Ropes & Gray Advises Bluegem Capital Partners on its Acquisition of Rispo Group, a Leading Italian Platform of Premium Frozen Specialties

Ropes & Gray has advised Bluegem Capital Partners (“Bluegem”), the pan-European mid-market private equity firm specialising in real economy staple businesses, on its agreement to acquire Rispo Group (“Rispo” or “the Group”), a leading Italian producer of premium frozen specialties, from funds managed by Europe Capital Partners and advised by CS & Associati. Rispo’s management team will reinvest alongside Bluegem, retaining a minority stake in the Group. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.

The Ropes & Gray team was led by private equity partners Cataldo Piccarreta and Giorgia Lugli with support from associates Ginevra Rebecchini and Carlo Grisostomi Travaglini, and trainees Marianna Pessi, Roberta Vitale, Costanza Cappelli, Elena Boaretto and Alessandro My. Additional support was provided by regulatory counsel Luca Amicarelli and associate Riccardo Marcolongo, and antitrust & FDI counsel Jacopo Figus Diaz.