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Private Equity professionals and portfolio companies’ managers can click here to book a place for the Award Event of 4 November, Wednesday
BeBeez editorial team nominated the managers competing for the award on the ground of BeBeez Private Data analysis of the following indicators:
– M&A deals of the portfolio companies carried out in the last 24 months;
– secondary buyouts or share transfers based on rising enterprise value
– transformational M&A
– significant financing or refinancing transactions
– substantial business growth over the past year
Nominations
Big deal/big round/big bond
Giovanni Fassi, group ceo Fassi Group
Andrea Giustini, presidente Eco-Eridania
Sergio Iorio, group ceo Italmatch
Lilviana Sforza, ceo Isoclima
Add-on (Italian and Foreign targets)
Gianluca Cencia, ceo RinovHa
Marco Codognola, ceo Itelyum
Vito Giurazza, ceo Tikedo
Federico Scalaberni, ceo ATTA Group
Transformational M&A
Maria Cecilia La Manna, ceo Italtractor
Andrea Lanuzza, ceo Aquanexa
Marco Rampichini, ceo Glacialis
Andrea Stolfa, ceo Omnia Technologies
Growth
Giuliano Fontanesi, ceo Sostelia
Marco Giovannini, chairman Mech-I-Tronic
Antonio Musacchio, ceo Gruppo Servizi Associati
Maurizio Odoardi, ceo Advanced Control Solutions
Readers’ Special Award
BeBeez readers will be able to nominate a CEO of their choice who heads a company in the industrial products & services sector that belongs to a private equity firms and major venture capital firms
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We look forward to seeing you for the Caffé di BeBeez on 9 November, Monday, at 10:30 AM
in Milan at Park Hyatt Hotel.
Top tier professionals will discuss the role of proprietary data, AI and intelligence in reshaping the competitive advantage for private capital and M&A
A journey through the entire economic intelligence value chain, to discover which data, tools and AI applications are already changing the way we invest, carry out M&A and create value in portfolio companies. It will be an opportunity to see, in a single morning, how the new private equity decision-making framework is being built, piece by piece. Artificial intelligence is changing the rules of the game on two fronts: in portfolio companies, where it can accelerate growth, productivity and value creation, and within the funds themselves, where it is transforming the way investment opportunities are identified, due diligence is conducted and the portfolio is monitored. OpenAI and Anthropic are developing new enterprise AI platforms in partnership with some of the world’s leading private equity firms. The London Stock Exchange explained the business rationale behind its acquisition of Octus emphasising the idea that the competitive advantage that proprietary data provide increases in value through artificial intelligence. Where this competitive advantage really comes from? Who has the best data? Who knows how to turn it into strategic insights and operational decisions? Which applications are already delivering tangible results? We will discuss this with the builders of this new infrastructure — from proprietary data to intelligence platforms, from AI models to intelligent agents — and with the funds that are using it to invest more effectively and grow their portfolio companies. A discussion aimed at understanding not only what is changing today, but above all who will be able to create the most value tomorrow.
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Programme
10.30AM Welcome Coffee
11.00AM Round-table discussion with Stefania Peveraro, BeBeez Editor–in-Chief as moderator
1. Operational data – Where the information that matters comes from?
Antonio Torino, ceo Workgroup
2. Data intelligence – How can you spot opportunities that others miss?
Fabrizio Vigo, co-founder & ceo Sevendata
3. AI agents – When does intelligence turn into action?
Tiziano Cetarini, founder & ceo Metriks AI.
4. The investor’s role – How much might the analyst’s job change?
Francesco Paolo Calia, co-founder of Quido 5. Private Equity – AI as a driver of value creation
Francesco Casiraghi, managing director Advent International, one of the founding partners of OpenAI Deployment Company, the organisation set up by OpenAI to accelerate the adoption of AI in businesses.
