ITALY

Contentsquare, a Paris-based scaleup, acquires Loris.AI, a conversational AI giant

The buyer has raised $1.4 billion since its inception in 2012. Italy's former PM heir's family office H14 had initially...

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from Gruppo Collextion, Banca Agricola Popolare di Sicilia, JPMorgan, Finint, BNP Paribas, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

August 7, 2025

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Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from Panini, Matica Fintec, Seta Holding, Greywall Capital Partners, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

August 6, 2025

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Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from Prima Assicurazioni, Axa, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Carlyle, Everli, Melar, Trustfull, Seaya Ventures, United Ventures, Elevator Ventures, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

August 5, 2025

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Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from F2i, 2i Aeroporti, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Lottomatica, Swiss Life Asset Managers, GR Value, and more

Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from EF Solare, Sorgenia, F2i, Sixth Street, Excellera Advisory Group, ICG, Xenon, Fatro, Investindustrial, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

August 4, 2025

F2i is close to sign an agreement for selling a 40% stake of its soon to merge portfolio companies EF...

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from Oriocenter, Percassi, Generali Real Estate, Commerz Real, Azimut, RoundShield Partners, Harrison Street, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

August 1, 2025

Oriocenter attracted the interest of Percassi and Generali Real Estate (GRE), the managing companies of Bergamo’s shopping mall, that are...

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from Ital Gas Storage, F2i, Proma, Irisacqua, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 31, 2025

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Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from BeBeez, Golf Pro-Am Memorial Andrea Basciu, Dainese, Carlyle, HPS Investment Partners, Arcmont Asset Management, and more

Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from Dainese, HPS Investment Partners, BlackRock, Arcmont Asset Management, Carlyle, Marelli, KKR, Strategic Value Partners, Deutsche Bank, MBK Partners, Fortress Investment Group, Polus Capital Management, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 30, 2025

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Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from Soplaya, Alkemia Capital, P101, Azimut, CDP Venture Capital, Surety Shield, Banca Valsabbina, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 29, 2025

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Saipem and Subsea 7 holding merger talks for creating a global leader for the energy services sector

Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from Saipem, Siem Industries, Eni, TIM, Netco, KKR, ADIA, CPP, F2i, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 28, 2025

Milan-listed Saipem, a provider of offshore projects and services for the energy industry, signed a binding agreement for an international...

Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from Tim, F2i, KKR, Alpitour, TIP, Twinset, Carlyle, Rothschild, Investindustrial, Fassi, Advent, Carlyle, L Catterton, Kiko, and more

The EU Antitrust opens an investigation for possible incorrect or misleading information about KKR acquisition of TIM’s Netco

by Salvatore Bruno

July 25, 2025

KKR says it co-operated with the European Commission in good faith and provided specific and accurate information. Fibercop issues bonds...

Saipem and Subsea7 sign a merger binding agreement for creating 21 billion euros turnover Saipem7

by Salvatore Bruno

July 25, 2025

The company’s shareholders will be Luxembourg’s Siem (11.8%), Milan-listed Eni (10.6%) and CDP Equity (6.4%) Milan-listed Saipem, a provider of offshore...

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from La Badia di Orvieto, Pellicano Hotels Italy, Aermont Capital, CMB, MCC, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 25, 2025

Sources said to BeBeez that the Conti Fiumi di Sterpeto Family sold luxury asset La Badia di Orvieto to the...

Azimut Holding to acquire 165 million US Dollars worth North Square Investments from Estancia Capital Partners

by Salvatore Bruno

July 24, 2025

The Italian buyer will have US aum of above 50 billion and distribute its products, including alternative investments, through NSI...

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from SGI, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Swiss Life, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, BBVA, Bank of China, ICBC, ING Bank, Mediobanca, BPER, Barings, Aviva Investors, Iniziative Biometano (IB), FemoGas, Infranity, Generali Investments, Erogasmet, Molise Gestioni, UniCredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco BPM, CDP, Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano, Lynx, Carlyle, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 24, 2025

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RIV Capital opens presale of its cryptocurrency backed by real assets

by Stefania Peveraro

July 24, 2025

At the start the institutional phase for the validator nodes of the RIV Chain, the blockchain on which RIV Coin...

Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from Gardant, doValue, Elliot Mangement, Tages, Bain Capital, Mubadala, and more

Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from doValue, coeo, Unicredit, Citi, IDeA CCR, San Marino Outlet Experience, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 23, 2025

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Serena Industrial Partners attracts 75 million euros from the European Investment Fund

by Salvatore Bruno

July 22, 2025

The Spanish investor in infrastructures targets 8-10 European assets with a median value of 25 - 30 million Spain’s infrastructure...

Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from Exein, Balderton, Supernova, Lakestar, 33N, United Ventures, Partech, Clik app, Azimut, P101, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 22, 2025

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Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from Epta, Hauser, Next Different, QuattroR, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 21, 2025

Epta, an Italian commercial refrigeration company, acquired Austrian competitor Hauser through a shares swap (see here a previous post by BeBeez)....

Italy’s private equity weekly roundup. News from DeA Capital Alternative Funds, Cigierre, Bc Partners, Quattro R, Impresoft, Clessidra, and more

Italy’s Real Estate weekly round-up. News from DeA Capital Real Estate, Park West Office, Orion Capital Management, Societe Generale, Serravalle Retail Park, Novipraga SIINQ, Hines, Apollo Asset Management, VI-BA, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 18, 2025

Sources said to BeBeez that DeA Capital Real Estate’s Fondo Park West, a vehicle that Orion Capital Management subscribed, attracted...

Friedkin Group launches Pursuit Sports for managing football clubs AS Roma, AS Cannes and Everton FC

by Salvatore Bruno

July 18, 2025

Dave Beeston will lead the unit as ceo US media, leisure and company Friedkin Group, the main shareholder of Serie A...

Italy’s private debt & corporate finance weekly round-up. News from Hellmann&Friedmann, Silver Lake Partners, ADIA, CapitalG, Alphabet CapitalG, DOC Pharma, TPG, ICG, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 17, 2025

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Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from Coin, Conbipel, OVS, Unigross, Polis, and more

Italy’s distressed assets and NPEs weekly round-up. News from Coin, Generalfinance, Prima Industrie, Alpha Private Equity, Peninsula Capital, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 16, 2025

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Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from Nuclidium, Angelini Ventures, Neva, Kurma Growth Opportunities Fund, Wellington Partners, Tulum Energy, TechEnergy Ventures, Tecpetrol – Techint, CDP Venture Capital, TDK Ventures – TDK Corporation, MITO Technology, Doral Energy Tech Ventures, and more

by Salvatore Bruno

July 15, 2025

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Italy’s angels & incubators and venture capital weekly roundup. News from Bending Spoons, LIFTT, Cube Labds, and more

Bending Spoons acquires California’s MileIQ Inc

by Salvatore Bruno

July 14, 2025

The Italian app developer previously purchased Brightcove, WeTransfer, Issuu, Hopin/StreamYard Top Corp, Meetup, and Mosaic Group. Italian tech company and...