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On 1 July, Wednesday, Trevi Finanziaria ceo Giuseppe Caselli declined the take private offer that Milan-listed Icop, a company whose main shareholder is the Petricco Family, reportedly launched (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Icop tabled a swap bid at 4,163 euros per Trevi share. Caselli said that the price is low. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Trevi Finanziaria and its investors. 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 6 July, Monday, started the 0,71 euros per share (cum dividendo) take private offer of Alba on Milan-listed Borgosesia that may end on 24 Julay, Friday (see here a previous post by BeBeez). On 9 March, Monday, Alba filed the bid with Italian stock market regulator Consob. The offer period may extend to 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 August, Monday to Friday. Alba is a vehicle that groups Giorgio Franceschi’s ISA (Istituto Atesino di Sviluppo), the Tommasi Family, Carlo Tassara International, Sofia Holding, Valentina Francesca Maria Brioschi (Brioschi Sviluppo Immobiliare). Financial sources said to BeBeez that Alba’s owners launched such atakeover bid as they disagreed on the strategic vision of ceo Davide Schiffer who aimed to turn Borgosesia into an integrated ‘super-advisor’ on complex property transactions, capable of controlling as much of the value chain as possible in-house, and thus the services with the highest added value, whilst outsourcing the investment phase to external operators.
Pamaf, the investment holding of Antonio Bernardo, acquired troubled Italian fashion brand Original Marines (OM) (see here a previous post by BeBeez). OM previously belonged to the Di Vincenzo Family (40.53%) and the Pera, Scotellaro and Limogello families who faced several tax fraud and bankruptcy charges. Aldo (Arnaldo) Bernardo will be the new ceo of OM.
Felix SICAF, a vehicle that Silver FIR Capital manages and for which Lorenzo Baroni acts as ceo, attracted a 150 million euros worth financing facility from UniCredit and Banco BPM for the optimization of the financial balance of Catania-based shopping mall Centro Sicilia (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Silver Fir Capital retained CBRE and Legance. In 2025, Felix SICAF invested 180 million for purchasing Centro Sicilia which has a GLA of 89733 sqms. GWM Group sold the asset. Farallon Capital Management and Reve Asset Management in Felix SICAF.
Cherry Bank, a firm that the founder and ceo Giovanni Bossi heads, said that its wealth management clients can now invest in London Coller Capital’s European Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Boris Maeder, partner, is Coller head of international Private Wealth Distribution. Francesco Bossi Desiata is the head of wealth management of Cherry Bank which reportedly signed partnerships with Fasanara Capital and Apollo Global Management.
