Gradiente SGR
Gradiente SGR is a Padova-based private equity manager founded in 2009 by Pietro Busnardo with backing from Italian banking foundations, investing 10-20 million euros per deal in the lower-mid segment of Italian SMEs (10-50 million euros turnover) across all sectors except real estate and finance, through three buyout funds Gradiente I-III.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 22 portfolio companies (13 active · 9 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
22 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Gradiente SGR has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Gradiente IIISmall-Mid Buyout2024 · 2yr€180M5 active
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility |  Italy | 2025 | |
| Consumer | Italy | 2024 | |
| Mobility | Italy | 2024 | |
| Consumer | Italy | 2024 | |
| Consumer | Italy | 2025 |
Italy· Entry 2025Italy· Entry 2024Italy· Entry 2024Italy· Entry 2024Italy· Entry 2025Gradiente IISmall-Mid BuyoutHarvesting2017 · 9yr€135M6 active · 1 realized
Unrealized
6 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | Italy | 2020 | |
| Industrials | Italy | 2022 | |
| IT Services | Italy | 2021 | |
| Consumer | Italy | 2021 | |
| Industrials | Italy | 2018 | |
| Consumer | Italy | 2022 |
Italy· Entry 2020Italy· Entry 2022Italy· Entry 2021Italy· Entry 2021Italy· Entry 2018Italy· Entry 2022Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility | Italy | 2020 | 2025 | Secondary | – |
Gradiente ISmall-Mid BuyoutHarvesting2012 · 14yr€76M2 active · 8 realized
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | Italy | 2015 | |
| Consumer | Italy | 2015 |
Italy· Entry 2015Italy· Entry 2015Realized
8 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | Italy | 2015 | 2022 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | Italy | 2013 | 2019 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | Italy | 2016 | 2019 | Secondary | – | ||
| Consumer | Italy | 2015 | 2020 | Secondary | – | ||
| Hospitality | Italy | 2012 | – | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Italy | 2012 | 2017 | Secondary | – | ||
| Industrials | Italy | 2014 | 2017 | Trade Sale | – | ||
| Industrials | Italy | 2013 | 2017 | Secondary | – |
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