Canè: "We want to present ourselves as the most relevant Italian operator in investments in private markets". In addition to private equity, there are also other asset classes, such as private debt or infrastructure investments and real estate
The private equity fund, led by CEO Francesco Conte, will enter mainly through the subscription of a capital increase of approximately 100 million. The board of directors also appointed Pierluigi Tosato as new CEO
Sale to Goldman Sachs. Azimut's initial investment in Klim was 60 million. In March Azimut announced the spin-off of part of the financial advisor network to create a fintech bank which should be listed within 6-9…
The recognitions arrived following the Biolchim operation, with the “Large Deal” award given to senior partner Stefano Bontempelli. Fabio Canè, another senior partner, was celebrated as "Champion of private equity"
Nexi is in an optimal astral conjunction to become easy prey for private equity funds. We need to see how the various partners will fare. Starting from the Italian government
With the support of the Auctus fund, the Neapolitan company aims at strategic strengthening, growth on international markets and further strengthening its technological and innovative profile. The operation was supported by UniCredit
However, 66% of family offices continue to believe that illiquidity is conducive to long-term returns and plan to further increase allocations to alternatives such as hedge funds, private equity funds and private debt
New assignment for the former CEO of Enel. The Italian manager will contribute to investment activities, supporting portfolio companies and strategic initiatives. EQT Infrastructure has recently acquired 60% of Wind Tre's network
The indications, higher than the Italian average, emerge from the Report on the economic impact of private equity and venture capital in Italy.
The return of Jody Vender, pioneer of private equity. A career spanning the history of Italian finance, from Sopaf to Aifi
The report from the private equity and venture capital association shows strong growth in company share acquisitions in the first half. Cipolletta: more support for businesses is needed
The family of the Brianza-based company will remain as a minority shareholder – Salice's shareholders were assisted by Equita K Finance (Clairfield Italy), as financial advisor
At the annual AIFI conference, the data showed that alternative finance in Italy is changing both in terms of structure and investments: comments from President Cipolletta
Tim's shareholders' meeting and board of directors confirm Pietro Labriola as the group's new CEO who for now denies KKR due diligence and promises to split Tim in two by the summer
The fund aims to support the growth of Italian SMEs with high potential through a range of flexible and tailor-made financial products
2021 was an exceptional year for private equity which played a strategic role in the re-aggregation of businesses after the pandemic. Here are the data from the Aifi-PWC report
In Europe and the United States, the two international investment banks will operate under the Houlihan Lokey brand, while the transition in Asia is expected to take place in early 2022
With the aim of overseeing all segments relating to employment services through the entry of other specialized companies which will maintain their independence. Vione (CEO Maw): "Changing the world of work, putting people at the centre"
The chain is now aiming to double in size with the opening of new outlets
The British private equity fund will support the growth of Engel & Volkers through the digitization of the business model and the entry into markets such as the USA, Canada and the United Kingdom. Sven Odia (CEO of Engel & Völkers): “Expected revenues from…
The asset management company of the Banca Finint group launches the new closed-end private equity fund with a ten-year duration which will invest in Italian companies belonging to the industrial goods sectors and above all in the SMEs of the North-East
The all-stock, all-stock deal values Athene Holding approximately $11 billion and is expected to close in January 2022.
After the takeover bid, the delisting of the Bolognese packaging giant starts: Vacchi rises to 55% and opens to the BC Partners fund which, waiting to enter Inter, reaches 45% of Ima
The company, based in Milan, has received authorization to operate from the Bank of Italy and has already launched a fund for SMEs, with the aim of raising 130 million and promoting digital transformation.
CDP approves another 100 million investment in the Italian Private Equity Fund - This is how it intends to support Italian companies and the real economy more
The roasting brand, founded only in 2015, wants to become the point of reference for Italian bars and expand abroad: the Chinese private equity has just taken over the majority: "We believe in made in Italy, Italian coffee is popular …
Private equity in Italy does not replicate the record of 2018 but also held up in 2019 - Buyout operations above all stable - Here's what a report by the Gatti Pavesi Bianchi studio says
The giant EssilorLuxottica, the advance of the Chinese, the Safilo-Dior affair and the luxury brands increasingly concentrated in Kering and Lvmh: all indicate a polarization of the business. But there is still room for good business...
The book "M&A for development", a collective volume promoted by Aifi and published by Guerini and goWare, has been released in a few days, of which we publish an extract that focuses on the new development opportunities of family capitalism in Italy, the backbone of…
The private equity company founded among others by the current CEO of Generali has closed the third acquisition of 2019: through the Italian subsidiary M-Cube it has taken 100% of Storever.
The global private equity firm has closed its Permira VII buyout fund, reaching its maximum funding limit.
The American private equity fund General Atlantic has hired the former Vodafone number 1 as a super-consultant: he will have to try to replicate the successes of Uber or Airbnb
A report presented in Milan by the Gatti Pavesi Bianchi law firm and created in collaboration with Unquote, found that 2018 marked an absolute record for private equity deals (especially foreign ones) in Italy: 149 transactions for…
In Italy, the company is present in 12 airports and 20 motorway service areas, plus other points of sale in railway stations and trade fairs.
