F&P4BIZ has started up in the second half of 2019, operating in several industrial sectors through investments (Buy-Side), M&A operations (Sell-Side) and industrial advisory (In-Side).
The common element of the operations carried out is the awareness on the role of F&P4BIZ that it can effectively contribute to the investment enhancement process thanks to the contribution of industrial and managerial skills.
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Test Industry S.r.l. is a company operating in the design, production and marketing of test benches for production or laboratory testing activities, through resistance, burst, dimensional, seal, measurement and operation tests, in five sectors: rims and tires (so-called “wheels and tires – automotive”), sealing, flushing and special machines (so-called “leak and flow and special machines – automotive”), hydraulics (so-called “hydraulics”), aerospace (so-called “aerospace”) and mechanics for industrial vehicles (so-called “mechanics for industrial vehicles”).
The Group was founded in 2017 in order to integrate two realities, Bimal Srl (Perugia) and Leonardo Srl (Brescia), active in the industrial testing sector, and to lay the foundations to create, by consolidating other realities, a global player in its own sector of reference. Test Industry achieves revenues of over € 30 million, with a profitability of over 20%.
In August 2019, the investment vehicle promoted by F&P4BIZ, together with other institutional investors, acquired 100% of the capital of Test Industry. The transaction was completed through a new acquisition vehicle (“Newco”), in whose capital the entrepreneurs of Leonardo and Bimal have also reinvested, in the context of an LBO operation.
The main drivers of the operation were:
Aritmetika is a UK company operating in the high end of the digital world. The company develops innovative technical solutions based on Artificial Intelligence, data analysis and architectures that help companies significantly improve their performance in the digital area.
In February 2020, F&P4BIZ entered the company’s capital by subscribing to a capital increase to support its development.
The drivers of the investment were:
BluVet S.r.l. is an Italian company active in the purchase and management of excellent facilities for animal care. BluVet’s mission is to support the growth of veterinary clinics and the improvement of services provided, leveraging on the quality and specialization of the services provided, on the development of medical staff skills, on the efficiency and digitization of processes.
BluVet’s goal is to rapidly expand its network, build a national network of reference structures and assume a leadership role in the consolidation process of the veterinary care sector in Italy. Among the values of BluVet, attention to issues of corporate and social responsibility and the enhancement of professionalism.
In December 2020, the investment vehicle promoted by F&P4BIZ, together with other institutional investors, carried out a first capital increase in BluVet for a share exceeding 90% of the company’s capital. A second capital increase was completed in July 2021 to continue supporting the company on its growth path through acquisitions.
The investment drivers were:
FARMA is one of the world leaders in the production of refueling systems complete with cap, filler neck, filter and related accessories for fuel and urea tanks. The group serves over 500 customers all over the world, including the major global players in the industrial transport and earthmoving and agro machinery sectors.
FARMA is also active in the molding of high quality and complex zana components not only for industrial vehicles, but also for the hydraulic, medical, food, electronic and door and window sectors. In the plastic molding department, FARMA manufactures plastic parts for the industrial vehicles division. Finally, it designs and manufactures molds for its products and on order, offering specialized assistance according to the different applications.
The group, active since 1975 in Fossatone di Medicina (Bologna), with over 80 resources employed in Italy and a fully integrated production process, generates revenues for a total of 15 million euros, with a profitability of over 20%.
In April 2021, the investment vehicle promoted by F&P4BIZ acquired 100% of the capital of FARMA The transaction was finalized through a new acquisition vehicle (“Newco”), in whose capital the entrepreneurs and managers have also reinvested, in the context of an LBO transaction.
The main drivers of the operation were:
In September 2021, F&P4BIZ expanded its portfolio by founding with Filippo Mantegazza and Andrea Lovato F&PML and Partners, a management company focused on the return to performing status of companies in crisis. The new company focuses on the provision of a series of managerial services to the platforms that have taken over receivables from companies in crisis, the so-called UTP – Unlikely To Pay. F&PML’s mission is to provide concrete and effective hands-on support to manage crises and bring targets back to performing status.
F&PML and Partners, thanks to the industrial skills of its founding partners and its team of managers, aims to:
F&PML & Partners is a joint stock company with an open capital structure, characterized by different types of shareholdings, in order to be able to welcome new partners with different profiles, nature and purposes in the future. At an operational level, F&PML & Partners, which Studio CBA collaborates with, will make use also of the collaboration of a team of managers and specialized professionals in addition to the skills of the partner-managers. The skills of the collaborators will be selected from time to time based on the nature of the operations and the type of target companies.
By virtue of a very strong managerial team, able to offer a complete range of high-level skills and to cover all the needs of target companies in crisis management in a complementary and integrated manner, the main drivers of the initiative are:
Founded in 1947 in Biassono (MB), Panzeri is active in the design, production and distribution of high-end lighting solutions. The company produces catalogue and custom-made lamps and lighting systems as well as soundproofing solutions, focusing on both retail distribution and custom-made projects for private and commercial spaces developed in collaboration with designers and architects. The company has sales branches in Germany, France and the United Arab Emirates and exports to over 60 countries worldwide through a network of partners and distributors, with a particular presence in the DACH region, the Middle East and North America. Panzeri also stands out for its focus on sustainability, a founding principle of the company ethos: the company has, among other things, an energy self-sufficient production plant, which covers 65 per cent of its needs with solar energy, and an R&D division specialising in LED technologies, focused on the development of products with longer life and lower energy consumption.
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