Nova Capital enters the capital of N.E. Engineering: the Firms Milan, 27 July 2023 – Studio Legale Pavia e Ansaldo, with a team coordinated by partner Alberto Bianco and formed by Martina Bosi and Arianna Bellani, assisted Pragma Invest, an investment vehicle referable to Nova Capital, in all corporate M&A and banking aspects relating to the investment in the capital of N.E. Engineering S.p.A., a company based in Porcari (LU), leader in the design and manufacture of machinery for the management of complex intra-logistics solutions mainly for the corrugated cardboard industry. Founded in 1990 by the Belluomini and Papeschi families,…
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Double acquisition for HAT: the Firms Milan, 13 June 2023 – HAT SGR, an independent asset management company, announces two new acquisitions by Primat – participated by HAT SGR through the HAT Technology & Innovation Fund 4 together with Tendercapital – a leading Italian company in the supply of advanced technological services for the processing of fasteners (screws, bolts and other fasteners) mainly in the automotive sector. In particular, Primat enters the capital of the American company Curtis Metal Finishing with a 65% controlling stake alongside the private equity fund HCI Equity Partners IV, which retains a significant…
Pavia e Ansaldo with Pragma Invest in the entry into Urbinati Milan, 10 March 2022 – The Law Firm Pavia e Ansaldo, with a team coordinated by partner Alberto Bianco and comprising Martina Bosi, Arianna Bellani and Luca Cabato, assisted Pragma Invest, an investment vehicle part of NovaCapital, an investment holding company chaired by Paolo Merloni, in the acquisition of a controlling interest in Urbinati S.r.l., one of the world’s leading developers and marketers of machinery and solutions for the automation of production processes in the plant nurseries market. Founded in 1979 by Nino Urbinati and currently led…
Law firms in Max Streicher’s entry into Effegidi International Milan, 27 December 2022 – The company Max Streicher S.p.A. has acquired from its historical partners, i.e. the Gabelli family and their holding company R&G S.r.l., a 75% stake in the share capital of Effegidi International S.p.A., active in the field of plastic films, aluminium, copper and flexible couplings. The agreement provides for the permanence in the company, also at management level, of Mr. Renato Gabelli and Mr. Gianluca Gabelli, thus guaranteeing continuity in the perspective of strengthening the corporate activity that Max Streicher S.p.A. intends to pursue. Studio…
Pavia e Ansaldo and Spada Partners with Berardi Bullonerie in the acquisition of Kit Pack Milan, 23 December 2022 – The law firm Pavia e Ansaldo, with a team coordinated by partner Alberto Bianco and formed by Martina Bosi, Luca Cabato and Arianna Bellani, has assisted Berardi Bullonerie, portfolio company of the HIG Capital fund, in the acquisition of the entire share capital of Kit Pack, a Padua-based company specialising in the provision of automatic packaging services of metal and plastic components in pre-configured kits useful to simplify assembly activities by customers. The deal represents Berardi’s second acquisition completed…
Minerva Hub acquires Meccaniche Luciani. All the firms Milan, 1 December 2022 – Minerva Hub, through its subsidiary SP Plast Creating, today finalised the acquisition of the entire capital of Luciani & Co., the holding company of the Meccaniche Luciani group. Minerva Hub is the parent company of the platform of Italian companies specialising in the supply of products, components and services for accessories for major international fashion and luxury brands, aggregated by the Xenon Private Equity fund. Meccaniche Luciani is a Marche-based company specialising in high-precision moulds for plastic polymer components for fashion and luxury accessories. In…
Pavia and Ansaldo with Waico in the acquisition of the control of Italforni Milan, November 14, 2022 – The Waico Group, among Italy’s leaders in artisanal pastry, bakery and pizzeria machinery, has completed the acquisition of Pesaro-based company Italforni, which is active in the design and production of ovens, mainly for the artisanal pizzeria market. The acquisition of Italforni represents for Waico a confirmation of the aggregation strategy pursued by its controlling shareholder Mindful Capital Partners. Waico itself, in fact, was born from the merger of three operators of artisanal bakery machines, Vitella, Starmix and Effedue, acquired simultaneously…
EPI acquires Isole e Olena in Chianti Classico. The advisors Milan, 7 June, 2022 – The French group EPI, referring to Christopher Descours, has acquired from the De Marchi family Isole & Olena, a historical and well known winery of Chianti Classico. EPI was assisted for all legal and tax aspects by LCA Studio Legale, with a team led by Nicola Lucifero, with the cooperation of Daniele Ferrone and Clarissa Macchi for all corporate and agri-food law aspects, of Davide Valli for the financing part, with Luca Liberti and Giancarlo Aiello, along with Ranieri Romani for labour law aspects,…
H.I.G. Europe enters in Berardi Bullonerie: the advisors Milan, 3 February, 2022 – H.I.G. Europe, led in Italy by Raffaele Legnani and with a team composed by Giovanni Guglielmi, Gian Matteo Franzoia and Giovanni Cabassi, executed the acquisition from the Berardi family, through a buy out transaction, of a controlling stake in the group referring to Berardi Bullonerie S.r.l., which is a leading operator in the Italian market of the distribution of fixing elements and of the supply of integrated logistic services. Since its establishment in 1919 the Berardi Group is the go-to partner for Italian industrial companies…
Pavia e Ansaldo with HIG and Project Informatica in the acquisition of Sinthera Milan, 17 November, 2021 – The Law firm Pavia e Ansaldo, with a team led by the partner Alberto Bianco and formed by Martina Bosi, Andrea Romanò and Biancamaria Veronese, along with Valentina Simonelli and Francesca Guglielmino in relation to labour law aspects, assisted H.I.G. Europe, European branch of the International investment Fund H.I.G. Capital, in the acquisition, through its portfolio company Project Informatica, of Sinthera S.r.l. a company operating in the Italian information technology market. Sinthera, with offices in Udine, Padova and Reggio Emilia,…
