Sources said to BeBeez that French Vivendi’s 23.75% stake in Milan-listed TIM is still of interest to CVC Capital Partners (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Poste Italiane reportedly acquired a 9.81% TIM.
Panini Modena, the iconis Italian publisher of stickers that belongs to Aldo Hugo Sallustro, attracted the interest of Silverlake (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company has sales of 303.9 million euros, an ebitda of 29.7 million, net profits of 210.6 million, cash of 443.8 million, and equity of 851.5 million.
Fornaio del Casale (FDC), an Italian baked food producer, said to BeBeez that Riello Investimenti Partners appointed Lazard for selling its 75% stake in the business (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The Gecchele Family will keep its stake in FDC which has sales of 53 million euros, an ebitda of 6.3million and net cash of little below 0.236 million. Riello Investimenti also set a 300 million euros fundraising target for private equity fund Buy&Build Opportunities which aims to invest in the sectors of food&beverage, il manufacturing&automation and lifestyle&wellness (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Luigi Terranova, Andrea Tomaschù (ceo of Riello) and Marco Visini will lead the fund which is Article 8 SFDR compliant. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Riello Investment Partners 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.
HIG Capital said it acquired the majority of Italian consultancy firm Protos, as BeBeez reported in September 2024 (see here a previous post by BeBeez).The target previously belonged to Franco Masera (10% – chairman), Luca Mazzoni (74.68% – vicechairman), and Kpmg Advisory. HIG retained New Deal Advisors, Kitra Advisory, Fineurop Soditic, and Pavia & Ansaldo. Protos received assistance from Legance and has sales of 46 million euros, an ebitda of 21.6 million and net cash of 8.3 million.
Milan-listed Bifire attracted a take private offer of 2.80 euros per share from Altus the main company’s owners, a club deal platform of Matteo Gatti and Paolo Prati (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Alberto Abbo has 68.77% of Bifire while Alfredo Varini owns 15.62% and signed an agreement for tendering to the offer. Bifire, a manufacturer of products for thermal insulation and fire protection in construction, industrial and marine environments, has sales of 35 million euros BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Equilybra X 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
Filidarte Group, an aggregation platform for high-end fabrics of Ethica Global Investments, said it acquired a 75.06% of Servizi e Seta from the ceo Alberto Enoch (29.3%), Jiaxing Huayi Silk & Spun Co (25.47%), Elena Schneider (22.5%), and Giovanni Schneider (22.5%). (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The ceo and other vendors will reinvest in the deal. Filidarte has sales of 23.9 million euros, an ebitda of 1.5 million and a net financial debt of 9.9 million BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ethica Global Investments and its portfolio companies.
Wide Group, a portfolio company of Pollen Street Capital, acquired Baroncini Broker, a firm that Alessandro Baroncini created (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The target belongs to Baroncini and Fabio Giovanni Bruni and has a turnover of 0.420 million euros, an ebtida of 0.020 million, net cash of 0.5 million, and equity of 1.9 million. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Pollen Street Capital 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
Serinex, a company that belongs to Finint Equity for Growth (Finint E4G – 70%) to ABC Company, said it acquired Gaetano Caporali from Edoardo Caporali, Cristiano Caporali and Isabella Caporali reinvest in the target for a minority (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Thera Capital and Studio Pavia e Ansaldo assisted the buyers. Bernoni & Partners and Studio Legale Avv. Mario Cera advised Gaetano Caporali which has sales of 4 million euros, an ebitda of 0.306 million and net cash of 0.477 million. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Finint Equity Growth 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.
Xenon Private Equity acquired the majority of Casalpusterlengo Azeta and of Muscoline Elettrolinee, two firms active in the installation and maintenance of medium and low voltage electrical networks, from the Ghilardelli Family (see here a previous post by BeBeez). PwC assisted Xenon Private Equity. PwC TLS advised Azeta which previously belonged to Ismaele Ghilardelli (91%) and Francesca Ghilardelli (9%) and generated sales of 28.5 million euros, an ebitda of 9 million and net cash of 3.5 million. Marco Luigi Ghilardelli sold Elettrolinee. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Xenon Private Equity 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.
Alcedo aims to raise 300 million euros for a fund that will target 14 investments, ceo Marco Guidolin said (see here a previous post by BeBeez). BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Alcedo 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.
Antonio Garufi and Angelo Saccà launched search fund Eolo Capital which aims to acquire an Italian company with a 15 – 50 million euros enterprise value and a 2-7 million ebitda (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Targets may operate in the sectors of services, health, technology, training, and manufacturing. Eolo attracted the resources of TTCER, Cerralvo Capital, Ethos Partners, Novadvice alternative investments, Michael McDonald, Giovanni Camera, Nicolás Lulli, Hiten Varia, Loris Lanzellotti, Vito Giurazza, Michele Spangaro, and Giovanni Toffolutti. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Italian Search Funds 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.
Upliift, a permanent equity investor for the B2B software sector, acquired the majority of SEC System Engineering Consulting from Luca Prazzoli (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Portolano Cavallo assisted Upliift while K&L Gates advised the vendors. Giulio Montanaro acted as public notary. SEC has sales of 1.7 million euros, an ebitda of 0.39 million and debts in the region of 1 million.
Fondo Italiano Private Equity Co-investimenti (FIPEC), part of FII, raised a total of 113 million euros to carry on co-investments in Italian midmarket companies (see here a previous post by BeBeez). In October 2023, Luigi Tommasini, senior partner of FII and head of funds of funds, said to BeBeez that Fipec aims to raise 150 million to invest in 10-12 targets with 5-10 million tickets. FIPEC already closed four deals. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Fipec 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
Francesco Valli, who previously worked for Oxy Capital and Auctus Capital, launched Italian search fund Nostos Capital which attracted the resources of more than 20 European and Northern American investors (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Search Capital Partners, Loris Lanzellotti, Ambit Partners, Istria Capital, Alza Capital, JB46, Lineage Partners, One to One, and others poured resources in the vehicle that received assistance from Dentons. Nostos Capital aims to acquire the majority stake of an Italian company with an enterprise value of 10 – 35 million euros, Valli said to BeBeez. See here the BeBeez Search Funds Insight View that includes the table of Italian firms 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 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
