Japanese group Nabtesco Corporation, a company specializing in motion control systems, has sold Oclap S.r.l., an Italian company active in the production of doors and opening systems for the railway sector, to Lenbach Equity Opportunities III KG, a fund managed by DUBAG Investment Advisory.

ABS – Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, through its subsidiary Rott-Ferr, has acquired 100% of the share capital of R. Casini, a company active for over forty years in the collection, processing, and commercialization of ferrous and metallic materials, based in Feletto Umberto (UD).

The transaction is part of ABS’s strategy to strengthen its scrap supply chain, initiated in 2023, and enables the creation of the largest regional hub for scrap management, with a total capacity of approximately 200,000 tons per year. The deal aligns with the group’s vertical integration strategy and reflects the growing importance of ferrous scrap for the European steel industry, in a context shaped by evolving Italian and European regulations concerning exports and the control of secondary raw materials.

The sellers were assisted by Studio De Berti Jacchia, with a team led by partner Claudio Corba Colombo, together with managing associate Benedetta Mazzotti on corporate M&A matters, and Ferruccio di Lenardo on financial aspects.

De Berti Jacchia assisted, respectively, Egea New Energy S.p.A., a company of the Iren Group, and S.A.R. S.r.l., as sellers, and Biomethanbrown Cremona 1 S.p.A. (a company of the Andion Group), as purchaser, in the transfer of the entire share capital of Biometano Cella Dati S.r.l., owner of a biomethane plant located in the Municipality of Cella Dati with a capacity of 4.2 m³.

De Berti Jacchia assisted Andion with a team led by Marco Frazzica and Giuseppina Zoccali.

De Berti Jacchia has advised Olyos Group, an international player and a leading company in the natural health sector, as well as the fifth-largest operator in the French market for food supplements distributed in pharmacies and para-pharmacies, on the acquisition of Somatoline, a historic dermocosmetics brand in Italy, previously owned by Manetti & Roberts, a company controlled by the Bolton Group.

Through this transaction, Olyos strengthens its presence in the dermocosmetics sector and, leveraging strategic commercial and operational synergies, aims to accelerate its expansion in the Italian and European markets.

De Berti Jacchia assisted Olyos Group on all legal and tax aspects of the transaction with a multidisciplinary team led by partner Claudio Corba Colombo, supported by senior associate Benedetta Mazzotti for corporate M&A matters. Partners Antonella Terranova and Pietro Meda handled administrative law and pharmaceutical regulatory aspects, respectively.

Partner Andrea Terragni advised on intellectual property matters, while tax and employment aspects were handled by partners Tiziana Zona and Gaspare Roma, respectively.

De Berti Jacchia advised Biomethan Brown Cremona 1 S.p.A., part of the Andion CH4 group, on the acquisition of 95% of the share capital of Enerland S.r.l., a company that owns a biogas plant located in the province of Bologna.

The transaction enables Andion to expand its European portfolio of renewable energy infrastructure through a project that will convert organic waste streams into low-carbon energy via an anaerobic digestion process for the production of renewable biomethane, in line with the 2022 Biomethane Legislative Decree.

The initiative contributes to national decarbonisation targets and strengthens local energy security, as part of Andion’s strategy to develop a European platform of biomethane assets.

The De Berti Jacchia team that assisted the Andion group in the transaction was composed of lawyers Marco Frazzica and Giuseppina Zoccali, who handled all phases of the negotiation and completion of the deal, with the support of Antonella Terranova and Camillo Campli for regulatory matters, Cristina Fussi for contractual aspects relating to feedstock supply, and Isabella Basilico for employment law matters.

De Berti Jacchia advised Trench Group, an international group active in the development of components and technologies for high-voltage power transmission infrastructure, in the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Enerlux Power S.r.l., an Italian company specialized in the production of power capacitors and power factor correction systems for medium- and high-voltage applications.

The transaction represents a further step in Trench Group’s growth strategy. The group currently employs more than 2,900 people and operates 10 production plants and 4 regional hubs, thereby strengthening its portfolio of technologies dedicated to the reliability and quality of power grids.

The De Berti Jacchia team, which assisted Trench Group on all legal aspects of the transaction, was led by partners Chiara Caliandro and Claudio Corba Colombo, supported by senior associate Benedetta Mazzotti. Partners Antonella Terranova and Gaspare Roma advised respectively on administrative law and employment law matters.

Indutrade AB, an international industrial and technology group listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm and operating through more than 220 companies across Europe, has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of CAT Ricambi S.r.l., a company based in Modena and active in the automotive aftermarket segment.

CAT Ricambi operates in the distribution of original spare parts and components for Italian, French, Japanese, and Korean car brands in the Italian market, generating approximately €30 million in annual revenues and employing 38 people.

The transaction strengthens Indutrade Group’s presence in Northern Italy and further consolidates the Group’s Industrial & Engineering cluster in the automotive sector.

Law firm De Berti Jacchia, with a team composed of attorneys Marco Frazzica and Giuseppina Zoccali, assisted Indutrade AB in the transaction, advising on all phases of the negotiation and execution.

The transaction represents the third acquisition within Indutrade’s Italian expansion strategy.

OpenEconomics S.r.l., an independent consulting firm specializing in integrated solutions for socioeconomic impact analysis and public funding management, has acquired 100% of the share capital of t33 S.r.l., a company active in the evaluation of EU-funded policies and programs.

The law firm De Berti Jacchia, with attorneys Marco Frazzica and Matteo Bilei, assisted t33 and its ten selling shareholders in all legal aspects throughout the various stages of the transaction.

The deal is part of OpenEconomics’ growth strategy to position itself as a leading platform in impact analysis and support for the green transition, also following the entry into its share capital in 2024 of Algebris Investments, which made a strategic equity investment in the company.

With the addition of t33 to the group, OpenEconomics strengthens its position in the European market by expanding its specialized expertise in public policy evaluation and consolidating an end-to-end model to support institutions and public organizations involved in managing complex investment programs.

t33 will continue to operate with its existing team and offices, maintaining its commitments to clients and partners, while benefiting from the greater scale, operational capabilities, and digital tools provided by the OpenEconomics group.