(Finance) – It left today with 26 Italian companies there 21st class of ELITEthe ecosystem of Euronext which helps small and medium-sized enterprises to grow and access private and public capital markets. The program born in Borsa Italiana, which has just turned 10, supports companies in terms of capital, skills and networks.
The 26 entrepreneurial realities come from 13 Italian regions and belong to different sectors: from IT services, to personal and fashion products, to consumer services. ELITE’s mission is to support companies by connecting them with capital and expertise to drive their long-term sustainable growth and provide concrete support to accelerate their development.
To date, with direct support from Elite over 220 companies have raised around 655 million euros through the Basket Bond model, 55 companies have gone public raising €3.7 billion, 119 companies issued 187 bonds raising €2.8 billion and 322 companies handled over 1,000 M&A deals.
“A big welcome to the companies that have decided to start a path of acceleration and growth with ELITE – he commented Marta Testi, AD of ELITE – Our ecosystem, characterized by excellent and dynamic companies, is recognized as valuable partner for sustainable development and for approaching the capital market and alternative finance instruments”.
“We thank you in particular Banca Popolare di SondrioCassa Padana, Deloitte, Studio ST and Confindustria Sardegna which have supported the entry into ELITE of some of these 26 realities and all the partners who have been an integral part of our activities for 10 years”, he added.
The company are: Auriga (Software and IT Services, Puglia); Cicli Lombardo (Production of bicycles, Sicily); Ecoprogram (Industrial Transport, Lombardy); Acrobatic construction (Building and Materials, Lombardy); Energy Time (EPC Contractor for the renewable energy sector, Molise); EPF Elettronica (Industrial automation, renewable energies and plastic injection moulding, Piedmont); Lombardi Pharmacies (Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Campania); Ferplant (Alternative Energy, Piedmont); IHS (Gas, Water and Public Utility Services; Lombardy); Infinityhub (Other technical consultancy activities, Veneto); Juian Fashion (Personal Products and Fashion, Emilia Romagna); Lepore Mare (wholesale of fish products, Puglia); LMA (Aerospace and Defense Industry, Piedmont); Mediterranean Logistics (Industrial Transport, Sardinia); MAISON M (Personal Products and Fashion, Lombardy); Nexting (Video and TV program production, Broadcasting and OTT solutions, Campania); NIVEA – Industrial Laundry (Industrial laundry services, Sardinia); Principe Ares (Construction and Materials, Lombardy); Smape (Services for the Oil&Gas industry, Abruzzo); Teleco Cybersecurity, Lazio); Termo (Building and Materials, Lombardy); Toora Casting (Production of aluminum alloy products deriving from the gravity, low pressure and die-casting process, Lombardy); Trans Italy (Industrial Transport, Campania); TTM (Solutions for the technical coating of insulation for pipes or air ducts, Trentino-Alto Adige); Zordan (Design and construction of retail spaces for luxury brands, Veneto); Viking (Telecommunications, Tuscany).
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