Ropes & Gray advised Bain Capital and its portfolio company Evident on the completed acquisition of CrestOptics S.p.A., a Rome-based developer and manufacturer of advanced optical imaging systems for spinning disk confocal and super-resolution microscopy. The acquisition broadens Evident's life science imaging portfolio and deepens its capability in high-speed, high-content 3D imaging for research, pharma, and biotech applications.
Founded in 2011, CrestOptics designs and manufactures confocal spinning disk and structured illumination microscopy (SIM) modules that integrate with microscope platforms from leading manufacturers worldwide. Used in laboratories around the world, CrestOptics products are built to be universally accessible tools that advance discovery without barriers.
The Ropes & Gray team was led by private equity partners Cataldo Piccarreta and Luca Maranetto with support from associate Valeria Fiormonti. Counsel Jacopo Figus Diaz advised on FDI and antitrust matters and counsel Luca Amicarelli on regulatory aspects.
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