium and BeBeez Private Data BeBeez Private Data that can also reat the Notes of 2025 board of directors meeting. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Antin Infrastructure 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
Icon Infrastructure Partners is mulling for a sale of its 75% of Eco Eridania on the ground of a one billion euros enterprise value (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Andrea Giustini owns 25% of Eco Eridania that Icon acquired in 2018 from Xenon Private Equity. The asset could attract the interest of Ardian, Macquarie, Dif, and Dws. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Icon Infrastructure Partners, Xenon Private Equity 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
Retelit, a B2B tmt player that belongs to Asterion Industrial Partners and Marguerite, is mulling for a 700 million euros sale of its data centres unit, press rumours said (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Retelit said it has not started any formal sale process. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Asterion Industrial Partner, Marguerite 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
Friulia acquired 35% of Italian baked food producer Pintaudi, part of Illy – Polo del Gusto since 2021, through a 1.2 million euros equity and debt deal (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Polo del Gusto reduced its stake in the target from 97.5% to 63.4% while Giuseppe Pintaudi kept unchanged his 2.5%. Riccardo Illy is the chairman of Polo del Gusto. Federica Seganti is the chairwoman of Friulia. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Friulia 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
Bianalisi, a diagnostic company of Charme Capital Partners, Columna Capital and ceo Giuliano Caslini, acquired Italian competitors Poliambulatorio Oberdan and X-Ray Service from Matteo Bonetti and Graziella Bragaglio that will keep their management roles (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Giuseppe Cotroneo is the head of m&a of Bianalisi which retained Orrick, Deloitte and Advant-NCTM. The vendors hired Studio PedersoliGattai and Studio Mazzoletti & Associati. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Charme Capital Partners, Columna 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
Rekeep World, a subsidiary of Rekeep (fka Manutencoop Facility Management), acquired 60% of Portugal’s competitor Euromex Facility Services (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Federico Gandino, the coo of Rekeep World, will be the chairman of the target of which ceo Ricardo Cerqueira will own 40%. Rekeep hired EY Parthenon and Abreu Advogados. Euromex retained PwC M&A Advisory and Cuatrecasas Sociedade de Advogados
Sources said to BeBeez that Civismart, an Italian street lighting provider that belongs to Patrizia Smart City Infrastructure Fund, signed with Genera New Energy SB an agreement for acquiring the majority of three undisclosed competitors (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Civismart retained Gianni & Origoni while DLA Piper advised the vendor. Genera New Energy SB belongs to Swiss SUSI Partners since 2024. Filippo Ghirelli is the founder of Genera. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors PATRIZIA, SUSI 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
Fondo Italiano per l’Efficienza Energetica (FIEE) and Spanish Abe Capital acquired the majority of Spain’s Naturmet, a producer of biomethane and biogas out agricultural and industrial waste and biomasses, through the subscription of a 30 million euros capital increase (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The buyers will support with a 10 million investment the development pipeline of Naturmet for which Rafael Lavín will remain in charge as ceo. FIEE retained Rothschild, Dentons, Afry, Dentons, and EY. Naturmet received assistance from Finergreen, Cuatrecasas and DNV. Andrea Marano, Raffaele Mellone and Andrea Longatti are the co-ceos and founding partners of FIEE. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors FIEE 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
Salpa Special Food, part of Apheon (fka Ergon Capital Partners) portfolio company Salpa & Cherubini, acquired the majority of sweets producer BHB Italy from the Casagrande Family (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Mauro Casagrande will keep his role as the target’s ceo. Stefano Cavallari is the ceo of Salpa which retained CP Advisors, KPMG, Russo De Rosa Associati, Alpeggiani Avvocati Associati, Yard Reaas, and Willis Tower Watson. Riccardo Collini is a partner of Apheon. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Apheon 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.
Nextalia Flexible Capital (NFC), part of Nextalia, acquired the majority of IT player Business Changers from ceo Pasquale Sorgentone that will keep his role (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Orrick, Roland Berger, Alvarez & Marsal, Tremonti Partners, and Ramboll assisted Nextalia, a firm that Francesco Canzonieri heads. Business Changers retained Fineurop Soditic and Eversheds Sutherland. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Nextalia 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.
TeamSystem, an Italian IT company that Federico Leproux heads, acquired Spain’s AIG Classic (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Hellmann&Friedmann, Silver Lake Partners, ADIA and CapitalG are the owners of TeamSystem which retained Garrigues and KPMG. AIG Classic received assistance from Evergreen. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Teamsystem. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
