Origine Growth PE helps Italian businesses expand and consolidate. GCA starts with specific opportunities where it can help change the outcome, from industrial turnaround to development of intellectual property and hospitality.
Origine SGR manages Origine Growth PE, a fund for Italian businesses with plans to expand or consolidate their market. It can take a majority or qualified minority stake, depending on the company and the growth plan.
Origine’s investment team works with Operating Partners and Senior Advisors from origination through portfolio development. Origine SGR lists Dario Pardi as an Operating Partner of Origine Growth PE.
€20–45m
Published equity ticket
4–6 years
Published investment horizon
Italy first
At least 70% in Italy under the published geographic focus
How Origine works
The fund combines majority buyouts or qualified minority investments with organic growth and acquisitions. Its four published areas are agrifood B2B and technology, technology and business transformation, energy transition and related services, and aerospace, defence and safety.
GCA originates and structures investments in operating businesses and other real-economy assets. It looks for direct access, enough influence to act and a specific catalyst it can work on. The three examples below show how that discipline leads to different investment plans.
Three opportunities, three ways to build value
INDUSTRIAL TURNAROUND
From an existing stake to possible control
STARTING POINT
Existing position in a Tuscan coatings manufacturer
The starting point is an existing position in a Tuscan coatings manufacturer. The proposed move to control would support a turnaround built around restoring profitability, developing lower-impact coatings and expanding commercial reach, including marine coatings and international distribution.
The starting point is an existing position in a Tuscan coatings manufacturer. The proposed move to control would support a turnaround built around restoring profitability, developing lower-impact coatings and expanding commercial reach, including marine coatings and international distribution.
The starting point is access to original rights. The business case is to select which stories warrant development, prepare the legal and creative material, and take the rights to partners in audio, publishing or screen. Licensing and production are separate routes to market.
The starting point is access to original rights. The business case is to select which stories warrant development, prepare the legal and creative material, and take the rights to partners in audio, publishing or screen. Licensing and production are separate routes to market.
The starting point is two operating venues on Talamanca Bay. SHU combines a beach club and restaurant. Almar has a distinct Mediterranean dining offer. The deck considers how parts of this operating format could be expanded through partnerships, licensing or openings.
The starting point is two operating venues on Talamanca Bay. SHU combines a beach club and restaurant. Almar has a distinct Mediterranean dining offer. The deck considers how parts of this operating format could be expanded through partnerships, licensing or openings.
