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Italian fashion brand Golden Goose, a portfolio company of Permira, attracted the interest of HongShan Capital Group (HSG – fka Sequoia Capital China) on the ground of an enterprise value of 2.5 billion euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Permira purchased the asset from Carlyle in 2020 for an enterprise value of 1.28 billion. The vendor reinvested for a minority. In January 2025, Hong Kong’s Blue Pool Capital acquired 12% of Golden Goose on the ground of an above 2.35 billion enterprise value. Silvio Campara, the ceo of the company, is one of the manager of private equity portfolio assets that is in nomination for the BeBeez Private Equity Backed Managers Awards 2025 of the BeBeez Private Capital Gala of 27 November, Thursday. Click here for voting and write to info@edibeez.it for receiving information about sponsorship and booking. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Permira, Blue Pool, Carlyle, 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.
Milan-listed paytech Nexi attracted a bid from TPG for the majority of its digital banking unit Market rumours say that the offer is worth one billion euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Press items reported that Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, 19.14% owner of Nexi, is not keen on such a transaction and would only consider a minority sale. The paytech also belongs to Hellmann&Friedman (22.23%), Advent International, Bain Capital, Clessidra, abd BlackRock. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Hellmann&Friedmann 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
Investindustrial said it will acquire the whole of NYSE-listed food company TreeHouse on the ground of an enterprise value of 2.9 billion US Dollars (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The fund previously invested 950 million for purchasing a relevant stake in TreeHouse. RBC Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank and KKR Capital Markets will finance Investindustrial that will pay TreeHouse 22,50 US Dollars per share in cash. The target’s shareholders will also get a Contingent Value Right worth 85% of the net proceeds that the company will eventually recover from an ongoing litigation with a subsidiary of Keurig Dr. Pepper. The lawsuit is worth 1.8 billion. Investindustrial aims to delist TreeHouse of which JANA Partners has 10%. TreeHouse Foods retained Goldman Sachs and Jones Day while Lazard, RBC Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison advised Investindustrial. Steve Oakland is the chairman and ceo of TreeHouse Foods while Linda Massman is the company’s lead independent director. Andrea Bonomi is the chairman of the Industrial Advisory Board of Investindustrial. 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
Sources said to BeBeez that Nexture, a food company that belongs to Investindustrial, signed an agreement for the acquisition of Portuguese competitor Oferta Genuína sa (Frulact) from Ardian for 600 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Dinorah Mandic (ceo) and Frulact’s managers will keep their roles. Nomura, Slaughter & May, Uria, Paul Weiss, McKinsey&Company, and PricewaterhouseCoopers assisted Nexture. Gonzalo Fernandez-Albiñana heads Ardian in Spain. Gabriele Del Torchio is the ceo of Nexture. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ardian, Investindustrial 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
Ink (BC) Holdco spa, the holding that controls Italian SaaS Namirial, a portfolio company of Bain Capital and Ambienta, aims to issue a senior unsecured bond of up to 40.26 million euros (see here the notes of the company’s October 2025 board meeting available for the subscribers to BeBeez News Premium and BeBeez Private Data) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The deal is part of a 1.9 billion financing programme in support of Bain’s secondary buyout of Namirial and the acquisition of Spain’s Signaturit from PSG Equity e dal management. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Bain Capital, Ambienta 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
Arcaplanet, an Italian retailer of pet products that belongs to German peer Fressnapf Beteiligungs, a portfolio company of Cinven, acquired Italian competitors Hobby Zoo, Green Pet and Miele (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Gitti and Partners and Grant Thornton advised Arcaplanet. The vendors of Hobby Zoo and Green Pet retained Studio Legale Associato Brandstätter while Miele received assistance from Studio Legale Associato Gori and Ciro De Vivo acted as public Notary. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Cinven 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
Milan-listed BasicNet, a fashion firm that also belongs to the Boglione Family and Helikon Investments Limited (7.8%), signed an agreement for aquiring Woolrich Europe, a subsidiary of US Woolrich, on the ground of an enterprise value of 90 million euros from L-GAM, an investment holding that Ferdinando Grimaldi, Yves Alexandre and Felipe Merry del Val created (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The vendors acquired the asset in 2018 with the support of the Real Family of Liechtenstein. Basicnet will pay 12 million of the 40 million transaction with the swap of 1.2 million shares at 10 euros each. The transfer of the shares paid to the counterparty as part of the initial consideration included a 24-month lockup from the date of completion of the acquisition. BasicNet retained Pavesio and EY. L-GAM hired Houlihan Lokey, Labruna & Associati (LMS), Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and EY. Lorenzo Flamini is the ceo of Woolrich. Lorenzo Boglione and Alessandro Boglione are the co-ceos of BasicNet. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors L-Gam 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
Somacis, an Italian producer of advanced printed circuit boards (PCBs) that belongs to Bain Capital and Chequers,placed Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes worth 100 million euros and a 110 million senior secured bond both the items are Luxembourg-listed and will mature in 2031 (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Such resources will finance the buyout of Somacis.