Investindustrial is mulling for a sale of its 82% of Guala Closures and appointed JPMorgan and Mediobanca (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Guala Closures’ enterprise value could be of 1.6 – 1.8 billion euros. Delfin, Factor Holding, Gabriele Nissim, Marina Nissim, Alantra, Cortapedra, and Stelios Vitogiannis own 18% of Guala. 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
On 23 October, Friday, CVC Capital Partners and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) raised 74.6% of Milan-listed Recordati exceeding the minimum threshold of 66.67% set for the takeover bid to succeed, but they remain well below the 90% required to initiate the standard delisting process (see here a previous post by BeBeez). CVC Capital Partners and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) paid 53 euros per Recordati share or an equity value of above 11 billion euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). On 21 October, Wednesday, Barclays increased Recordati’s target price from 55 to 56 euros (Equalweight) while Intermonte/Websim, Equita and Banca Akros set it to 71, 69 and 65 euros per share. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors CVC 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
Renaissance Partners and the Luccini Family are close to taking private Milan-listed Reway Group with the offer that reportedly launched on 5 October, Monday (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The bidders raised 93.459% of the stocks that are worth a total of 62.16 million euros (10,31 euros per share) for an equity value of 400 million on the ground of an enterprise value of 471.5 million or an EV/ebitda of 9.5X. Renaissance Partners and the Luccini Family acquired equity worth 178.79 million and 76.90 million but could purchase a further 50.2 million. The buyers also received banking debt of 81.81 million that could increase by a further 16.31 million. On 27 July, Monday, Reway signed a 345 million financing contract with Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco BPM, BNL BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole Italia, BPER Banca, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Piraeus Bank, illimity Bank, Cherry Bank, Solution Bank, and ECRA Private Debt Fund (Eurizon Capital Real Asset). The company will invest such resources in the buyout deal, the refinancing of existing debt, working capital, industrial investments and M&A transactions. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Renaissance 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
Sources said to BeBeez that Platinum Equity reached an agreement with 21 Invest, and investment firm that Alessandro Benetton founded and that is part of 21 Next – Edizione, for acquiring the majority of Trime on the ground of a 250 million euros enterprise value (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The target’s chairman Andrea Fontanella, ceo Paolo Tacconi and other managers will reinvest with Platinum. As BeBeez previously reported, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, BCG, KPMG, ERM, HSE, Artha Corporate Finance Advisory, Deloitte Legal, and William Blair are advising 21 Invest. Platinum Equity will finance the acquisition with banking facilities of Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, BPER Banca, Crédit Agricole, BNL BNP Paribas, and Deutsche Bank. The buyer retained Clearwater, Legance, EY, FRM, Alvarez & Marsal, Ducker Carlisle, Efeso, and TRC. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors 21 Invest, Platinum Equity 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
CDP Equity will acquire 8.9% of 2i Aeroporti, the holding that handles the investment in Italy’s main airports, from Asterion Industrial Partners (8%) and F2i (0.9%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Sources said to BeBeez that the closing may take place by the end of 2026. Fabio Barchiesi is the ceo of CDP Equity. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors CDP Equity, F2i, Asterion 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
Sources said to BeBeez that Riello Investimenti acquired the majority of Italsur from the Carmine Tullii, Andrea Tullii (former owners of 42.61% each) and Clara Budiani (14.78%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). BPER Corporate & Investment Banking and Banca Sella financed the transaction. Riello Investimenti retained BPER Corporate & Investment Banking, Alvarez & Marsal, PedersoliGattai, AGFM Advisory, and ERM. Italsur received assistance from KPMG Corporate Finance, Gaetano Biocca and Studio La Croce. Marco Visini is Riello’s investment director private equity that will implement a Buy&Build strategy for Italsur. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Riello Investimenti and its assets. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager.
H.I.G. Capital acquired the majority of L4A in partnership with the co-ceos Roberto Paganessi and Andrea Diani that reinvested in the deal (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Generali Asset Management financed the transaction with the advisory support of Chiomenti and Orrick. H.I.G. Capital retained EY-Parthenon, Eversheds Sutherland, Bain & Company, and Spada Partners. L4A received assistance from Fortlane Partners, EpyonVivida and ADVANT Nctm. Raffaele Legnani heads H.I.G. Capital while Giovanni Guglielmi is a managing director. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors H.I.G. 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
