Intesa Sanpaolo supports and interprets the new growth strategies of SMEs in this phase of global transformation. An exclusive mission to the United States for Italian companies is taking place in San Francisco, where the Banca dei Territori Division, led by Stefano Barrese, in collaboration with Institutional Relations, the international network, and the Group's IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division, promotes 12 SMEs that are champions of Made in Italy through a program of meetings and training in Silicon Valley.
The path of in-depth study and contact with the best production and innovative realities of the North American West Coast is created in collaboration with INNOVIT (Italian Innovation and Culture Hub) in San Francisco, the technological heart of California. The selected SMEs have an average of 150 employees and 40 million euros of annual turnover and therefore ideally represent the Italian productive fabric and the typical requirements of medium-sized enterprises. The small and medium-sized enterprises chosen are: Aton (Treviso), Galdi (Treviso), I.co.p (Udine), Las Mobili (Teramo), Mac&Nil (Bari), Malvestio (Padua), Manta Group (Foggia), Martinorossi (Cremona), Move (Lucca), Podium Engineering (Aosta), Rain (Milan), Santini (Bergamo).
The first US mission organised by Intesa Sanpaolo for some of the best Italian medium-sized companies is one of a kind and represents a further step in the commitment to their
competitiveness carried forward by the banking group led by CEO Carlo Messina. In fact, they are growing M&A operations are also suitable for SMEs, necessary to expand the company's reach and compete on an international scale, which the bank supports through a structure created to foster synergies and dedicated to Corporate Finance, combining Banca dei Territori's in-depth knowledge of the business fabric with the qualified expertise in complex transactions offered within the IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division.
“Today we confirm and strengthen – he commented Stefano Barrese, head of the Intesa Sanpaolo Banca dei Territori Division – our role in supporting the Italian small and medium-sized business system, translating SMEs' plans into action toward new development goals and international trajectories. Silicon Valley is a unique environment for developing industrial and strategic relationships in the US, thanks to our collaboration with INNOVIT and a unique ecosystem of partners. Our support is ongoing; since 2020, we have provided Italian SMEs with €11 billion in financing for internationalization and exports, over €8 billion in structured finance, and supported 35 extraordinary finance transactions, including M&As and IPOs.
