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Minibonds and the Space Economy: debt enters orbit
How minibonds and basket bonds can finance capex, industrial growth and scale across Italy’s space and aerospace SME supply chain.
Space Economy
Italian and European space industry, supply chains, public programmes and growth capital. This Journal landing brings together original contributions, organised by topic and linked to the main editorial dossier.
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Novaeka: the Padua case turning rocket-engine testing into industrial infrastructure
A journalistic case study of Novaeka: rocket-engine test facilities, FGSE, digital twins, flight hardware, Houston and the challenge of scaling in the…
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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.
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Southern Europe in space: when geography becomes industry
Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal are reshaping Europe’s space economy through manufacturing, connectivity, small satellites, launch infrastructure and industrial sovereignty.
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The Orbits of Capital
Space, SMEs and dual use could become a major Italian private-equity opportunity—if capital is managed with genuine industrial and technical expertise.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.