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On 22 September, Tuesday, newcleo, a nuclear energy scaleup that Luciano Cinotti, Elisabeth Rizzotti and Stefano Buono founded in 2021, may list on Nasdaq as Spac NewHold Investment Corp shareholders accepted to carry on the business combination with the company (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The closing may take place on 21 September, Monday, on the ground of a newcleo’s pre-money equity value in the region of 2.4 billion US Dollar. Guggenheim Securities, Goldman Sachs, BTIG, and Davis Polk & Wardwell advised newcleo. Loeb & Loeb assisted NewHold. Since its birth, newcleo attracted 800 million from Exor Ventures, Azimut, Kairos Partners, Indaco Ventures, Walter Tosto, NextChem (part of Milan-listed Maire), Orion Valves (Luca Farina chairman), Milan-listed Cementir Holding, the CERN pension fund, Milan-listed Danieli, and other investors. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Newcleo and its investors. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
On 28 September, Monday, Webuild will launch a public offer on Milan-listed Trevi Finanziaria Industriale, a firm that also belongs to CDP (21.3%), Praude Asset Management (14.1%) and Polaris Capital Management (6.6%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). On 18 September, Friday, Webuild released the prospectus for such a deal that Italian stock market authority Consob approved on 15 September, Tuesday. The tender deadline is 20 November, Friday. Webuild tabled a cash offer of 4.50 euros per share (295 million euros in total) for 95.002% of Trevi. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors CDP 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
Spaggiari Parma, a portfolio company of Ambienta that ceo Nicola de Cesare heads, acquired Portuguese E-Schooling Dream Shaper (ESDS) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Giancarlo Beraudo is a Partner of Ambienta. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ambienta 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
KYIP Capital‘s portfolio company Hekai Education acquired the majority of Amicucci Formazione (Skilla) from Marco Amicucci and Federico Amicucci and BMA (My Beauty Academy) from Julka Bedeschi, Ljuba Bedeschi and Sheila Oddino (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Alex De Togni heads Hekai in which the vendors of both targets reinvested. Gianluca Losi is the ceo of KYIP Capital. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors KYIP 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
On 28 August, Friday, Fondo Italiano d’Investimento and The Equity Club signed the closing for the buy of Isoclima from Stirling Square Capital Partners (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Joe Plank is a managing director of Barings Global Private Finance Group who financed the transaction. Augusto Gasparetto and Alberto Bertolini founded Isoclima. In 2017, Stirling Square supported Bertolini and ceo Bill O’Gara for a management buyout. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Fondo Italiano d’Investimento, The Equity Club, Stirling Square Capital 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
The Equity Club (TEC) reinvested in Korus, the Italian motorsport hub that built around Tatuus Racing, through a new transaction that enables investors in the first club deal to realise a return on their previous deal, whilst some of them joined new clients of Mediobanca Private Banking and Theorikon Industrial Fund (see here a previous post by BeBeez).Roberto Ferraresi and Filippo Penatti head TEC. Giovanni Delfino and Gianfranco De Bellis lead Korus. Alessandro Alunni Bravi and Alessandro Alunni Bravi are the founding managing partners of Theorikon Industrial Fund. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors The Equity Club 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
Italian media and entertainement group Rainbow, a form that belongs to Iginio Straffi and The Equity Club, acquired the majority of 247 Production, a competitor that Nicola Bertona, Andrea Pisani and Luca Peracino founded (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Alberto Zilli, Samuel Zilli and Stefano Zilli sold their stakes in the target. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors The Equity Club 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
Nextalia acquired the majority of Witapp from the ceo Giovanni Pugliese and further shareholders that reinvested in the deal (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Nextalia retained Banca Akros, Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, Alvarez & Marsal, Boston Consulting Group, West Monroe, and ERM. Witapp appointed Mediobanca, PedersoliGattai and Alvarez & Marsal. Valentina Pippolo is the equity chief investment officer of Nextalia while Massimiliano Monti, is a Partner and Head of Nextalia Flexible Capital. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Nextalia 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