Prosit Group, a wine producer that belongs to Made in Italy Fund (a joint venture of Quadrivio and Pambianco) since 2018, sold its 51% of Cantine Torrevento to the Liantonio Family (former 49% owner) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Walter Ricciotti is the ceo and co-founder of Quadrivio Group and the chairman of Prosit whose founder Sergio Dagnino is also ceo. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Made in Italy Fund 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
CareHub, a network of outpatient services that Silver Economy Fund (part of Quadrivio Group) launched in 2024, acquired 91% of Centro Diagnostico Moscardi, the whole Diagnostica Moderna and 70% of Fisiomedical (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Clessidra Private Debt Fund and Green Arrow Private Debt Fund provided part of the resources for the deals. Lincoln International, Chiomenti, PwC, Bird & Bird, and Spada Partners. PedersoliGattai advised Clessidra and Green Arrow Capital. LAS acted as placement agent. The vendors of Moscardi and Diagnostica Moderna retained Lepidi & Associati. Mariotti assisted Fisiomedical. Milan’s Restuccia & Stucchi acted as public Notary. Gianluca Santoro and Alessandro Bartucci are the co-ceos of Brexia Med. E Alessandro Binello is the ceo of Quadrivio Group and a managing partner of Silver Economy Fund that Dario di Iorio heads. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Silver Economy Fund, Clessidra, Green Arrow, 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
Xenon Private Equity acquired Italian painting producer Arco, Ideal System and VP Verniciatura and merged them under Cromia which will have an aggregate turnover of 40 million euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Xenon has 60% of Cromia and received the financial support of Illimity Bank, Illimity, Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano, Banco di Desio e della Brianza, Cherry Bank, and Unicredit. illimity Bank also acted as deal advisor while Xenon retained Fineurop Soditic. 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
Sources said to BeBeez that Deda Next, part of Deda, acquired 69% of Incloud Team (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Valerio Violini (ceo and former 30% owner) and Maria Laura Dotti (10%) sold their stakes, while Mario Colosio kept a 31%. Fabio Meloni is the ceo of Deda Next. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors 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
Banca Investis, a portfolio company of Attestor Capital, signed an agreement with Hamilton Lane for the distribution of Hamilton Lane Private Markets Access ELTIF (HL PMA ELTIF) a retail product for direct and secondary investments in private equity and infrastructure (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Anastasia Di Carlo is HL’s Head of Italy. Tommaso Gragnolati is the Head of Investment Consulting of Banca Investis.
Holding Industriale (Hind)’s Holding Parts (HParts), a platform for the aggregation of Italian firms operating in the sector of automotive spare parts and accessories, said it acquired Omec, a producer and vendor of aftermarket items, through its portfolio company Coram (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Laura Cesana, Simona Cesana and Alberto Cesana sold the asset and reinvested for a minority. Alessandro Galliano is the coo of Coram while Luca Ferraris is the ceo of Hind and chairman of HParts for which Gaetano Riccio acts as ceo. Claudio Rovere founded Hind in 2011.
Milan-listed Italmobiliare, the investment holding of the Pesenti Family,said it’s exploring options for its portfolio companies Tecnica, Iseo and Capitelli (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company also said that it aims to grow further Caffè Borbone, Casa della salute and Officine Profumi-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Italmobiliare and its unlisted 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
TeamSystem, a portfolio company of Hellmann&Friedmann, Silver Lake Partners, ADIA, and CapitalG, sold Nuovamacut Automazione to Germany’s Bechtle (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Sauro Lamberti will keep his role as ceo of the target. Bechtle retained CMS. TeamSystem hired Gianni & Origoni. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Hellmann&Friedmann 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.
