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Danfoss signed the definitive agreement for acquiring Alfagomma, a producer of industrial pipes, with a deal worth in the region of 1.2 billion euros (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Alfagomma was in voluntary liquidation since May 2025 due to irreconcilable differences between the brothers Guido Gennasio (chairman) and Enrico Gennasio (ceo). Milan Court appointed Andrea Amaduzzi, Claudio Calabi and Enrico Cotta Ramusino as liquidators for Alfagomma which also attracted the interest of Gates Industrial Corporation, Parker-Hannifin Corp, Intermediate Capital Group and the ceo Gennasio, Trelleborg – Triton, and Paris-listed giant Michelin. Kim Fausing is the chairman and ceo of Danfoss while Daniel Winter heads Danfoss Power Solutions and Domenico Traverso leads the Fluid Conveyance unit
Milan-listed Fincantieri said it acquired WSense, Graal Tech and Defcomm and carried on the take private of Next Geosolutions ahead of launching an aggregation platform that will be the first vertically integrated operator in the diving sector, capable of coordinating end-to-end solutions across the entire value chain, from hardware to software and telecommunications (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Such transactions are worth in the region of 600 million euros. Fincantieri will finance them with the proceeds of a 500 million capital increase via Accelerated Book Building that lunched in February 2026. Fincantieri retained Intesa Sanpaolo (IMI CIB), Deloitte, BCG, Studio Cappelli RCCD, PwC, Gianni & Origoni, Equita SIM, EY, LCA, and Alma LED. Attilio Ievoli, Giovanni Ranieri, Giuseppe Maffia, Fabio Galeotti, and Alessandro Buffa are executives Next Geosolutions on that Fincantieri aims to delist at 16,25 euros per share or an equity value of 780 million. Chiara Petrioli is the ceo and founder of WSense which previously acquired the investments of Blue Ocean – Swen Capital Partners, CDP Venture Capital, RunwayFBU, Axon Partners Group, Katapult Ocean CoreAngels Climate, Moonstone, and others. Federico Zarghetta is the founder of Defcomm. Andrea Caffaz is the ceo of Graal Tech. Pierroberto Folgiero is the ceo of Fincantieri. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors NextGeo, WSense and their 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
Advent International is close to acquiring a 7% of Milan-listed Avio through the subscription of a 109.4 million euros capital increase or 33,40 euros per share (see here a previous post by BeBeez). The target’s directors agreed on the deal that must receive the Italian Government’s Golden Power approval. Avio previously belonged to Cinven that listed the asset through a business combination with Space2, a Milan-listed spac that Sergio Erede, Gianni Mion, Roberto Italia, Carlo Pagliani, Edoardo Subert, Alfredo Ambrosio, and Elisabetta De Bernardi launched. Roberto Italia is the chairman of Avio. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Advent International 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
Style Capital, a private equity that Roberta Benaglia heads, said it acquired a minority of Essential Parfums, a French company that Géraldine Archambault and Stanislas Archambault founded and head (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Essential Parfums retained Eka Partners and Aramis. Style Capital received assistance from BIP Law and EY. Massimiliano Caraffa, managing partner, is the chief investment officer of Style Capital. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Style Capital 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
CVC Capital Partners reached an agreement for the sale of its stake in D-Marin, a Greek marinas operator that purchased in 2020, on the ground of an enterprise value of 1-1.5 billion euros to InfraVia Capital Partners (see here a previous post by BeBeez). CVC retained Goldman Sachs and Clifford Chance. InfraVia received assistance from Morgan Stanley and White & Case. Oliver Dörschuck is the ceo of D-Marin which manages marinas in Turkey, Croatia, Greece, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Italy, France, Malta, and Albania. István Szőke is a managing partner of CVC, Özgür Önder is a senior managing director. Vincent Levita is the ceo of InfraVia. Athanasios Zoulovits is a partner of InfraVia. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors CVC 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
Argos Fund acquired 91.06% of Milan-listed STAR7 ahead of a delisting (see here a previous post by BeBeez). In April 2026, the fund announced the purchase of 75% of the target at 11,90 euros per share from the chairman Lorenzo Mondo (41.7%) and Star AG (33.4%). On 29 June, Monday, the directors of STAR7 decided to pay dividends worth a total of 20 million euros the distribution of which is, however, subject to the signing and disbursement of a bridge loan, the terms of which are currently under negotiation. The shareholders replaced Mondo with Paolo Scaroni and appointed Pietro Scott Jovane as vice-president. Paolo Rebaudengo, Gianluca Cedro, Andrea Pavesi, Jean Pierre Di Benedetto, Gabriele Scalco, and Carlo Alfredo Festucci are the new directors. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Argos Fund 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
Ethica Global Investments (EGI), part of Ethica Group, sold WeBlade (fka DOM) to IGI Private Equity, LGT Capital Partners, Amundi Private Equity Italia (Crédit Agricole Italia), and BNP Paribas BNL Equity Investments (see here a previous post by BeBeez). EGI received assistance from Ethica Group, Alantra, LCA, Roland Berger, and KPMG. Ruggero Jenna is the ceo of Ethica Global Investments. Matteo Cirla heads IGI Private equity that in 2025 raised 113 million ahead of a 250 million final target. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Ethica Global Investments, IGI Private Equity, LGT Capital Partners, Amundi Private Equity, BNP Paribas BNL Equity Investments, 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
Tikedo, a 90 million euros turnover labels manufactured that belongs to White Bridge Investments, acquired the majority Confezioni Plax from Massimo Leonelli and Marco Leonelli that will keep their management roles (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Tikedo retained Ethica Corporate Finance, Target, Athena, and Proj.Eco. Plax hired beCap Corporate Finance and Eudox Consulting & Management. Vito Giurazza is the ceo of Tikedo. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors White Bridge 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
Equinox acquires 65% of Project for Building (PFB) from the Zanini Family, Primo Capoderri, Carmen Colombi, and Bruna Valtulini (see here a previous post by BeBeez). PFB now also belongs to Giancarlo Zanini (35%). Equinox hired EY‑Parthenon (financial and business due diligence), PedersoliGattai (legal), Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, Deloitte (ESG), ERM (EHS), and Marsh (insurance). The Zanini Family retained CMA Legal while Movent Capital Advisor assisted the vendors. BeBeez Private Data, the private capital database of BeBeez and FSI, monitors Equinox 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
On 9 July, Thursday, Italian minor football club Empoli Calcio said it is in exclusive sale talks with a New York investor (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Chairman Fabrizio Corsi owns the asset since 1991 while Rebecca Corsi acts as vice president and ceo. Empoli reportedly attracted the interest of BlueCo, the owner of Premier League Chelsea, and an undisclosed Boston fund. The buyer may carry on a 55-60 million euros investment for renovating the Carlo Castellani (Computer Gross Arena) and to expand the Monteboro sports centre. Empoli enterprise value could amount to 60 million on top of such investments.
Wall Street firm Cantor Fitzgerald appointed Clarence Nahan as head of Southern Europe and of its Milan investment bank office (see here a previous post by BeBeez). Nahan, a Mediobanca and Nomura alumnus, previously worked as head of Corporate Development & Investor Relations of Milan-listed SECO. He sill report to Marc Osigus the head of Cantor’s European investment banking unit.
