Newman Holding
A holding company
built for the long horizon.
We invest in and operate businesses in fragmented services markets — with a long-term horizon. A family mindset paired with the discipline of private equity.
headquarter
Milano · Italia
$1.2B
Aggregate revenue
14
AGGREGATE EMPLOYEES
5
Total acquisitions completed
Our mission
Patient capital. Strategic guidance.
We support sector-leading entrepreneurs with patient capital and strategic guidance to drive long-term growth, shape market leaders, and create enduring value.
Combining deep industry expertise, robust systems, and a long-term vision, we help build category-defining companies.
Our APPROACH
Neither a fund. Nor a conventional holding.
Rooted in family business ourselves, we recognize that lasting value is built through time, patience, and adaptability.
Guided by a long-term family partnership mindset, institutional rigour, and active management, we aim to generate lasting impact and enduring value.
We are neither an investment fund nor a conventional industrial holding: we bring the best of both worlds. Free from rigid exit timelines and internal agendas, we combine deep commercial insight with financial discipline to build market-leading businesses with sustainable growth.
What we believe
Four convictions, held with conviction.
01
Operate, don't flip
Operators, not traders
We hold the businesses we buy. Compounding requires time, and time requires patience.
02
A family mindset
Built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs
We come from family business ourselves. We know what it takes to build, protect, and pass on a company, and we partner with founders and owners on equal terms.
03
Disciplined investors
Disciplined financial investors with a structured approach to M&A
Our background is large-cap investing. We apply the same institutional rigour and structured M&A approach to every deal, regardless of size.
04
Essential services, built to consolidate
We focus on essential and mission-critical services that require consolidation
We are neither a fund nor a conventional industrial holding. We focus on fragmented business services where consolidation creates lasting value.
our strategy
Three pillars of our investment strategy.
01
Investing in Italy
We invest in Italian business services companies with the goal of building national and international market leaders. Our growth strategy combines both organic expansion and strategic acquisitions.
02
M&A-Driven Growth
Our focus is clear and consistent: we specialize in business services and M&A-driven growth. We target majority investments in mission-critical service providers with strong potential to scale.
03
Sector focus
Our sector-specific approach allows us to bring insight and operational focus to each investment. Specialization enhances our ability to drive performance, create value, and replicate success.
From co-founders & managing partners · 2026
"We do not flip companies. We compound them. The best businesses in the world were built over decades, and we believe the next century of value will be created by those who think in decades not centuries ."
Agostino Trapani and Carlo Leone
co-Founder & Managing Partner
the portfolio
Our partnerships
Name
Sector
Area / Geography
Investment date
01
Vecton
HVAC & Electrical services
Northern Italy
June 2026
Our values
An investment firm rooted in disciplined investing.
At Newman, we are building an investment firm rooted in the principles of value investing, while embracing the flexibility and long-term perspective of lasting family businesses — creating a model designed for both resilience and sustainable growth.
i.
Patience
We embrace time as our ally, letting quality compound.
ii.
Discipline
We avoid noise, staying anchored to fundamentals and long-term intrinsic value.
iii.
Conviction
Guided by deep thematic research, we invest boldly in themes and sectors we are willing to hold forever.
Contact
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