Clessidra acquired 70% of Italian baked food company Laurieri from the eponymous family that retained a 30% (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Banco BPM, Banca Ifis, Cassa Centrale Banca – Credito Cooperativo Italiano, and Banca dell’Alta Murgia Credito Cooperativo financed the transaction. Clessidra received assistance from Banca Ifis, Bain & Co, Stefano Zancan, Advant-NCTM, E&Y, Studio Alonzo Committeri & Partners, Vendor, ERM, and AON. The Laurieri Family appointed Symul Finance, GU Capital, Eustachio Walter Paolicelli, SVS Lex StA Benefit, and Studio Petrigliano. Franco Laurieri is the target’s founder while Gianni Laurieri is a director. Andrea Ottaviano and Emanuele Cuccio act as ceo and Managing Director of Clessidra BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Clessidra 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
Italian producer of industrial cables and components Special Corde sold to Italtrecce, a subsidiary of Olympus Partners portfolio company International Wire Group (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Dino Grandi is the coo of Special Corde which retained Mediolanum Investment Banking while Gregory Smith is the ceo of International Wire Group which hired BDO and Legance. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Olympus Partners 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
F&P Equity Partners acquired a 60% stake in Italian chemical company Nachmann with the support of Crédit Agricole Italia, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena and BNL BNP Paribas from the Cotilli Family which reinvested for a 40% of the target (see here a previous post by BeBeez). F&P retained CBA, RTZ, Forlane Partners (fka Goetzpartners), Ramboll, and Ethica M&A Advisory. The Cotilli family hired Scouting Capital Advisor and Mattia Odeschalchi. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe advised the lenders. Mario Cotilli is the chairman of Nachmann. Maurizio Perroni and Andrea Lovato are managing partners of F&P Equity Partners. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors F&P Equity 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
Grifo Group, an Italian broker, acquired Finanza e Previdenza, and later sold a majority stake to Groupe Premium, a French competitor that belongs to Eurazeo since 2021 (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Grifo previously belonged to Bernardo Franchi (55%), Giuliano Perego (15%), Anna Sacchi (15%), and Marcella Tenti (15%).BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Eurazeo 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
AGN Energia sold part of its technical and industrial unit to Japan’s Nippon Gases Industrial (see here a previous post by BeBeez). LCA advised AGN. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors AGN Energia. Find out here how to subscribe for one month or one year or Click here for booking a demo videocall with BeBeez database manager
Luigi Bernardo raised to 100% his stake in Italian fashion retailer Piazza Italia (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Antonio Bernardo sold his 37%. Gianni & Origoni advised Unicredit, BNL BNP Paribas, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, CDP, Mediocredito Centrale, and Banco di Desio which acted as lenders. LNL Parrella & Associati and Tesauro & Associati assisted the buyer.
Italy’s RMS, a manufacturer and distributor of accessories and spare parts for muscle-powered and electric bicycles, motorcycles and scooters, acquired Bilbao-based competitor Manufacturas GES from the Guisasola, Elzo and Sarasua Families (see here a previous post by BeBeez).RMS belongs to Ivo Prussiani (40%), Vilma Mandelli and Wanda Mandelli (30% each). David Berges will reamain in charge as ceo of the target. Sayma Alerta Asesores assisted the vendors. Andrea Panzeri is the ceo of RMS which retained Kon Group, Pavia Ansaldo and Agem – Russell Bedford.
Alkemia Capital said it aims to launch Praesidium Capital with a fundraising target of 100 million euros and Resilience Venture that aims to fetch 80 million (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Praesidium will provide Italian SMEs with flexible capital with a private equity approach and the yield structure of private debt. Resilience Venture will carry on late-seed investments in industrial technologies, supply chain and security. Simone Cremonini and Giacomo Picchetto are two managing partners of Alkemia. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Alkemia 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
Generali Investments launched Generali Future Leaders Italia (GFLI), a fund that Generali Asset Management will handle for supporting Italian SMEs with low and mid market capitalization (see here a previous post by BeBeez). GFLI attracted the resources of anchor investor Fondo Nazionale Strategico Indiretto (FNSI, 35 – 50 million euros), a vehicle that is part of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and that Cassa Depositi e Prestiti manages. The fund has resources of 71 million euros and aims to fetch further money. Filippo Casagrande is the cio of Generali Investments. Luca Finà is the head of Active Equity of Generali Asset Management.
Italian private equity VAM Investments promoted investment directors Armando Golia, Davide Asteggiano and Luca Amedeo Masobello as partners (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Marco Piana and 10% owner Luca Spada are the firm’s founder and managing partners. Michel Cohen and Valentina Manfredi will join Beatrice Ballini and Carlo Di Biagio as VAM’s Operating partners. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors VAM Investments 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
