Buy-out
Mid-sized Italian champions often dominate niche markets yet remain fragmented, founder-led and ripe for consolidation. At Koinos we acquire majority positions, acting as trusted partners for the entrepreneurs. Together we design structured buy-and-build roadmaps, inject digital capabilities, develop ESG awareness and professionalise governance, so that local heroes can become international category leaders.
We team with manufacturers and providers of outstanding products and services, supporting them in their development into structured international platforms.
We are entrepreneurs at heart and share the pride, drive and commitment needed to build a great company
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We are passionate about the day-to-day, practical challenges of building a company, not just the numbers
We help companies grow, bringing our network, managerial and business experience
We share a deep ESG commitment to our stakeholders and to the larger community
Our Strategy
- Small/mid-cap investments in Italy
- Targets well positioned in fragmented markets
- Reasonably sizeable and growing reference market
- Ambitious and motivated entrepreneurs and management team
- Organic and external value creation drivers
How we create value
- Buy & Build: roll-up based on a strong industrial rationale
- Tech transition: digital transformation to accelerate growth
- B-Corp: action plan to reduce the environmental impact
- Management: group level alignment and cooperation with the entrepreneurs
Our team
A complementary team, bringing expertise from different backgrounds, from consulting to banking to private equity.
