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On 29 January, Thursday, Italmatch Chemicals, a portfolio company of Bain Capital and Dussur Fund, priced a 300 million euro senior secured fixed rate, 6.25% coupon bond and a 390 million senior secured floating rate bond with a coupon of 3M Euribor plus 4.125% (floor 0%) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Both the Luxembourg-listed issuances will mature in 2031. The company will invest such proceeds in repaying a 300 million fixed rate bond with a a 10% coupon and a 390 million floating rate with a 3M Euribor plus 5.5% (floor 0%). Both the items are Vienna-listed. Sergio Iorio is the EMEA ceo of Italmatch, Maurizio Turci is the Group General Manager (Corporate) and interim ceo APAC. The managers will invest in such bonds. The company also expanded its revolving credit line from 107 million to 117 million and extended the maturity to 4 years and 6 months since the date of issuance of the bonds or 6 months before the maturity date.
Milan-listed Alerion Clean Power placed a 300 million euros (previous target of 200 million) 6-years green bond with a 4.6% fixed rate (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Equita acted as placement agent and joint bookrunner. Fri-El Green Power owns 88% of Alerion which will allocate the raised proceeds for repaying the liabilities maturing in 2027 and supporting the 1.8 billion investments 2025-2028 business plan that set a 2.5GW target. Josef Gostner is the ceo of Fri-El.
ForVei, a photovoltaic energy investment vehicle of which Foresight Group owns a stake, attracted a non-recourse 27 million euros financing facility from Intesa Sanpaolo and Banco BPM for revamping 50% of its plants (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Diomidis Dorkofikis is a partner of Foresight.
Colussi Ermes, a producer of industrial machinery for the food industry that belongs to Middleby, attracted a 20 million euros financing facility from Intesa Sanpaolo, a bank that Carlo Messina heads (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Colussi will invest such proceeds in R&D and the development of 7500 sqms facility Centro di Innovazione Middleby in Pordenone area. Cristina Cipiccia is Intesa’s manager for Veneto Est and Friuli Venezia Giulia. Andrea Colussi is the ceo of Colussi Ermes.
Spreafico Francesco & Flli attracted a 12 million euros loan from Intesa Sanpaolo with the warranty of SACE for supporting its domestic and international growth (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Spreafico will invest part of such proceeds in the development of a logistic pole in Rome area.
We.Do Holding, an Italian high-end furniture producer, attracted a 7 million euros financing facility from Azimut Diversified Corporate Credit ESG-8 SCSp RAIF (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The company will invest such proceeds in its organic growth. Enza Doimo, Elis Doimo, Edy Doimo, and Eros Doimo are the founders ofWe.Do Holding for which Andrea Olivi acts as chairman. Antonio Chicca is the ceo of Azimut Direct. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Azimut Diversified Corporate Credit ESG-8 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
Assistiamo Casa, a provider of domicile elderly care, issued a 7-year 3 million euros minibond that UniCredit subscribed (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Pietro Segata is the chairman of Assistiamo Casa which will invest such proceeds in its organic growt. Andrea Burchi is the UniCredit’s Regional Manager Centre North of Italy. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors the issuances that Unicredit leads and subscribes. 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 Metriks AI B-Corp, a company that Tiziano Cetarini founded, issued a 1.8 million euros bond with a 6M Euribor plus 250 bps coupon maturing in 2031 that Banca Valsabbina structured and subscribed while Mediocredito Centrale provided a warranty (see here a previous post by BeBeez). NSA acted as servicer while Studio Legale BTLaws assisted Metriks which will invest such resources in bolt-on M&A deals. Hermes Bianchetti is the deputy coo of Banca Valsabbina. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Banca Valsabbina 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 Credit Solutions supported the organic growth of Innovo Infrastructure a developer of renewable energy plants based in Italy, The UK and Spain, with an injection of hybrid instruments (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Nextalia retained DLA Piper, Deloitte and EY-Parthenon while Orsingher Ortu advised Innovo for which Rodolfo Bigolin acts as ceo. Francesco Canzonieri is the ceo of Nextalia while Enrico Monti is the Head of Nextalia Credit Solutions 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
Vorn Energy, a biomethane company of Macquarie Asset Management, received an undisclosed financing facility from ING Italia which retained Ashurst (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Vorn will invest such resources in the development of a plant in Ferrara. The company received assistance from Linklaters, KPMG Italy, Ramboll, and AMP Energy. Jörg Lennertz is the ceo of Vorn Bioenergy. Andrea Diamanti is the ceo and head of Wholesale Banking of ING. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Macquarie Asset Management 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
Anthilia Capital Partners reached the first undisclosed closing for the fundraising of Bond Impresa Territorio (BIT), a vehicle of which Barbara Ellero, the private capital unit head, previously shared the strategy with BeBeez (see here a previous post by BeBeez). BIT attracted the resources of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Banco di Desio e della Brianza, Banca Valsabbina, Cassa Lombarda, and other local banks ahead of a 400 million euros target. BIT will support Italian SMEs with sales of 10 – 300 million and a strong export strategy. Giovanni Landi is the chairman of Anthilia while Daniele Colantonio is the head of products development.
