Equita Group

Regulatory Filings • Jul 10, 2025

Informazione Regolamentata n. 20115-53-2025	Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione 10 Luglio 2025 09:30:04		Euronext Star Milan
Societa'	:	EQUITA GROUP
Identificativo Informazione Regolamentata	:	207881
Utenza - referente	:	EQUITAGROUPN04 - Graziotto Andrea
Tipologia	:	REGEM
Data/Ora Ricezione	:	10 Luglio 2025 09:30:04
Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione	:	10 Luglio 2025 09:30:04
Oggetto	:	EQUITA Private Debt Fund III reaches €160 million of total commitments. New investors and update on capital deployment with a second investment in Germany

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EQUITA Private Debt Fund III reaches €160 million of total commitments

New investors include Solidarietà Veneto Fondo Pensione, Fondo Pensione Nazionale BCC-CRA and Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Milano

Capital deployment continues with a second investment in Germany and a healthy pipeline

Milan, July 10th, 2025

EQUITA Capital SGR – one of the primary multi-asset management platforms in Italy and part of the EQUITA Group, the leading independent Italian investment bank – announces a new closing for EQUITA Private Debt Fund III (the "Fund" or "EPD III") and a second investment in Germany.

New investors include Solidarietà Veneto Fondo Pensione, Fondo Pensione Nazionale BCC-CRA and Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Milano allowing EPD III – which qualifies as an Article 8 product under the European SFDR, promoting ESG best practices – to reach €160 million of total commitments.

In parallel, the Team continued to focus its efforts on deal sourcing activities, identifying new investment opportunities. In June 2025, EQUITA Capital won the 2025 Private Debt Award AIFI and Deloitte for the best deal of the year in the Leveraged Buyout – Small Deal category in Italy, financing of the acquisition of C.O.C. Farmaceutici by Aksìa Capital. Few weeks later, the Team successfully closed its second investment in Germany alongside a German family office, Rigeto, financing an add-on acquisition by Beat, a leading German independent distribution platform for digital music, electronic and physical books.

The Team is now aiming to further diversify the Fund's portfolio in terms of sectors and geographies, with three potential new investments currently under due diligence – one of which located in Germany, as the country becomes an area of growing importance for EQUITA's private debt strategy.

Paolo Pendenza, Chief Executive Officer at EQUITA Capital SGR and Head of Private Debt, commented: "We are pleased to welcome three new important institutional investors. Thanks to their commitments, we can continue to build our capabilities, supporting EQUITA's growth strategy in this asset class. With EPD III we aim to strengthen our presence in the DACH and Spanish regions, a crucial step towards becoming a successful multigeography alternative asset manager in the lower mid-market."

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EQUITA Group Investor Relations – Andrea Graziotto ir@equita.eu

Close to Media Adriana Liguori adriana.liguori@closetomedia.it

FinElk Joseph Walford equita@finelk.eu

EQUITA is the leading independent Italian investment bank. As the go-to partner of investors, institutions, listed companies, corporates and entrepreneurs, EQUITA acts as broker, financial advisor and alternative asset management platform by offering a broad range of financial services that include M&A and corporate finance advisory, access to capital markets, insights on financial markets, trading ideas and investment solutions, in Italy and abroad, assisting clients with their financial projects and strategic initiatives. Drawing on half a century of experience, EQUITA is committed to promote the role of finance by creating value for the economy and the entire financial system, thanks to its deep understanding of markets, strategic transactions, and sustainability. A unique business model, where research is at the core of the strategy and where clients get access to a leading trading floor constantly connected with financial markets globally, a successful track-record in the execution of investment banking transactions – enhanced also by the international partnership with Clairfield who identifies cross-border opportunities for Italian and foreign companies – and a proved expertise in the management of investment funds, especially in illiquid asset classes like private debt, private equity, infrastructures and renewables. EQUITA stands out for its independence and integrity, the commitment of its professionals to best-serve clients, and the concept of "partnership" that sees its managers and employees as shareholders of an investment bank listed on the Italian Stock Exchange as "STAR" company. Visit www.equita.eu to learn more… because WE KNOW HOW

Fine Comunicato n.20115-53-2025	Numero di Pagine: 4