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On 14 May, Thursday, BeBeez andDi Luccia & Partners, will launch the Private Equity Backed Managers Sector Awards 2026.
Banca Investis will host in its offices in via Broletto 5, Milan the event focussing on Software & ICT for which Duke&Kay is partnering.
Further 6 events about the most active sectors for the Italian private equity investors will take place ahead of the awards for the best executives of the portfolio companies. The manager will receive a reward on the ground of the outcome of online polls of BeBeez readers that use BeBeez Private Data, the database in partnership with FSI.
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On 14 May, Thursday, winners will receive the Private Equity Backed Mangers Software & ICT Awards 2026
Nominations will be available on 20 April, Monday. Attendance at these events is by invitation only. Please write to info@edibeez – subject: Awards for receiving information about partnerships for the 2026 Private Equity Backed Managers Sector Awards.
CVC Capital Partners is holding talks with lenders Mediobanca, Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Jp Morgan, and Deutsche Bank for raising the 5.5 – 6 billion euros leverage facilities in support of the 10.0 billion take private offer that reportedly aims to launch on Milan-listed Recordati (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, Adia, Gic, and Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec could co-invest in this take-over. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors CVC Capital Partners 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.
Milan-listed TIM is close to finalise the 700 million euros sale of Sparkle to joint bidders MEF-Ministry of Economy and Finance (70%) and Retelit (30%), a portfolio company of Asterion Industrial Partners and Marguerite (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The parties announced an agreement on 14 April 2025. Telecom Italia will invest up to 400 million that will fetch from this sale in a buyback of shares. White & Case and UBS assisted MEF. Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici and Vitale advised TIM. 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
Conceria Pasubio – Unica, an Italian tannery for luxury fashion and deisgn that belongs to Pai Partners since 2021, acquired Luilor from the Tiziana Gnuccoli and Lorenzo e Luigi Biagioni that reinvested in the deal (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Luca Pretto is the ceo of Conceria Pasubio which retained Facchini Rossi Michelutti, STS Deloitte, Latham & Watkins, Impacta Strategy, and Ethica Group. The vendors received assistance from Xpertia. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors PAI Partners 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
Karel Komárek’s KKCG Maritime fetched 8.75% (worth 115.5 million euros) of Milan and Hong Kong – listed yacht maker Ferretti (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The bidder now has 23.25% of the asset, below the target of 29.9% and will submit a list of directors that include Piero Ferrari as ceo candidate. Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi rose from 3% to 5% his stake in Ferretti that also belongs to Danilo Jervolino (5.2%), the Bombassei Family (2%), Julius Kiss (2%), and Biglari Holdings (3.4%). KKCG Maritime retained Unicredit, Somerley Capital, Equita sim, and Georgeson.
Italian cranes producer Fassi Group, a portfolio company of Investindustrial since 2024, acquired Fascan International, the US distributor of Jekko and the buyer’s products, from the Faloney Family (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Victor Gottardi is the ceo of Fassi. Bernie Faloney is the chairman of Fascan International. Andrea C. Bonomi is the founder of Investindustrial. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Investindustrial 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
MECH-I-TRONIC (MIT), an Italian mechatronics platform that Marco Giovannini founded in 2022, acquired German competitor Rotzinger PharmaPack for which Marc Wilhelms acts as ceo(see here a previous post by BeBeez). Mech-i-Tronic also belongs to Three Hills Capital Partners, Azimut Libera Impresa, HAT, Equilybra X, and Cherry Bay Capital Investment Club. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors PharmaPack Three Hills, Azimut Libera Impresa, HAT, 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
Compagnia del Gusto Holding (CDGH), a club deal platform for the Italian food & beverage sector that Sergio Albarelli heads, said it acquired Krumiri Rossi, a cookies producer (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The former owners of the target are Anna Maria Portinaro (55%), Carlo Giovanni and Emanuele Molghea. CDGH retained PWC, BonelliErede and Cube Advisory. Ettore Nicoletto, Paolo Intermite, Francesco Cosulich and Paolo Vanoni act as ceo, head of Investments, head of Investment committee, and cfo of CDGH, a vehicle that the Cosulich Family created.
San Raffaele, an Italian healthcare company of Antonio Angelucci, acquired Rome’s Nomentana Hospital which retained PwC and appointed Antonio Vallone as new ceo (see here a previous post by BeBeez).
Casavo, an Italian proptech milanese that Giorgio Tinacci and Victor Ranieri founded, acquired Casando Agency (Realtors Group) and financed the deal with the resources of an equity round of 12 million euros in which Project A, Picus Capital, EVRG 18, Salica Investments, and others poured resources (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Christian Cinolo, Selene Meoni, Walter Cavarretta, Michael Marino, and Marco Celeghin co-founded Casando Agency. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Casavo and its investors 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
Siwis, a portfolio company of Bravo Capital Partners, acquired Geocomp from Pier Luigi Baldi and Giovanni Spinoglio (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Bravo retained Fortlane Partners, BonelliErede, KPMG, and ERM while Pantè acted as public notary. Geocomp hired Bruno Della Negra, WeAdvise, Luca Toro, and Studio Martinotti. Banco BPM, Mediocredito Centrale – Banca del Mezzogiorno and BdM Banca financed the transaction and received assistance from Ashurst. Baldi reinvested in Siwis and kept his role as ceo of Geocomp. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Bravo Capital Partners 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
Wipro Hydraulics, part of Indian Wipro Enterprises through Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, acquired Indeco Ind, an Italian producer of hammers and equipment for demolition, from the Vitulano Family (50%), Santoro Family (45%) and the Carabellese Family (5%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Wipro retained PwC, PwC India, PwC Tax, and A&O Shearman. The vendors received assistance from KT&Partners, BNP Paribas, Deloitte Advisory, and PedersoliGattai.
Midolini Group, a company of the Pittini Family (56.34%), Smart Capital and VSL Club (43.66%), signed a binding agreement for the majority of CTS (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Daniele Sansavini and Marco Melandri are the chairman and ceo of CTS which retained Advest TLC STA and Banca Investis. Andrea Costantini, is the chairman of Smart Capital and a director of Midolini Group of which Giacomo Pittini is the ceo. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Smart Capital, VSL Club 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
Lutech, and ICT company that belongs to Apax Partners, acquired Valyrian Enterprise Solutions (VES) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Advant NCTM, Crowe Bompani and Sarubbi Poggi assisted the buyer. Verteq Capital previously provided the financial suppor for the creation of Valyrian Enterprise Solutions which retained LABS Corporate Finance, Giovannelli e Associati and TLA – Studio Tributario e Legale. Giuseppe Di Franco is the ceo of Lutech. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Apax Partners, Verteq Capital 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
Protom Group sold Scuolab to Helkin (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Protom belongs to Fabio De Felice (70%) and Alessandra Pappone (30%) while Salvatore Rionero is the ceo. Giorgio Panico heads Helkin.
Vesper Next Generation Infrastructure Fund I, a vehicle of Vesper Infrastructure Partners (VIP), attracted one billion euros, above the 800 million target, from The European Investment Fund, CDP – FOF Infrastructure, Cofides (Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo), and others (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Livio Fenati (ceo), Alfredo De Falco, Paola Rastelli, Olaf Nordmeyer, Giacomo Rossi, and Guillermo Royo-Villanova are the founders of VIP. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Vesper Infrastructure Partners 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.
