Milan\/London\/Paris\/Munich \u2014 Ambi\u00adenta SGR S.p.A (\u201cAmbi\u00adenta\u201d), one of Euro\u00adpe\u2019s largest asset mana\u00adgers focu\u00adsed enti\u00adrely on envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity, has signed a binding agree\u00adment to sell Nami\u00adrial S.p.A (\u201cNami\u00adrial\u201d), a global leader in digi\u00adtal tran\u00adsac\u00adtion manage\u00adment. Ambi\u00adenta is selling its majo\u00adrity stake in the company to Bain Capi\u00adtal, one of the worl\u00add\u2019s leading private invest\u00adment firms. <\/p>\n
Foun\u00adder Enrico Giaco\u00admelli and the manage\u00adment team led by CEO Max Pelle\u00adg\u00adrini will retain a signi\u00adfi\u00adcant stake in the company, under\u00adli\u00adning their contin\u00adued commit\u00adment to the company\u2019s future growth strategy.<\/p>\n
Foun\u00added in 2000, Nami\u00adrial is a leading provi\u00adder of Soft\u00adware-as-a-Service (SaaS) solu\u00adti\u00adons that enable the complete digi\u00adtiza\u00adtion of busi\u00adness-criti\u00adcal tran\u00adsac\u00adtions and proces\u00adses. Nami\u00adrial opera\u00adtes in 20 count\u00adries and employs 1,000 people in 28 offices. The company helps compa\u00adnies to go paper\u00adless and improve opera\u00adtio\u00adnal perfor\u00admance while redu\u00adcing their envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal impact. <\/p>\n
Since inves\u00adt\u00ading in Nami\u00adrial in 2020, Ambi\u00adenta has grown the company signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly by streng\u00adthening the corpo\u00adrate orga\u00adniza\u00adtion and leader\u00adship, appoin\u00adting a new CEO to profes\u00adsio\u00adna\u00adlize the company\u2019s opera\u00adti\u00adons and conti\u00adnuously impro\u00adving the product port\u00adfo\u00adlio. In colla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adtion with the manage\u00adment team, Ambi\u00adenta over\u00adsaw a rigo\u00adrous buy-and-build program that resul\u00adted in seven acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons and enab\u00adled Nami\u00adrial to conso\u00adli\u00addate its posi\u00adtion in the market for compli\u00adance-criti\u00adcal digi\u00adtal tran\u00adsac\u00adtion manage\u00adment dome\u00adsti\u00adcally and inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnally. As a result, during Ambi\u00aden\u00adta\u2019s owner\u00adship, Nami\u00adrial more than doubled its head\u00adcount, tripled reve\u00adnue, more than quadru\u00adpled profi\u00adta\u00adbi\u00adlity and expan\u00added its global reach in Europe, Latin America and Southe\u00adast Asia. Today, the company serves 150,000 custo\u00admers world\u00adwide with over 3 million users in more than 85 countries. <\/p>\n
Digi\u00adtiza\u00adtion has repla\u00adced paper-based proces\u00adses and perso\u00adnal inter\u00adac\u00adtions with digi\u00adtal work\u00adflows, redu\u00adcing the need for paper and travel \u2014 a direct contri\u00adbu\u00adtion to envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity. By signi\u00adfi\u00adcantly redu\u00adcing paper-based proces\u00adses and the asso\u00adcia\u00adted resource requi\u00adre\u00adments \u2014 inclu\u00adding energy, water and CO\u2082 emis\u00adsi\u00adons from paper produc\u00adtion \u2014 as well as the redu\u00adced need for archi\u00adving space, Nami\u00adrial enables a more effi\u00adci\u00adent and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtally friendly way of working. Ambi\u00adenta reco\u00adgni\u00adzed early on that the digi\u00adta\u00adliza\u00adtion of busi\u00adness proces\u00adses offers nume\u00adrous bene\u00adfits and is essen\u00adtial for sustainable econo\u00admic progress. Ambi\u00adenta ther\u00ade\u00adfore iden\u00adti\u00adfied Nami\u00adrial as a pioneer in eco-friend\u00adli\u00adness and a key player in this transformation. <\/p>\n
Nami\u00adri\u00adal\u2019s remar\u00adkable growth under Ambi\u00aden\u00adta\u2019s leader\u00adship has shown signi\u00adfi\u00adcant posi\u00adtive envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal results: By the end of 2024, Nami\u00adri\u00adal\u2019s trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion of its custo\u00admers\u2019 busi\u00adness proces\u00adses has enab\u00adled them to save over 1.2 million cubic meters of water (equi\u00adva\u00adlent to 500 Olym\u00adpic swim\u00adming pools), more than 15,000 tons of crude oil equi\u00adva\u00adlent energy (equi\u00adva\u00adlent to the annual energy consump\u00adtion of 320,000 refri\u00adge\u00adra\u00adtors) and reduce CO\u2082 emis\u00adsi\u00adons by almost 50,000 tons (equi\u00adva\u00adlent to the CO\u2082 absorp\u00adtion of 2.2 million trees).<\/p>\n
