Eni Plenitude, a B-Corp of Milan-listed ENI of which Swiss Energy Infrastructure Partners has 10% since late 2024, tabled a binding bid for Acea Energia, a subsidiary of Milan-listed Acea (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Market rumlurs say that the offer is worth 400 – 600 million euros.
Sources said to BeBeez that Hong Kong-listed Italian fashion firm Prada signed a binding agreement for acquiring in cash a 10% of Rino Mastrotto, an Italian tannery company of which NB Reinassance has 70% since 2019, from the eponymous family and the fund (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Barbara Mastrotto (former10.03% owner), Matteo Mastrotto (10.07%) and Rino Mastrotto (9.97%) diluted their stakes. In exchange of such a minority, Prada will also swap its subsidiaries Conceria Superior and Tannerie Limoges that will add 50 million in sales to Rino Mastrotto’s turnover. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors NB Reinaissance 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
Octagon Bidco, a vehicle of NUO Capital (49.8%) and of the Guerrand-Hermès Family (49.8%), will delist Italian Bialetti from Milan market as it raised 78.567% (78.65% voting rights) of the target (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Giuseppe Morici and Egidio Cozzi (chairman and ceo of Bialetti) have 1% of Octagon while Nuo Team owns 0.4%. The buyer invested 53 million euros for acquiring a 19.5% of Bialetti from Sculptor Ristretto Investment which fetched 5.7 million and paid 47.3 million for buying a 59% from Francesco Ranzoni who financed the transaction with a postponement of 18 million (13.3 million fair value) of the balance. Octagon will pay 0,67 euros per share for buying 21.327% of Bialetti’s remaining shares. Francesco Ranzoni, Marco Ghiringhelli and Amelia Mazzucchi will resign as board members while Giuseppe Morici (chairman), Rocco Sabelli and Francesca Di Pasquantonio will replace them. Diego De Francesco will act as statutory auditor since Andrea Cioccarelli left. Further directors are Paola Petrone, Simonetta Ciocchi as Tommaso Paoli. Carlo Delladio (chairman), Diego De Francesco and Barbara Mantovani will be part of the auditors board. Octagon received from illimity Bank and AMCO a 30 million euros junior financing that the lenders issued by offsetting against an equal portion of Bialetti’s existing liabilities with them. AMCO and illimity e also subscribed catch-up hybrid instruments that allowed them to appoint a board member in the delisted firm. Bialetti also attracted a senior financing facility of up to 50 million, of which 40 million for refinancing the current liabilities. Banco BPM, BPER Banca, Banca Ifis, and Cherry Bank. The buyers will pour equity for 49.5 million as part of Bialetti’s restructuring. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors NUO 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
As BeBeez reported in April 2025, Sources said to BeBeez that con Vesper Next Generation Infrastructure Fund acquired 50% of BioHold from RRG Nature Based Solutions (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Aditeo Nardi, Cristiano Nardi and Mario Pietro Nardi own Italian energy player Gruppo Fiorentini which has half of BioHold. The sources also said that after having reached an interim closing Vesper Next Generation Infrastructure Fund has 600 million euros of aum. Alfredo De Falco, Livio Fenati. Paola Rastelli, Olaf Nordmeyer, Giacomo Rossi, and Guillermo Royo-Villanova are the founders of Vesper.
Oltre Impact acquired 60% of Myes (My English School) from Luigi Sguerri (former 51% owner) and Irene Defabritiis (49%) who retained Broletto Corporate Advisory and LawSharing (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati, RSM Italyha and ERM assisted Oltre. Myes is a network of foreign language schools that has sales of 8.4 million euros, an ebitda of 0.468 million and net cash of little below 0.8 million.o BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Oltre Impact 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
Accenture acquire the Integrated product support (IPS) unit of Sipal (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The target retained BDO Advisory, BDO Law and Salonia e Associati. Sipal has sales of 50 million euros, an ebitda of minus 5.4 million and a net financial debt of 11.3 million. The firm belongs to Matterino Dogliani (95.1%), Inc (2.68%) and Walter Fiandrotti (2.23%). Teodoro Lio is the ceo of Accenture Italia.
Axel Johnson International, a Swedish diversified industrial group, acquired Italian Fimo from the Fontana Family for its industrial automation unit (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The vendors retained Millelire Corporate Finance and Studio Legale Salard. Axel Johnson International receivd assistance from White & Case Europe and EY. Alex Fontana is the ceo of Fimo which has sales of 38.3 million euros, an ebitda of 4.5 million and net debts of 3 million. Ola Sjölin is Axel Johnson International managing director for the power transmission solution unit.