According to an analysis by Aifi in collaboration with Pwc, in 2018 investments came close to 10 billion euros (9,788 billion), the highest value ever recorded on our market and almost double compared to 2017 - Cipolletta: "First…
The group has appointed Alessandro Papetti as partner in charge of the activities in Italy and intends to make investments in Italian middle market companies with turnovers between 50 million and 500 million euros - Bebear, Donnet and Mustier…
According to the semi-annual report of Deloitte Italy Private Equity Confidence Survey, operators' expectations for the second half of 2018 show signs of stability with regard to the current economic cycle and PE activity volumes compared to the previous semester
The Tages group and the shareholder and vice president Francesco Trapani have bought respectively 34% and 15% of the private equity investment holding company Vam Investments founded by Marco Piana. One option allows Tages to acquire up to 100% of…
Small and medium-sized Italian companies at the center of the acquisitions of foreign private equity funds: 24 deals in 2017 - Carlyle and Ardian the most active
First operation of the Private Equity fund, whose investment policy is to enter the capital of Italian SMEs as a long-term industrial partner.
According to the semi-annual report by Deloitte, 63,9% of operators expect a stable trend regarding the economic situation - 66,7% of those interviewed are looking for new investments in companies with an average turnover of more than 30 million euros -
After selling Italcementi to the Germans of Heidelberg Cement and Finter Bank to Vontobel, the CEO of Italmobiliare is thinking of investing a small part of the cash collected in private equity and for this reason he is negotiating the exclusive purchase of 100%…
RESEARCH CENTRO BAFFI CAREFIN BOCCONI WITH GOLDMAN SACHS - Contrasting pressures to use the money raised (without, however, paying an excessive price) and strong competition from corporate acquisitions: these are the reasons why out of 300 billion to be spent, only.....
"In the current market scenario there is a continuous demand for protection from downside risks by investors, who are looking for alternative solutions to traditional equity investments, with a lower correlation to market movements", said Loredana…
The private equity fund Permira has reached an agreement with Nomad Holdings for the sale of Iglo Group, a brand that owns, among others, Findus frozen foods
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (DDP) is starting, with an initial investment of 500 million, to act as anchor investor of the new company for the restructuring and consolidation of strategic companies promoted by the Government: it will not be a new Gepi…
Armonia Italy fund is born, a new 700 million private equity fund with an eye to Made in Italy companies - Among its founders Sigieri Diaz Della Vittoria Pallavicini, who will be the president, the Rovati family (ex Rottapharm),…
Double operation on the Italy-USA axis: the historic luxury footwear brand Bruno Magli goes to a US private equity ("but the production will remain in Bologna"), while the Pittsburgh steel mills have been taken over by a young Italian fund.
After the global race for quotations, a phase of greater prudence on the part of investors opens - EY: "The abundant supply of companies increases the pressure on prices, investors careful to run into excessively optimistic evaluations" - In the first…
Here is the ranking prepared for Firstonline by Morningstar, which compiled the ten best and ten worst equity funds of the year that has just ended - Those who bet on raw materials and gold are at the bottom of the rankings, but there are performances…
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed - Unicredit acted as M&A advisor for Capvis.
Colorado says yes to marijuana for recreational use and suddenly a new and unexplored market opens up - A dedicated private equity fund is born in New York, which could revive Denver's new "green economy" - It will raise…
The companies in the sector return to raise funds after the dark period due to the financial crisis and the problems of the Eurozone - The golden period, for the two countries, was between 2005 and 2008 - The Wall Street…
The fund enters the capital of Betty Blue, an Italian company that operates in the clothing and accessories sector. The operation takes place through the sale of a stake in the company.
The private equity fund participated by the Italian Bank and the Russian Gazprombank has acquired from Imi Investimenti a minority stake in Lima Corporate Group, a Friulian company active in the production and distribution of orthopedic prostheses - To date…
The new Rexelera fund will be promoted and managed by Mittel Management. Roland Berger Strategy Consultants will bring their industrial and strategic expertise to the launch and development of the fund
La Balconi, a leading snack company already controlled by Claudio Sposito's private equity fund, buys the Venetian Baroni (wafer) - A national champion of confectionery is born and ranks among the top 5 or 6 Italian groups -…
Crucial weekend in the negotiations between Tronchetti Provera and Investindustrial and Clessidra for the entry of the two private equity funds into the chain that controls Pirelli as a solution to the disagreement with the Genoese Malacalza - The bet is to reach a…
The private equity fund, already protagonist of the Saeco and Coin operations, is close to acquiring 30% from the Marcolin family - At the news, the stock soars on the Stock Exchange: +6,6%.
In 2012, transactions amounting to 64,7 billion were carried out, the highest since 2007, but the value of individual transactions was on average lower.
The two private equity funds have bought Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial for 3,46 billion dollars - The company produces highly engineered pumps and compressors for industry - The operation will be financed in equal parts by the funds and by a…
The figure is lower than that assumed in the filing submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission - The skepticism stems from the fact that private equity has never guaranteed significant gains with the listing on the stock exchange.
Despite the market difficulties in the last period, this is a favorable moment for Carmignac to increase its exposure to equity: China and the USA are once again giving positive signals - With Europe in crisis, the most interesting stocks are those of the emerging:…
The main Italian confidi, Eurofidi, will no longer limit itself to guaranteeing credit to member companies (over 48 thousand nationwide), but will support SMEs in raising equity - The project, which is divided into three new lines, is…
The L Capital Management company, founded in 2001 under the patronage of Bernard Arnault's group, closed the funding for the new L Capital 400 fund at 3 million euros, which will invest in particular in European lifestyle brands…
Deloitte publishes the new six-monthly survey on the Private Equity and Venture Capital sector - Pessimism increases among operators - Financial loans decrease and the holding period of equity investments lengthens.
According to a study by Sda Bocconi, the value of private equity deals has increased (+55% for a total of 8,443 billion) but the number of transactions is decreasing, down to 66
