Canson Capital Partners to Co-Invest in Italian Paper Maker Fedrigoni.

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US-based Canson Capital Partners acted as lead financial advisor to investment firm BC Partners on its entering into a joint ownership agreement with private investment firm Bain Capital Private Equity for self-adhesive labels and fibre-based luxury packaging producer Fedrigoni, the firm said.

As a key partner to the private equity consortium, Canson will have the ability to co-invest in the transaction through its merchant banking arm, acquiring a minority stake in Fedrigoni alongside BC Partners and Bain Capital.

This is in line with Canson's merchant banking model, connecting alternative sources of capital with unique investment opportunities.

Canson's merchant banking arm has previously co-invested in a number of significant private equity transactions, including the acquisition of minority stakes in Refinitiv, the Financial and Risk division of Thomson Reuters; Kantar, WPP's data, research and analytics business; and Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. (INWIT), Italy's largest operator of mobile phone towers. Canson invested alongside Blackstone, Bain Capital and Ardian, respectively in these three carve-outs.

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