Vam Investments, a private equity firm specialising in buyouts and consolidation platforms led by Marco Piana, and the Pinzano family have reached an agreement to sell 100% of ConformGest, a leading provider of after-sales services for used vehicles, to Chequers Capital.
Our firm advised Vam Investments with the tax aspects of the transaction with a team led by partner Ottavia Alfano and composed of senior associate Andrea Cristiani and associate Maria Gabriella Terracciano.
COIMA Des Bains Fund has completed the ‘credit to asset’ transaction announced on 16 June 2025 for the redevelopment and relaunch of the historic Hotel des Bains on the Lido di Venezia.
The fund was assisted by our firm with a multidisciplinary team composed of partners Ugo Molinari and Beatrice Neri, senior associate Michela Maresca and associate Gianluca Diena for the real estate and corporate aspects of the transaction, partner Andrea Taurozzi and trainee Elia Cossu Lunesu for the credit analysis, and partner Lorenzo Caruccio for administrative law issues.
IGI Private Equity, with the support of Equiter as co-investor, has taken control of Faccin S.p.A., a company active in the design and manufacture of metal forming machines, from Consilium SGR and members of the founding family.
Our firm advised IGI on the tax structuring and tax due diligence, with a team composed of partner Ottavia Alfano, senior associate Matteo Mairone, associate Maria Gabriella Terracciano and trainee Marco Marinelli.
Insurance broker T'Assicuro joins Ardonagh Group. This transaction represents a strategic move aimed at consolidating Ardonagh Italia's position as a leading player in the insurance advisory sector.
For the acquisition, Ardonagh Italia was advised by Molinari, with partner Claudio Zanda and associates Margherita Del Deo, Gian Luca Marchi, and Giulia Spanghero.
Private equity fund Apheon has acquired Golmar, an Italian company leader in the distribution of professional cleaning and hygiene products under its own brand, primarily serving small businesses. Following the transaction, Seta Holding, an investment platform in Luxembourg leading a consortium of investors, has sold its entire majority stake in Golmar, while the Golè family, founders of the company, has retained a minority stake, remaining alongside Apheon and the Chief Executive Officer.
Seta Holding and the other sellers were advised by Molinari with a team composed of partner Marco Laviano, senior associates Giuliano Decorato and Federico Trabucco, and associate Margherita Del Deo.
Matica Fintec, an innovative SME admitted to trading on Euronext Growth Milan, active in the production and commercialization of technological solutions for the issuance of digital cards, has acquired from the Luxembourg investment platform Seta Holding 100% of the share capital of Panini, an internationally leading company in the design, production and commercialization of hardware and software systems for the capture and dematerialization of cheques and paper documents.
Our firm assisted Seta Holding with a team composed of partner Marco Laviano, senior associate Federico Trabucco and trainee Marta Torretta with respect to corporate matters, while partner Lorenzo Caruccio handled the golden-power matters.
OS Holding, already holding 70% of the share capital of Olimpia Splendid, a company specialised in the manufacture and marketing of products for air conditioning, air treatment and heating, has acquired the remaining 30% from the private equity fund managed by Alto Partners Sgr.
During the fund’s period of ownership — which had acquired the 30% stake in April 2019 mainly through a capital increase — strategic initiatives were launched aimed at developing the company’s presence on international markets, introducing new products and completely renewing the production lines.
Our firm advised Alto Partners, with partners Ugo Molinari and Ciro Di Palma.
J.C. Flowers & Co., a private investment firm specializing in the financial services sector, has acquired a controlling stake in Caleas S.r.l., an insurance broker based in Milan, focused on businesses and SMEs.
This investment, following the acquisitions of Consulbroker and Enablia (formerly Wefox Italy), is part of the fund’s broader European growth strategy in the insurance sector.
Our firm advised J.C. Flowers with a team led by partner Ciro Di Palma, senior associate Francesco Manghisi, associate Giulia Mescolini, and trainee Marta Torretta on M&A matters, and associate Sara Nicole Cancedda on regulatory issues.
Lattonedil Group, an Italian company active in the production and commercialization of insulating panels, has acquired Isomec, an Italian company specialized in the production and trading of insulating and thermo-acoustic panels.
The transaction was carried out with the financial support of Banco BPM, which was advised by our firm with partner Andrea Taurozzi, associate Francesco Senesi, and trainee Elia Cossu Lunesu.
LOGISTIS, a fund managed by AEW, has sold to WIIS Italy SICAF - through a share deal - a core logistics asset located in Vercelli. The property, developed in two phases between 2017 and 2022, spans a gross leasable area (GLA) of nearly 150,000 sqm on a land plot exceeding 300,000 sqm. The complex is fully leased to a leading operator in the e-commerce and logistics sector under a 20 year long-term agreement.
Our firm assisted the seller with a multidisciplinary team led by partners Alessandro de Botton and Marco Laviano, supported by senior associate Francesco Manghisi and associate Margherita Del Deo for real estate matters, as well as partner Lorenzo Caruccio and senior associate Fausto Indelicato for administrative law aspects.
Dolce & Gabbana has secured a new medium-to-long-term credit facility of €100 million, aimed at financing new investments for the fashion division and further expanding the beauty and home business sectors. The new credit line is backed 50% by a Sace guarantee.
Our firm advised the pool of lenders with a team led by partner Andrea Taurozzi and composed of associate Francesco Senesi and trainee Elia Cossu Lunesu.
Furla S.p.A. has signed the restructuring agreement pursuant to Article 56 of the Italian Crisis Code with its financial creditors, a crucial milestone in the brand’s restructuring and relaunch process and a key element for the successful conclusion of the procedure initiated in July 2024.
Our firm advised the financial creditors with a team led by partner Ugo Molinari and composed of partners Marinella Ciaccio and Giacomo Colombo, associates Francesca De Stasio and Ada Gabriela Lubinu, and trainee Elisabetta Taras.