Investindustrial, the Italian buyout firm that backs the luxury UK carmaker Aston Martin, is strengthening its senior ranks with the appointment of two new principals, FN's sister publication Private Equity News reports. 

Maurizio Bottinelli, the former chief executive of Italian private equity investor Clessidra, who spent seven years as a partner at Apax earlier in his career, has joined Investindustrial’s Lugano office, according to a statement.