Analysis
Organisational readiness: what turns a technology SME into an investable company
Governance, reporting and control turn deep-tech and manufacturing SMEs into credible targets for private equity and growth capital.
Private Equity
Private Equity, Growth Capital, M&A and the transformation of industrial SMEs. This Journal landing brings together original contributions, organised by topic and linked to the main editorial dossier.
Analysis
Volare Alto at BEX: there is no orbit without capital
At BEX Rimini, Volare Alto became a debate on primes, clusters, supply chains and the missing private-equity layer in Italy’s space economy.
Analysis
Leo Cargo, the price of the future and the capital Italy keeps leaving on the table
A capsule still moving towards industrial maturity can command a multibillion valuation, while half a century of orbital heritage can remain financially…
Analysis
Novaeka: from Veneto to US spaceports, scaling the infrastructure behind launch
From cryogenic systems to mobile rocket testing, Novaeka is testing whether a specialist capability from Veneto can become an international industrial platform.
Analysis
Private equity does not only buy companies. It can build industry
In the space economy, private equity creates value when it strengthens governance, management and scale, turning fragmented capabilities into stronger industrial groups.
Analysis
Not everything is venture capital. Space does not scale on slogans
The missing middle in Italy’s space economy lies between venture and large funds: growth capital and governance are needed to turn technology…
Analysis
European space and dual use: capital enters a new industrial geography
As prime consolidation, satellite-services M&A and growth finance accelerate, European space is entering a phase in which scale and industrial autonomy are…
Analysis
Deep tech needs owners who can build an industry
Europe’s technological ambitions depend on what happens after the breakthrough. Manufacturing, customer adoption and responsible ownership deserve as much attention as the…
Analysis
Capital no longer lives in separate rooms
Deep tech, impact and dual use: the new financial architecture will be decided by governance, not labels