Gian\u00adcarlo Beraudo, Private Equity Part\u00adner at Ambi\u00adenta<\/strong>, comm\u00adents: \u201cThe deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of Nami\u00adrial is a prime exam\u00adple of the poten\u00adtial of high-growth compa\u00adnies bene\u00adfiting from trends in envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity. It shows how by combi\u00adning our focus on sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity-driven busi\u00adnesses with a consis\u00adtent value crea\u00adtion stra\u00adtegy, we can deli\u00adver success for compa\u00adnies, inves\u00adtors and the envi\u00adron\u00adment. We are proud to have crea\u00adted an Italian \u2018unicorn\u2019 and to have been part of Nami\u00adri\u00adal\u2019s impres\u00adsive deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment into an inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal market leader in digi\u00adtal tran\u00adsac\u00adtion management.\u201d<\/p>\n Enrico Giaco\u00admelli, Foun\u00adder and Chair\u00adman of Nami\u00adrial, adds: \u201cPart\u00adne\u00adring with Ambi\u00adenta over the past four years has been a truly trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtive jour\u00adney. The company\u2019s stra\u00adte\u00adgic vision and unwa\u00adve\u00adring support have helped us acce\u00adle\u00adrate our growth, enter new markets and streng\u00adthen our global presence \u2014 all while stay\u00ading true to our values. But what has made this jour\u00adney truly extra\u00ador\u00addi\u00adnary is the incre\u00addi\u00adble Nami\u00adrial team: an inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal group of passio\u00adnate, dedi\u00adca\u00adted and talen\u00adted people who make the seemingly impos\u00adsi\u00adble possi\u00adble day after day.\u201d<\/p>\n Max Pelle\u00adg\u00adrini, CEO of Nami\u00adrial<\/strong>, adds: \u201cAmbi\u00adenta has been an inva\u00adluable part\u00adner for our growth and inno\u00adva\u00adtion. Ambi\u00aden\u00adta\u2019s exper\u00adtise and commit\u00adment have enab\u00adled us to streng\u00adthen our opera\u00adti\u00adons, invest in our team and exceed our stra\u00adte\u00adgic goals. We are proud of what we have achie\u00adved toge\u00adther and confi\u00addent that we have built a solid foun\u00adda\u00adtion for sustainable success in this new chap\u00adter of the company\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n Giovanni Camera, Part\u00adner at Bain Capi\u00adtal<\/strong>, comm\u00adents: \u201cThis invest\u00adment further streng\u00adthens our successful presence in Italy and in the tech\u00adno\u00adlogy space and provi\u00addes an exci\u00adting oppor\u00adtu\u00adnity to support Nami\u00adri\u00adal\u2019s mission \u2014 to deli\u00adver inno\u00adva\u00adtive digi\u00adtal soft\u00adware solu\u00adti\u00adons that trans\u00adform the way busi\u00adnesses operate. Nami\u00adrial has an impres\u00adsive track record of sustained growth and conti\u00adnuous inno\u00adva\u00adtion in digi\u00adtal tran\u00adsac\u00adtion manage\u00adment. We are confi\u00addent that our expe\u00adri\u00adence and exper\u00adtise in scaling tech\u00adno\u00adlogy-driven busi\u00adnesses will serve us well in support\u00ading Enrico, Max and the entire manage\u00adment team to drive Nami\u00adri\u00adal\u2019s growth and further expand its market presence as a global leader.\u201d<\/p>\n The tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is expec\u00adted to close in the second quar\u00adter of 2025, subject to custo\u00admary closing condi\u00adti\u00adons and regu\u00adla\u00adtory approvals.<\/p>\n Consul\u00adtant Ambienta: <\/strong><\/p>\n Arma Part\u00adners, Roth\u00adschild & Co, Peder\u00adsoli Gattai, Bain&Co, KPMG, FRM, West Monroe, Marsh advised.<\/p>\n About Ambi\u00adenta As a pioneer, Ambi\u00adenta was one of the first signa\u00adto\u00adries of the Prin\u00adci\u00adples for Respon\u00adsi\u00adble Invest\u00adment (UN PRI) in 2012 and achie\u00adved Bene\u00adfit Corpo\u00adra\u00adtion (B Corp) status in 2019. In 2020, Ambi\u00adenta became a member of the Insti\u00adtu\u00adtio\u00adnal Inves\u00adtors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), and in 2023 Ambi\u00adenta set another posi\u00adtive exam\u00adple for the indus\u00adtry by joining the Science-Based Targets Initia\u00adtive (SBTi) as one of the few asset mana\u00adgers to do so. www.ambientasgr.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Milan\/London\/Paris\/Munich \u2014 Ambi\u00adenta SGR S.p.A (\u201cAmbi\u00adenta\u201d), one of Euro\u00adpe\u2019s largest asset mana\u00adgers focu\u00adsed enti\u00adrely on envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity, has signed a binding agree\u00adment to sell Nami\u00adrial S.p.A (\u201cNami\u00adrial\u201d), a global leader in digi\u00adtal tran\u00adsac\u00adtion manage\u00adment. Ambi\u00adenta is selling its majo\u00adrity stake in the company to Bain Capi\u00adtal, one of the worl\u00add\u2019s leading private invest\u00adment firms. 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\n Ambi\u00adenta is a Euro\u00adpean envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity inves\u00adtor specia\u00adli\u00adzing in private equity, public markets and private credit. Based in Milan, London, Paris and Munich, Ambi\u00adenta mana\u00adges assets of appro\u00adxi\u00adm\u00adately \u20ac4 billion. The focus is on invest\u00adments in private and listed compa\u00adnies that are driven by envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal mega\u00adtrends and whose products or services improve resource effi\u00adci\u00adency and envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal protec\u00adtion. Ambi\u00adenta has made 82 private equity invest\u00adments to date. In the public equity sector, Ambi\u00adenta has laun\u00adched one of the worl\u00add\u2019s largest abso\u00adlute return funds fully focu\u00adsed on envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal sustaina\u00adbi\u00adlity and mana\u00adges a whole range of other sustainable invest\u00adment products from low-risk multi-asset funds to long-only equity funds. Ambi\u00adenta has also recently laun\u00adched a private credit stra\u00adtegy, which \u2014 as with the other asset clas\u00adses \u2014 focu\u00adses on envi\u00adron\u00admen\u00adtal sustainability.<\/p>\n