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Cassa Centrale Banca issued a Dublin-listed four – years 3.75% annual coupon fixed rate senior preferred bond of 500 million euros for institutional investors as part of its 3 billion Euro Medium Term Notes (EMTN) programme (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The bank expects to receive a BBB+ rating from Fitch and BBB (high) from Morningstar DBRS. BBVA, BNP Paribas, IMI-Intesa Sanpaolo, Mediobanca, and Raiffeisen Bank International carried on the placement. The issuance attracted the demand of asset managers (50%), banks (40%), insurers and pension funds (5%), and other investors (5%). Alessandro Failoni is the deputy coo and cfo of Cassa Centrale Banca that will invest such proceeds in support of its 2026-2028 business plan that has a strong focus on private banking and wealth management and aims to generate fees of 1 billion by 2028.
Athens-listed Metlen Energy & Metals attracted a 370 million euros project finance facility from Athens-listed Piraeus Bank for the development of photovoltaic plants in the South of Italy (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Dentons advised Piraeus whil BonelliErede assisted Metlen and Trezza-Forino acted as public notary.
AFV Acciaierie Beltrame attracted from Banca Popolare dell’Alto Adige – Volksbank, Banco Desio and Banca Finint a 20 million euros financing facility with the warranty of SACE for supporting its 2025–2029 business plan and international growth (see here a previous post by BeBeez). BonelliErede advised the lenders while AFV Acciaierie Beltrame retained LS Laghi & Partners. Luisa Gilardi (head of corporate), Enrico Dalla Valentina (senior manager North – East Italy area), Massimo Dal Castello (relationship manager), Valerio Panetta, and Luca De Giglio (corporate finance specialists) work for Banco Desio.
Caseificio Principe, an Italian producer of dairy food, issued a 3 million euros bond that Finint Investments subscribed with the advisory support of Epyon Vivida (see here a previous post by BeBeez). ADB Corporate Advisory and RP Legal & Tax provided assistance for the deal. Caseificio Principe will invest such proceeds in increasing the production capability of its plants and its international expansion. Giuseppe Buonanno is the ceo of Caseificio Principe. Marco Ricci is a partner of ADB Corporate Advisory.
OPT, a portfolio company of Italian search fund for the healthcare sector Wealth for Health (W4H) since 2021, issued a 0.5 million euros minibond that Mediocredito Trentino-Alto Adige subscribed (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Davide Lucano is the ceo of the company will invest such proceeds in M&A and organic growth. Giacomo Andreoli, Giuliano Rizzi and Dario De Sanctis are the founders of W4H. Diego Pelizzari is the coo of Mediocredito Trentino-Alto Adige. The BeBeez Insight View about Search Funds is available for the subscribers to BeBeez News Premium and BeBeez Private Data. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors the Italian Search 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
