Private equity firms BC Partners and TA Associates have expressed preliminary interest in a stake sale in health-care technology company GPI SpA by its main investor, according to people familiar with the matter.
FM Srl has been working with UniCredit SpA and Rothschild & Co. on selling its 48% stake in Milan-listed GPI, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. FM, an investment vehicle headed by GPI Chief Executive Officer Fausto Manzana, may retain a small stake following a deal, the people said.
Shares of GPI have gained about 54% this year, ...