Wateralia, a portfolio company of continuation fund Ambienta Water Pumps and Ambienta IV (both part of Ambienta), purchased a controlling stake in CSA from Giorgio Bonatti (former 60% owner) and ceo Luca Bonatti who will keep a minority and his role (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Ambienta retained Gianni & Origoni, PwC, Roland Berger, and Studio FRM while Baldi & Partners assisted the vendors. Mauro Roversi is a Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer Private Equity of Ambienta. Federico De Angelis is the ceo of Wateralia. 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
Excellera, a corporate affairs firm of which London-listed Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has 70%, said it acquired Brussels’ competitor Fourtold (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Matthew Willis, founding partner and ceo, and Nicola Scocchi, partner and head of Brussels office will keep their roles and reinvest in Excellera most of the sale proceeds while Deborah Parriss will still work for the company. Excellera retained A&O Shearman, PedersoliGattai, Alvarez & Marsal, and Fineurop Soditic. Fourtold received assistance from Osborne Clarke, Calculo Tax Audit Limited, Sue Couldery, and Waypoint. Paolo Zanetto is the ceo of Excellera. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors ICG 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
Namirial, a portfolio company of Bain Capital and Ambienta, signed a binding agreement for acquiring Spain’s ZeroComa (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Namirial retained Klecha & Co., Garrigues, Legance, New Deal Advisors, and Eight Advisory. ZeroComa received assistance from Arcano, Cuatrecasas, Deloitte, Despacho Sanz Herránz SHL, and RSR Asesores Tributarios y Abogados. Andrés Allende and Maria Losada founded ZeroComa in 1998. Alvaro Allende and Alejandro Allende are the company’s co-ceos. Massimiliano Pellegrini is the ceo of Namirial. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ambienta, Bain 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
Etjca Group, a portfolio company of VAM Investments and KYIP Capital since 2025, is close to acquiring Magistra, Talenti, Eyes, Proform and Officine 69 from Gruppo Magistra, a firm of the Orabona Family (see here a previous post by BeBeez).Marco Piana is the founder of VAM Investments. Stefano Scabbio heads Etjca. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors VAM Investments, KYIP 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.
Sources said to BeBeez that Bregal Milestone acquired the majority of Nethive (which also purchased JoyComm) from Alcedo while co-ceos Alessandro Bellato and Diego Rocco will reinvest in the business (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Deloitte Legal, Deloitte STS, Unistudio & Gambino, Deloitte Advisory, and Klecha & Co assisted the vendors. Bregal Milestone retained Alvarez & Marsal, PedersoliGattai and Fineurop Soditic while ZNR Notai acted as public notary. Marco Guidolin and Filippo Nalon are managing partners of Alcedo. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Alcedo, Bregal Milestone 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
OpenEconomics, a portfolio company of Algebris Green Transition Fund – Algebris Investments since 2024, acquired Inrete from ceo Simone Dattoli and coo Luca Simonato that will reinvest in the deal (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Banco BPM financed the transaction. Inrete retained Fndx, Gianni & Origoni and JTL Società. OpenEconomics received assistance from EY-Parthenon and Cappelli Riolo Calderaro Crisostomo Del Din & Partners. Gianluca Calvosa (chairman), Raffaele Nardone and Cataldo Ferrarese founded OpenEconomics. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Algebris Green Transition Fund 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, a firm that Francesco Canzonieri founded, and the Sunino Family said they will launch an Italian platform for the rigid food packaging through Plastic Legno and its subsidiary Resaplast (see here a previous post by BeBeez). BeBeez previously reported about this deal through which Nextalia will purchase 55% of Plastic Legno and the Sunino Family will keep 45%. Alvarez & Marsal, Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, BCG, and Ramboll assisted the buyer. The vendors retained ApicAll, Ravinale Baldassarre Pereno e Associati and Consilium. Laura Sunino will be the company’s chairwoman while Paolo Sunino will act as ceo. Valentina Pippolo is the chief investment officer Equity of Nextalia. 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
HOFI, a portfolio company of Antin Infrastructure Partners, Augens Capital, Columbia Threadneedle, and others, said it acquired Onoranze Funebri Marni, L’Antoniana, Metello, Corvatta, and Onoranze Funebri Fabrizio Pizzo for an undisclosed value (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The buyer retained LCA Studio Legale, Studio Sampietro and PwC. Andrea Marni is the ceo of Marni which received assistance from Studio Chini Dottori Commercialisti e Associati while Corvatta hired Studio Marco Mondadori. Natale Marni will keep a consulting role. Gianluca Corvatta will keep his ceo role for the eponymous company. L’Antoniana and Metello previously belonged to Silvano Badalocchi.. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Antin Infrastructure Partners, Augens Capital, Columbia Threadneedle, 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
