CDP invests in digital healthcare. The boards of directors of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and of the subsidiary CDP Equity approved the signing of an investment agreement which provides for - in the event that the conditions precedent set forth therein no longer apply - for CDPE to enter the share capital of GPI, a company listed on the Euronext Milan and active in the field of information systems and health services. The transaction provides for a paid capital increase of 140 million euros, with the exclusion of the option right, in support of the new 2022-2024 Industrial Strategic Plan.
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In particular, the operation will take place through the subscription by CDPE of a tranche equal to half of this increase, equal to 70 million, upon completion of which CDPE will hold a stake of no less than 17% of the Trentino group's share capital. In addition, the investment is consistent with the objectives set by the so-called Health Mission of the PNRR, which allocates 8 billion to digital healthcare.
The involvement, as subscribers of the remaining tranches of the capital increase, is also envisaged for the current controlling shareholder FM Srl ‒ a holding company that refers to the current chairman and CEO of GPI, Fausto Manzana ‒ and other institutional investors according to the crowding-in principle, i.e. the ability to attract resources on the capital market.
The operation, explains a note from the Group, will be completed according to the time required to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals and has the objective of supporting GPI's investment strategy aimed at accelerating the digitization process of Italian healthcare, improving citizens' ability to access care, increasingly urgent in the light of the country's demographic trends.
