Ambienta platform company Officine Maccaferri acquires CPT Group, reinforcing its leadership in integrated tunnelling technologies

CPT is a leading Italian developer of robotic prefabrication and digital control systems for mechanised tunnelling, The acquisition marks Ambienta's second add-on for Officine Maccaferri, Investment strengthens Maccaferri's tunnelling division, further positioning the company as a technology-enabled leader in sustainable infrastructure

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Milan/London/Paris/Munich, 29 July 2025 Ambienta SGR S.p.A. (“Ambienta”), one of Europe’s leading and largest asset managers pioneering investment in environmental sustainability across private and public markets, is pleased to announce that its platform company Officine Maccaferri S.p.A. (“Maccaferri” or the “Group”), a global leader in civil and environmental engineering solutions with a commercial presence in over 130 countries, has acquired CPT Group (“CPT”), an Italian company specialised in advanced mechanised tunnelling technologies and robotic prefabrication systems for underground infrastructure.

Founded over 30 years ago and based in Nova Milanese (Italy), CPT serves major global contractors in the tunnelling and infrastructure sectors. It's offering combines robotic prefabrication plants (Robofactory), productivity-monitoring software for tunnel boring machines (TBM) and eco-designed spacers. As a pioneer in applying Industry 4.0 principles to the prefabrication processes of segments for Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM), CPT has helped advance automation in underground construction sites. Its technologies have already been successfully employed by Maccaferri for the installation of its semi-automated steel ribs. With operations across Europe, Southeast Asia, and Australia, CPT is recognised for enabling more resource-efficient, safer and faster construction of tunnel linings in geologically complex environments.