PIPE, a vehicle that Alkemia Capital manages and Simone Cremonini and Giacomo Picchetto head, fetched a 6.3 million euros capital gain out of the sale of the stake in Milan-listed TXT e-solutions that purchased on 15 December 2023 for 3 million (see here a previous post by BeBeez).. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Alkemia 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
Lucient Group, a portfolio company of Quadrivio Group’s Artificial Intelligence PE Fund, acquired Dev4Side Group, a developer of software and AI solutions within the Microsoft ecosystem (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Clearwater assisted the vendors Giuseppe Marchi and Miro Radenovic reinvested in Lucient and will keep their executive roles. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Quadrivio 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
Lexroom said it acquired Brocardi, a digital provider of legal news that Manuel Tropea founded and bootstrapped (see here a previous post by BeBeez). In 2023, Paolo Fois (ceo), Martina Domenicali and Andrea Lonza founded Lexroom that previously attracted above 65 million euros from Base10 Partners, Acurio Ventures, View Different, Riccardo Zacconi, Entourage, Verve Ventures, and Joe Zadeh. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Lexroom and its investors. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
Star Capital acquired a controlling stake in Vetrotec, a firm with sales of 22 million euros, from the Severino Broccoli and his familythat kept a 30% (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Alessandro Colombo, senior partner and cio of Star Capital, will be the chairman of Vetrotec while Davide Broccoli will keep his ceo role. The firm will implement a buy-and-build strategy. In June 2026, sources said to BeBeez Star was discussing the buy of a 22 million turnover target. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Star 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
White Lab, a portfolio company of White Bridge Investments, acquired Proj.Eco Engineering from Marco Bonassi and Corrado Comi who reinvested in the buyer and received assistance from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Dentons advised White Lab. Stefano Devescovi and Marco Pinciroli are the founders of White Bridge Investments. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors White Bridge Investmentsand 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
Water, a portfolio company of Oltre Impact (an alternative asset manager that managing partner Luciano Balbo heads), said it completed the 4.5 million euros acquisition of Ecoteam (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The buyer retained BonelliErede, Perpethua, CT&P Commercialisti Associati, and ERM. Ecoteam received assistance from Nobel Partners Advisory and Harpalis. Orlando Balestrino, one of the target’s shareholders, reinvested in Water for which Alberto Della Toffola acts as ceo. Paolo Nermanni will keep his role as Ecoteam ceo for 18 – 24 months. Nicola Lambert is a partner of Oltre Impact. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Oltre Impact 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
Aquanexa, a integrated services platform for the water sector that Algebris Green Transition Fund sold to Milan-listed Acea in April, said it acquired Danphix and Ecoris and launched its business unit Trenchless Technologies of which is also part Dinamica Project (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Arnold Cekodhima created Danphix in 2016 and will head the new unit. Emil Lako founded Ecoris in 1992. Andrea Lanuzza is the ceo of Aquanexa which retained EY-Parthenon, Grimaldi Alliance and Cappelli Riolo Calderaro Crisostomo Del Din & Partners. Danphix received assistance from FG2 Capital and Chiomenti. Ecoris appointed Novance and Deloitte Legal.
Fulchir, a Padua-based industrial holding that belongs to Stefano Fulchir, Carlo Fulchir and Federico Fulchir, acquired troubled BCS, a 114 million turnover manufacturer of rotary tillers, motorised mowers, specialised tractors, generators and motorised welders. The asset previously belonged to the Castoldi Family and in 2024 posted losses of 8.8 million with a 48 million net debt. On 16 March, Monday, the former owner Fabrizio Castoldi asked Milan Court to start a receivership procedure (see here the application available for the subscribers to BeBeez News Premium and BeBeez Private Data). On 2 April, Thursday, the court accepted such a request (see here the resolution available for the subscribers to BeBeez News Premium and BeBeez Private Data). Pirola Corporate Finance assisted Castoldi.
Energy Transition Capital Fund, an Art 8 SFDR vehicle that Castello manages and for which Entracap (Energy Transition Capital) acts as sponsor and strategic advisor attracted commitments worth 45 million euros ahead of a 50 – 100 million target (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Cristian Banfi is a partner of Entracap.