Gradiente acquired 74.3% of FDM Business Services from the ceo Kauri Holding (fka Corvallis), ceo Andrea Artusi and executive chairman Enrico Cereda that will retain the remaining minorities (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Gradiente received assistance from Klecha & Co., an advisory firm that Stephane Klecha and Fabiola Pellegrini founded. Enrico De Sole is the founder of Kauri. Gradiente will implement a buy&build strategy for FDM. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Gradiente 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
Keyhaven Capital Partners poured again resources in its portfolio company Novation Tech through a continuation vehicle of 100 million euros for which secondary market firm Committed Advisors acted as lead investor (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Keyhaven retained Fairview Capital Group and Macfarlanes. Luca Businaro is the ceo of Novation Tech. Lucas Vincent is a partner of Committed Advisors. Claus Stenbaek is a managing partner of Keyhaven Capital Partners
Sources said to BeBeez that French Simago, a portfolio company of Ardian since 2022, acquired Italian AXA Medica from Vincenzo Cimi (former 60% owner) and Alfredo La Civita (40%) on the ground of a 3 million euros enterprise value (see here a previous post by BeBeez). EY and Studio Luciani supported Jacopo Tortorelli, the M&A head of Simago Italia for which Claudio Cesare Constantinescu acts as ceo and Giorgio Lupo as cfo. The sources also said that the company has a solid pipeline of acquisitions. Charles-Henry Beglin and Clément Martin, Permira and Roland Berger alumni, and MD Bernard Roger founded Simago in 2019 with the support of French venture capital Entrepreneur Invest. The company also attracted the interest of BCPartners but Ardian beaten the other bidders paying the asset 16X its 2022 ebitda of 30 million (100 million revenues). BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Simago 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
Nasdaq-listed CoStar Group’s subsidiary CoStar UK acquired 32.94% of Italian proptech Wikicasa (fka WikiRe), a company that also belongs to Pietro Pellizzari (5.96%), Gabetti (19.13%), Tecnocasa Group (19.13%), Re/Max Italia (4.81%), Tempocasa (3.44%), and other minority shareholders (see here a previous post by BeBeez). PwC and Latham & Watkins assisted CoStar. Wikicasa retained ADVANT Nctm, Studio Facchini Rossi Michelutti (FRM) and TCA Partners. In August 2026, ADVANT Nctm assisted Wikicasa for raising to 100% its 51% stake in Dokicasa that received assistance LCA Studio Legale. Pellizzari founded WikiCasa in 2015 with the support of Digital Magics. In 2023, the company raised above 10 million from Century21, CondivideRE, Gruppo Unica, Italy Sotheby’s International Realty, Vendocasa, Vogliocasa, and ZB Immobiliare. Marco Speretta is the ceo Gabetti Group. Andy Florance heads CoStar Group.
Bontiamo (fka Armonie Alimentari), an Italian food producer that ceo Gabriele Menozzi heads, said it acquired Gavasseto e Roncadella for an undisclosed value (see here a previous post by BeBeez).
Italian flyRen Energy Group, a portfolio company of Foresight Group since 2025, acquired from Spain’s IGNIS a portfolio of 28 projects in Italy with a total power of 656 MW (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Carlo Garuzzo is the founder and ceo of the buyer which retained DWF while IGNIS appointed Green Horse Legal Advisory and ValeCap.
On 21 October, Wednesday, Consob, the Italian stock market authority, gave its approval for the take private offer of Mahindra & Mahindra on Milan-listed Pininfarina’s 17.415% at 1 euro per share that it will be possible to tender between 26 October, Monday, and 27 November, Friday (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The bidder already owns 82.585% of the target. Giuseppe “Pinin” Farina founded the company.
LMDV Media, a firm of Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, aims to invest up to 0,286 euros per share or 7.15 million euros for taking private Società Editoriale Il Fatto, the Milan and Paris-listed publisher of Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The bidder would allow Marco Travaglio (12.69%owner) to keep his editor in chief role. However, founders and aggregate majority shareholders Travaglio, Antonio Padellaro (16.26%), Cinzia Monteverdi (16.26%), Francesco Aliberti (5.01%), Peter Gomez (12.69%), Marco Lillo (12.69%), and Luca d’Aprile (12.69%) said that they are not interested in tendering to the offer for which LMDV set a threshold of 82.9% of voting rights. However, SEIF said that the board of directors will meet soon for discussing such an offer. LMDV Media aims to support the target’s growth while leaving unchanged its editorial independence and integrate the technological and multimedia skills of SEIF in its portfolio companies.
Compendium received the support of financial advisor CII3 for acquiring accountancy and payroll firms Con.Tec, PCG & Associati, Studio Bizioli & Associati, and Zeta Consulting while Milano Notai acted as public notary (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Antonello Gaviraghi is the ceo of PCG. Francesco Mazzo and Aldo De Grandis head Compendium. BeBeez Magazine of 31 October, Saturday, will discuss the aggregation of professional firms.
