William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Axial Fans International (AFI) in connection with its pending sale to White Bridge Investments. The transaction signed on June 23, 2026, and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026.
About the Companies
Established in 2011 and based in Besnate (Varese, Italy), AFI is a leading provider of differentiated, patented axial-fan technologies for industrial cooling and ventilation. Its flagship solutions, UNIQUE and STEALTH, deliver meaningful improvements in energy efficiency, airflow performance, and noise reduction. Combining a retrofit-focused, direct-to-end-user commercial model with a broad international footprint, AFI supplies customers in more than 40 countries, concentrated across the LNG, oil & gas, geothermal, power generation, and data-centre end-markets.
Founded in 2013, White Bridge Investments is a holding company investing in Italian companies with high-growth potential, and with the opportunity to become consolidation platforms in their reference sectors.
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