Curated SME deals in Italy and Portugal.
Bottega lists curated acquisition opportunities: manufacturing, professional services, food & beverage, specialty businesses. Every deal reviewed. Every listing curated to help you evaluate quickly.
Buying a small business takes longer than it should.
Finding a quality deal is hard enough. When you do find one, you spend weeks chasing the seller for documentation. Then more weeks finding the right lawyer, the right accountant. Professionals who actually know SME transactions in this market.
And sometimes, after months of effort and real money spent, the business simply wasn't worth buying.
That's the reality most buyers face in Southern Europe. Bottega is built to change it.
“Three months and nothing to show for it.”
Time lost chasing documentation, assembling professionals, running due diligence, only to walk away.
“The listing had three lines and a phone number.”
Most publicly listed deals in Italy and Portugal are poorly presented. Revenue figures with no context. Brokers who don't respond.
“I didn't even know what I didn't know.”
Finding the right legal and financial professionals for an SME acquisition in a foreign market is its own project.
Deals you can evaluate quickly, before you commit your time.
Every listing has a written description, headline financial metrics, and clear context, authored by Bottega, not copy-pasted from the seller. You can self-qualify in minutes, not weeks.
Full financial detail is available after an initial conversation. We protect sellers, which means the numbers you eventually see are real, not sanitised.
Express interest through the platform. No cold calls, no broker gatekeeping. Bottega routes your enquiry and follows up directly.
We source deals directly from founders: manufacturing clusters in northern Italy, service businesses in Lisbon and Porto, food producers across both countries. Markets most platforms underserve.
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Helping us build what buyers actually need.
We're at an early stage, and we'd rather talk to serious buyers than guess what to build. If you're actively looking for acquisition opportunities in Italy or Portugal, we'd like to understand your process, your pain, and what would actually help.
In exchange, you'll shape what Bottega builds for buyers and get early access to features as they launch.
We'll respond within 48 hours.