Kyip Capital builds €25M training platform with Skilla acquisition
What's the deal? Private equity firm Kyip CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired majority stakes in two Italian training companies — Amicucci FormazioneDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, known as SkillaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and BmaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, known as My Beauty AcademyDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The deal, announced in September 2026, was made through the Kyip Investment FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. Terms were not disclosed.
What's the endgame? The acquisitions form the base of Hekai Education SpaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a new integrated platform for training and skills development. Skilla and My Beauty Academy join Volta InstituteDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, which Kyip has backed since 2024, in a group generating €25 million in revenue.
What's the platform? Skilla, based in Civitanova, focuses on corporate learning. My Beauty Academy adds a specialisation in beauty and wellness training, broadening the group's reach across sectors.
Why now? Kyip frames the move against rising demand for reskilling. It points to digital transformation and the spread of artificial intelligence as forces reshaping the skills employers need, making continuous training a priority across working lives.
The signal: The deal is a classic buy-and-build play in Italy's fragmented training market, bundling niche providers under one platform to capture demand for lifelong learning. Consolidation gives Kyip scale in a sector where digital and AI-driven upskilling is becoming a recurring need rather than a one-off.
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