Two almost twin operations in two countries that are increasingly similar. Gianluigi Aponte in Italy and Rodolphe Saadé in France, aboard their enormous shipping companies, travel to conquer publishing through acquisitions
The shipowner Gianluigi Aponte makes history in Italian publishing with the acquisition of Secolo XIX, following in the footsteps of Achille Lauro
The change of ownership in Gedi causes, as usual, a whirlwind at the top of the newspapers: Verdelli leaves the direction of the Republic where Molinari arrives, who is in turn replaced by Giannini - Mattia Feltri at HuffPost - John Elkann…
The transfer of Gedi's control package - which controls newspapers such as la Repubblica, La Stampa, l'Espresso and many others - from the De Benedetti family's Cir to the Agnelli-Elkann family's Exor will take place within the month and will change…
The flurry of tariffs threatened by Trump sends stock lists into the red - Piazza Affari defends itself and Gedi shines after the sale of the control package to Exor.
Trump unleashes the offensive on trade that affects Argentina, China, Brazil, France and soon also Italy, Austria and Turkey - Exor buys Gedi's newspapers - New Unicredit plan
Heavy losses of the main utilities that send the Ftse Mib index into heavy red - Cir goes against the trend, which receives Gedi's go-ahead for Exor's offer for Repubblica and the l'Espresso group
To avoid obstacles to competition, the Authority has imposed some precise conditions. Tim on the rise in the stock market
The markets regain confidence and the rise of the American S&P index above 3 gives them a boost - Banks recovering in Piazza Affari, cars doing well, Gedi slipping
Four major appointments in the financial week that begins today and which are destined to intertwine with the performance of the Stock Exchange and with the balance of power of Corporate Italy - Gedi, accounts in the red, Marco De Benedetti: "We are not…
INTERVIEW WITH GIANNI TAMBURI, number one of Tip - "Carlo De Benedetti's offer for Repubblica is consistent with its entire history but I would have suggested a takeover bid" - Bazoli is also thinking about the Foundation for the Corriere -…
Piazza Affari downgrades Friday's gains, in line with the other European lists - Credit under pressure, nightmare of duties on Swiss pharmaceuticals - Rain of sales on Tenaris. Mediaset weak after Spain
The engineer intends to take back Repubblica and the entire Espresso group but Cir, chaired by his son Rodolfo, rejects the offer - The reasons for the move and its prospects: open confrontation between father and sons but not only
The buyers are F2i and EI Towers - The company will be divided into two parts: one will remain the owner of the 5 digital terrestrial frequencies, related active and personnel contracts and another into which the entire network infrastructure and the…
Assemblies of the two publishing houses. At the shareholders' meeting Gedi Marco De Benedetti proposes Cioli as CEO while Mondardini will remain on the board as vice-president together with John Elkann. Quarterly with a profit of 3 million after the merger with La Stampa. Cairo excludes…
Prudent rise in European stock markets, Frankfurt's exploits driven by Bayer. Lvmh pushes luxury with Kering and Moncler. Chinese openings on duties push the automotive industry into Europe and FCA sale in Milan. Oil in good conditions also benefits…
Profit attributable to shareholders amounted to €916 million, more than double from €431 million as at June 30, 2016.
The holding company of the Agnelli family acquires Gedi shares (the publishing group born from the merger between Espresso-Repubblica and La Stampa) and becomes its second shareholder with 5,6% of the capital
Carlo De Benedetti would thus have decided to leave his last position in the group at the age of 83 after having already transferred control to his three sons, Marco, Rodolfo and Edoardo four years ago.
This is the new name of the l'Espresso group established this morning by the company's assembly chaired by Carlo De Benedetti after the merger with Itedi - Green light for the 80 million capital increase -
