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Save the Date! On 23 June, Tuesday, BeBeez Private Equity Backed Mangers
Financial & Insurance Services Awards 2026 will take place in Banca Investis Milan Office of via Broletto, 5 at 5:30 PM.
Private Equity professionals and managers of sector portfolio companies can book their place here.
Stefania Peveraro, BeBeez Editor in Chief, and Stefano Vecchi, ceo of Banca Investis, will introduce the event
Click here for taking part to the anonymous survey and vote your favourite manager
BeBeez editorial team selected the nominated managers for the award with the support of BeBeez Private Data
Big deal/big round/big bond Award
Giovanni Campus and Antonio Marchitelli, founder and ceo of MSA MIzar (Towerbrook, Columna Capital)
Luigi Marciano, ceo Objectway (Cinven)
Massimiliano Merlo, ceo Firstance (Harvest Group-TA Associates e Montagu Private Equity)
George Ottathycal Kuruvilla, ceo Prima Assicurazioni (Blackstone, Goldman Sachs AM e Carlyle)
Add-on Award
Marco Amato, head m&a One Italia Alliance (JC Flowers)
Carlo Maria Bassi, ceo GBSapri (Brera Capital Partners)
Carlo Faina e Gianluca Graziani, ceo Ardonagh Italia (The Ardonagh Group- Madison Dearborn, HPS Partners, ADIA e Stone Point Capital)
Gianluca Melani, ceo Wide Group (Pollen Street)
Manfredo Sciarretta, ceo Edge Group (AnaCap)
Transformational M&A
Fabrizio Burlando, ceo Bancomat (FSI Sgr)
Iacopo De Francisco, ceo Banca CF+ (Ellliott Management)
Giovanni Giuliani e Stefano Pellegrino, chairman and ceo Health Italia (Clessidra Capital Credit sgr)
Maurizio Pescarini, ceo Facile.it (Silverlake e Oakley Capital)
Growth Award
Filippo Ceppellini, ceo OnHealth Care Group (Oakley Capital)
Isidoro Lucciola, fondatore Loan Agency Services (GLAS-Oakley Capital e La Caisse)
Gabriele Piccini, ceo Clessidra Factoring (Clessidra Holding)
Lorenzo Riccardi, former ceo of PIB Group Italia (Apax Partners e The Carlyle Group)
Stefano Vecchi, ceo Banca Investis (Attestor Capital)
BeBeez Readers Special Award for the ceo of a software&ICT company that belongs to a private equity or a big venture capital. Click here for the anonymous vote
Write to info@edibeez.it – subject: Awards for information about how to become a partner of the 2026 Private Equity Backed Managers Sector Awards
BeBeez will be the media partner for the Search Fund event of Milan Polytechnic University School of Management that will take place on 30 June, Tuesday, in Milan’s Palazzo Mezzanotte at 16:30. Click here for further information and booking. 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
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica, a portfolio company of Bain Capital, Renaissance Partners and Aurora Growth, signed with Accenture two binding agreements for selling Alfahealth and Industries eXcellence Group at 900 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Aldo Bisio is the ceo of Engineering which retained Rothschild & Co, Banca IMI, Morgan Stanley & Co. International, Equita, Legance – Avvocati Associati, and Ropes & Gray. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Bain Capital, Reinassance Partners, Aurora Growth, 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
Piovan, an Italian industrial company that belongs toc Investindustrial since 2024, committed to acquire Denmark’s Aasted from the Aasted and Hedstrøm families (see here a previous post by BeBeez). ABG Sundal Collier, Moalem Weitemeyer and Chiomenti advised Piovan for which Filippo Zuppichin acts as ceo. Piet H. Tæstensen heads Aasted which retained DNB Carnegie and Kromann Reumert. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Investindustrial 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
Kirey Group, an IT system integrator that belongs to One Equity Partners (OEP) since 2023, acquired the finance unit of Engage (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Simmons & Simmons assisted Kirey while Engage retained Merger Advisors and Ciro De Vivo acted as public notary. Stefano Matturro is the target’s ceo while Giovanni Ciarlariello is the ceo of Kirey. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Kirey Group, One Equity Partners 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 platform for the aggregation of agrifood companies that Francesco Cosulich founded and for which Ettore Nicoletto acts as ceo and Sergio Albarelli as chairman, acquired Italian wine maker Cantine Romagnoli (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Cosulich said to BeBeez that CDGH aims to close six further buys in 2026 and explained: “We intend to control the entire value chain, from raw materials to the end customer, including distribution, because that is where we need to safeguard our profit margins. We will therefore be investing heavily in distribution companies, both in Italy and abroad”. Sources separately said to BeBeez that the firm has debt and equity resources available for 100 million euros. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Compagnia del Gusto Holding 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
ATTA Group (fka PCD Tools), an Italian producer of polycrystalline diamond tools for several industrial sectors of which Armònia has 63.43% and PCD Holding 34.87% since 2025, said it acquired Baritools from the Ippolito Family that will reinvest in the buyer for a minority and keep the management role (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Federico Scalaberni is the ceo and 1.7% owner of ATTA which retained KPMG, Cappelli Riolo Calderaro Crisostomo Del Din & Partners, Ramboll, and Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati. Vito Marino Ippolito is the ceo of Baritools which received assistance from Filippo Mecacci, Antonello Tarantino and Studio Patino Frascerra Masotti & Partners. Alessandro Grimaldi is the ceo of Armònia. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Armònia 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
Exelia, an IT platform company of Bravo Capital Partners and the management, said it acquired Iset Telecom from Roberto Celino (60%) and Francesco Celino (40%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). ADVANT Nctm advised the buyer. Russo De Rosa Associati assisted Iset Telecom. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Bravo Capital 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
Michele Rolleri led the management buy out of Verum Finance – Mediazione Creditizia from Verum Partners, a firm that Fabrizio Piccoli leads, ahead of a rebranding as Maestrale Finance – Mediazione Creditizia (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Studio Lexia assisted Rolleri and his team.
Primat Curtis acquired Brazilian Realtec (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Alberto Girardi is the buyer’s head of marketing and sales. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Tendercapital, 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
Wide Group, an Italian insurance broker that belongs to UK Pollen Street Capital since 2023 and in 2025 receved a 300 million financing commitment from Blackrock in July 2025, said it acquired Sogea Broker from Sandro Barbieri and Fingea from Giovanni Pioletti (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Gianluca Melani, Gerardo Di Francesco and Matteo Barbini founded Wide Group in 2016.
Tessilbiella, a luxury fabric producer that belongs to the Crosa Family, attracted the investment of Athena Holding, a firm that Alexander De Luca heads, Olivier Knapp, Sergio Gonella, Marco Dotto, family offices, and other private investors (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Intesa Sanpaolo and Tenax Capital financed the transaction, according to BeBeez data. Tenax holds as collateral all the shares in Aracne Holding the owner of Aracne which in turn currently has 70% of Tessilbiella while the Crosa family has 20. Paolo Crosa, Elena Crosa and Federica Crosa will keep their operative roles. Athena Holding retained BonelliErede, CFI and Spada Partners. The Crosa Family received assistance from Cross Border. Intesa Sanpaolo hired ADVANT Nctm.
