Surveys Group, a multinational from Bologna active in the embellishment and embroidery sector, has signed a binding agreement for the entry into its capital of Holding Fashion Srl, subsidiary of Holding Industriale SpA (Price), investment company in small and medium-sized companies that represent Made in Italy. The investment agreement provides for various time steps and the stake has currently been set at 30%. Furthermore, on the basis of the agreement, it will also be valued Alkenium, the Rilievi start-up that deals with the outsourcing of processes and services for fashion offered to businesses.
The operation, which provides for the continuation of the current management in the shareholding structure of the Bologna-based company, will allow the company to be strengthened and will allow for the development of new and ambitious growth plans, explains a press release from Rilievi. The current leaders of Rilievi and Alkenium, Michael Galliano, Simona Finelli e Stephanie Marocchi, will maintain their current operational roles and will be supported in corporate strategy and management by Julius Guasco, Chief Executive Officer of Holding Moda.
Rilievi Group: in 30 years of activity it has brought its turnover to 12 million
The Bologna-based company was founded in 1991 on the initiative of seven women, following a training and entrepreneurship support program promoted by the city of Bologna and the National Crafts Confederation (CNA). The best national and international brands and stylists in the luxury sector rely on it. In addition to being present in Italy, it is also in India (Mumbai) and USA USA (New York) and has achieved an aggregate turnover of more than 12 million euros with approximately 200 employees.
“Becoming part of Holding Moda – he says Michael Galliano, CEO of Rilievi Group – allows us to strengthen our position as a global player by giving us a new and significant acceleration. In addition to this, we have the opportunity to count on the experience and pool of skills of a solid Group that is a reference in the sector, with which we share values and philosophy. From today we will be able not only to continue to develop and grow our Company, but also to transfer our skills to the whole Group".
Hind: investee companies rise to 9 of Holding Moda cwith a total of 700 employees
With Rilievi Group, the subsidiaries of Holding Moda founded in 2011 by Claudio Rovere become nine: One Jersey (jersey work), Alex & Co. (leather garments), RBS (outerwear), Clear dawn (women's light clothing), GAB (leather goods), Project Creative Workshop (denim), Valmor (footwear) e Famar (men's and women's clothing) for a total pro-forma consolidated turnover of 176 million euros and a skilled workforce of around 700 people.
"We are entering the world of special processes with a synergistic and coherent project with our long-term industrial vision of promoting the development of companies that represent the excellence of Made in Italy", he explains in the press release Claudio Rovere, founder and president of Hind, while "Holding Moda has chosen to invest in Rilievi for the quality of its workmanship, the continuous search for improvement and cutting-edge technologies and the high attention it pays to the needs of customers in the world of luxury" , says Giulio Guasco, CEO of Holding Moda.
Hind's investments are organized in 5 thematic subholdings operating in sectors that are an expression of Italian excellence and uniqueness: Fashion Holding (fashion), La Fabbrica (communication), Holding Food & Beverage (food and drink), Holding Parts (spare parts for the automotive sector) e Holding Motion (robotics). Its goal is to create a production center of excellence for Made in Italy manufacturing, in the fashion sector (clothing and accessories), dedicated to international luxury brands.
