New Deal Advisors supports Abenex in the acquisition of Zato
Milan, october 7 2025 – New Deal Advisors, an independent firm specialising in advisory services to M&A Transactions has supported Abenex, a long-standing European private equity fund specialising in growth and buyout transactions, in the acquisition of Zato S.p.A.. The sellers are the LBO France fund and founder Valerio Zanaglio. Both he and Alessandra Bresciani are reinvesting in the transaction.
Founded in 1999, Zato is a global leader in the design and assembly of machinery for shredding ferrous and non-ferrous metals. With this transaction, Abenex will support Zato in a new phase of development, with the aim of further strengthening its presence in international markets and accelerating the technological innovation of its solutions.
New Deal Advisors, with a team led by Guido Pelissero (partner), provided Financial due diligence services to Abenex.
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New Deal Advisors is an independent firm specialising in advisory services in M&A. Established in 2012, New Deal Advisors provides support in a broad variety of extraordinary transactions streams including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, transformation processes, forensic and litigation activities, fairness opinions and valuation services. New Deal Advisors has worked for more than a decade alongside private equity funds, investment holdings, family offices, financial institutions and strategic players achieving to date the finalisation of over 200 deals.