Private Equity FundPuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 5 SOURCES

Bravo Invest

Also known as Bravo Invest Società di Gestione del Risparmio S.p.A., Bravo Invest S.r.l., Bravo Capital Partners, Bravo Capital

Milan management-controlled private equity firm doing buy-and-build deals in Italian lower mid-market B2B services and manufacturing; Bravo Capital Partners I (~€100M) and II funds.

HEADQUARTERS: Milan, Italy
FOUNDED: —
AUM: —
OUTSIDE CAPITAL: Yes
TEAM LISTED: 6 people

Focus

STAGES: Buyout
SECTORS: Industrial & Manufacturing Software & SaaS Food & Agriculture
ASSET MIX: Private equity
GEOGRAPHY: Italy

Overview

Bravo Invest is an independent, management-controlled private equity firm in Milan, founded by Mauro Vacchini and Fabio Galli, that acquires founder-led Italian SMEs in fragmented B2B services and manufacturing niches and builds them into larger platforms through add-on acquisitions and new management teams. Its funds Bravo Capital Partners I (about €100M raised, per BeBeez) and Bravo Capital Partners II SCA-SICAV-RAIF (first close €90M in 2022, €100M–€120M target), managed by Bravo Capital Management S.à r.l., co-invest with Luxempart. In September 2026 Bravo Invest SGR S.p.A. was entered in the Banca d'Italia register of AIF managers.

Investment thesis

Buy-and-build in the Italian lower mid-market: founder-led companies in fragmented, growing B2B niches (services and manufacturing), consolidated into professionalised platforms with independent management, often around generational transition.

PORTFOLIO (8)

SiwisNOTABLE
Industrial & Manufacturing
VivaticketNOTABLE
Software & SaaS · Exited
IN Group
Industrial & Manufacturing
Lodestar
Software & SaaS · Exited
Sipral
Food & Agriculture · Exited
MTWH
Consumer & E-commerce · Exited
Arbo
Industrial & Manufacturing · Exited
Lorenzi (Lyliane)
Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2021

People

Mauro Vacchini
Managing Partner, Founder · source
Fabio Galli
Managing Partner, Founder · source
Giovanni Saccaggi
Partner · source
Corrado Di Gaspare
Partner · source
Valeria De Pergola
Director · source
Gloria Pianta
CFO · source

Frequently asked questions

Bravo Invest is a private equity fund based in Milan, Italy.

Yes. Bravo Invest invests its own capital in private companies.

Bravo Invest invests at Buyout stage in Industrial & Manufacturing, Software & SaaS and Food & Agriculture.

Key people at Bravo Invest include Mauro Vacchini (Managing Partner, Founder), Fabio Galli (Managing Partner, Founder), Giovanni Saccaggi (Partner) and Corrado Di Gaspare (Partner).

Bravo Invest's investments include Siwis, Vivaticket, IN Group, Lodestar, Sipral, MTWH, Arbo and Lorenzi (Lyliane).

Yes. Bravo Invest manages capital from outside investors.