Announcement • Jun 21
N.U.O. Capital S.A. completed the acquisition of 19.57% stake in Bialetti Industrie S.p.A (BIT:BIA) from Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. N.U.O. Capital S.A. reached an agreement to acquire 19.57% stake in Bialetti Industrie S.p.A (BIT:BIA) from Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. for €5.7 million on April 16, 2025. A cash consideration of €5.7 million will be paid by N.U.O. Capital S.A. In related transaction N.U.O. Capital S.A. agreed to acquire 59.002% stake in Bialetti Industrie S.p.A from Bialetti Investimenti SPA. The plan provides for a multi-faceted refinancing of €30 million in junior financing from Illimity Bank Spa and AMCO Spa, €45 million in senior financing from a pool led by Banco BPM Spa, with BPER Banca Spa and Banca Ifis Spa, and equity contributions of at least €49.5 million from NUO Octagon. In addition, NUO obtained commitment letters totaling €71 million. Closing is expected to occur by June, subject to specific conditions, including financing and regulatory approvals.
Luigi Vaccaro, Mario Pelli Cattaneo, Riccardo Tedeschini , Elena Secondari, Adalberto Bruno Rurale, Giulia Battaglia, Matteo Botti, Lisa Marangon, Manfredi Vianini Tolomei, Emiliano De Luise, Gaia Maivè Beffi, Valentina Soldovilla, Fiona Gaia Gittardi, Giulio Napolitano and Luca Masotto of Chiomenti acted as legal advisor, Gitti And Partners Studio Legale Associato as tax advisor, Ernst & Young Italia as financial, legal and labor due diligence provider and Vitale&Co as debt advisor to N.U.O. Capital aspects and Vitale&Co as debt advisor. Ugo Orsini and Ettore Consalvi of Linklaters LLP (USA) acted as legal advisor
N.U.O. Capital S.A. completed the acquisition of 19.57% stake in Bialetti Industrie S.p.A (BIT:BIA) from Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. on June 20, 2025.
Sculptor and Moka Bean were assisted by Linklaters as legal advisor. Lazard S.r.l. acted as financial advisor to Bialetti Industrie S.p.A. Cosimo Paszkowski, Giovanni Nicchiniello and Francesco Cesaroni of Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati and Linda Morellini and Paolo Barbanti Silva of Giovanardi Studio Legale acted as legal advisor to Bialetti Industrie S.p.A. Announcement • Apr 18
N.U.O. Capital will launch mandatory takeover to acquire remaining 21.43% stake in Bialetti Industrie S.p.A (BIT:BIA) for €15.5 million. N.U.O. Capital will launch mandatory takeover to acquire remaining 21.43% stake in Bialetti Industrie S.p.A (BIT:BIA) for €15.5 million on April 16, 2025. A cash consideration will be paid by N.U.O. Capital. As part of consideration, €0.467 per share is paid towards common equity of Bialetti Industrie S.p.A. In related transaction, N.U.O. Capital S.A. signed two contracts to acquire a 59.002% from Bialetti Investimenti and Bialetti Holding for €47.3 million and a 19.57% stake in Bialetti Industrie S.p.A (BIT:BIA) from Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. for €5.7 million.
The plan provides for a multi-faceted refinancing of €30 million in junior financing from Illimity Bank Spa and AMCO Spa, €45 million in senior financing from a pool led by Banco BPM Spa, with BPER Banca Spa and Banca Ifis Spa, and equity contributions of at least €49.5 million from NUO Octagon. In addition, NUO obtained commitment letters totaling €71 million.
The transaction is subject to de-listing of company stock. NUO aims to delist Bialetti from Euronext Milan and relaunch its development on international markets, focusing on innovation and identity of Made inItaly.
Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Studio Legale acted as legal advisor for Bialetti Industrie S.p.A. Chiomenti Studio Legale acted as legal advisor for N.U.O. Capital. Gitti And Partners Studio Legale Associato acted as accountant for N.U.O. Capital. Ernst & Young Italia acted as due diligence provider for N.U.O. Capital. Lazard S.r.l. acted as financial advisor for Bialetti Industrie S.p.A. As part of the financing, Illimity and AMCO were assisted, respectively, by Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati and Giovanardi Studio Legale. 