YHOX, a co-investment vehicle of Milan-listed Azimut Investments for which Electa (a company that Simone Strocchi founded) is the strategic advisor, raised 50 million euros ahead of a 100 million target (see here a previous post by BeBeez).
Aurora Growth Capital (fka NB Aurora – delisted in March 2025 from Milan stock market), said it signed a binding agreement for acquiring 50% of Eurmoda, a build-up project for the metal accessories industry for luxury clothing and leather goods (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The operation will take place through the acquisition of shares and by the underwriting to a capital increase to finance acquisitions of other players. Mindful Capital Partners (MCP – fka Mandarin Capital Partners) created Eurmoda in 2019. After such a deal, the company will also belong to MCP (27%), Marco Vecellio (ceo) and Auro Macuz. Aurora Growth Capital received assistance from LMCR Studio Legale, OC&C, PwC, and Spada Partners. MCP retained Dawan Corporate Finance, Giovannelli & Associati, Gitti & Partners, KPMG, and OC&C. Giacinto d’Onofrio is a managing partner of Aurora. Andrea Tuccio is a managing partner of MCP. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Aurora Growth Capital, Mindful Capital Partners 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
Square Capital Club, an Italian club deal platform that Deutsche Bank launched 2024, will co-invest with Armònia for the acquisition of Millefili, a producer of fine knitting yarns, from Alto Partners (70%) and the Galli Family (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Daniele Selleri will keep heading the target company. Matteo Mozzi and Sara Galisai are the cio of Square Capital Club which retained Deutsche Bank. Luca De Bartolomeo and Luca Morandi are the head and the director of Square Capital Club. Claudio Detti is the Co-Head of Private Bank Italy, Head of Bank for Entrepreneurs & WM Italy for Deutsche Bank. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Armònia, Square Capital Club 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
Masco Group, an Ardian’s provider of services for the pharmaceutical industry, acquired US Techniserv, a company operating in the field of Bioreactor technologies and process systems (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Masco Group received assistance from Clifford Chance, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, PedersoliGattai, Gitti and Partners, McKinsey, and KPMG. Techniserv retained Fairmount Partners and McNees Wallace & Nurick. Luca Borella is the ceo of Masco Group while Richard Keays heads the company’s Process Business Unit. Brandon Kotsko is the chairman of Techniserv. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ardian and its Italian 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
Green Alliance, an aggregation pole of Italian enterprises in the woody biomass distribution sector that Harcos Capital Partners (HCP) created in 2024, acquired BioEnergy Europe, an Italian distributor of pellet, from Natalya Chernikova (51%) and Iryna Seminichenko (49%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Salvatore Aurelio Rubino and Omar Uger Agiami are the founders of HCP. Which received assistance from Giovannelli e Associati, Scouting Family & Capital Advisors, Magazzù & D’Alessandro Associati, and Studio Legale Pisciotta. Bioenergy Europe has sales of 7 million euros and retained Studio Garofalo. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Harcos Capital 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
DGS, an IT company that belongs to ICG (Intermediate Capital Group) since June 2024, said it acquired AI Gen Advanced Intelligence Generation a pole that groups BID Company, Kettydo, Hicmobile, UrbiStat, and Youthquake from Xenon Private Equity (see here a previous post by BeBeez). DGS retained Clearwater (advisor M&A), Pedersoli Gattai (legal), Simmons & Simmons (tax), and Alvarez & Marsal (accounting). Xenon received assistance from Fineurop Soditic (advisor M&A), Ashurst (legal), Deloitte (accounting, tax), and Oliver Wymann (business due diligence). AI Gen has sales of above 28 million euros. Michelangelo Mantero and Leonardo Bruzzichesi are the managing directors of Xenon Small Cap. Giulio Piccinini is Italy’s head of ICG. Vincenzo Fiengo is the co-CEO of DGS. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Intermediate Capital Group 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
Ambienta’s French portfolio company Babcock Wanson Group, a producer of heat energy, acquired Chr. Møller, a Danish firm for the maintenance and optimization of industrial boilers (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Kristian Jensen and Torben Bjørn Andersen are Chr. Møller directors. Cyril Fournier-Montgieux is the ceo of Babcock Wanson Group. Gwenaëlle Le Ho Daguzan is a partner of Ambienta BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ambienta 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
Nextalia, the private capital firm that Francesco Canzonieri created and heads, received commitments worth 370 million euros for Nextalia Flexible Capital, started to sell Nextalia Credit Solutions and attracted the investments of the Gavio and Moratti Families (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Mario Vitale, Francesco Vercesi and Angelomario Moratti joined Nextalia board. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Nextalia 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
