Italy: Private equity firm Invel Actual Property has secured a €65 million financing facility from UniCredit to help the expansion of hostel operator YellowSquare throughout Italy.
The financing follows the three way partnership between Invel and YellowSquare in January 2025. The settlement included the creation of funding automobile Fondo Yellow, absolutely subscribed by Invel and managed by Castello SGR.
YellowSquare at the moment operates roughly 1,200 beds in Italy and Greece. The power will fund the acquisition and growth of greater than 2,000 beds throughout Italian gateway cities, with a concentrate on city regeneration and sustainable buildings.
The financing can be anticipated to qualify as a inexperienced mortgage with the brand new property set to function “revolutionary and sustainable design”.
Gabriele Magotti, chief funding officer, Invel Actual Property, mentioned: “This financing marks an necessary second as we proceed to scale the YellowSquare platform and represents a powerful vote of confidence in our ambitions.
“We’re happy to accomplice with UniCredit for this subsequent section of progress in Italy, which additionally reinforces the broader strategic trajectory of the platform throughout key Southern European city markets. Past the scale of the transaction, it displays the power of the three way partnership established in 2025 and our shared conviction within the long-term potential of hybrid hospitality as an institutional asset class,” he added.
Highlights:
- Invel Actual Property has secured a €65 million financing facility from UniCredit to scale hostel and hybrid hospitality platform YellowSquare throughout Italy.
- The funding helps Fondo Yellow, an alternate actual property funding fund absolutely subscribed by Invel and managed by Castello SGR, concentrating on hospitality growth initiatives.
- YellowSquare at the moment operates round 1,200 beds, with plans to increase by greater than 2,000 extra beds in Italian gateway cities.
- The growth technique focuses on buying property in city regeneration areas, incorporating sustainable constructing design and low-carbon development requirements.
- The financing follows the 2025 three way partnership between Invel Actual Property and YellowSquare, reinforcing progress plans throughout Italy and broader Southern European hospitality actual property markets.
