(Tiper Stock Exchange) – From a business idea to a successful reality: the leap forward made in the last three years by Maticmind, leading company in Italy in the ICT System Integration sector. Born from a simple idea of his founder Carmine Saladinothe company has undertaken a corporate finance course in four stageshaving at its side Banca Mediolanum as financial advisor.
Born from the entrepreneurial mind of Saladino, Maticmind has seen entry into the capitalat the end of 2020, of Italian Investment Fund (owned by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti), to arrive, in 2022, at the acquisition of the majority stake by CVC Fund and CDP Equity.
Its success story is outlined today, May 3, at the Hotel Cavalieri Waldorf Astoria in Rome, by the protagonists of this story: Maximus DorisCEO of Banca Mediolanum, Carmine Saladinfounder and operating president of Maticmind e David Bertonemanaging director of Fondo Italiano d’Investimento.
Also noteworthy is the contribution of Diego Selvainvestment banking director of Banca Mediolanum, e Marc Giorginoprofessor of institutions and financial markets at the Milan Polytechnic, who offer food for thought on the context in which SMEs operate Italian and on tools available to companies for positioning and the ability to attract capital.
“Our investment banking is aimed at and serves Italian SMEs, family-based and entrepreneurial, which we support along the way
extraordinary finance”, he explains Maximus Dorisadding “this takes place in a synergistic and complementary way with our top-of-the-range professionals, private bankers and wealth advisors, who personally hold the relationship and trust of entrepreneurial families”.
“This strategic approach of ours – continues Doris – is unique on the market and the history of Maticmind represents a best case that can be an example and an inspiration for other entrepreneurial realities that are grappling with the capital intensive challenges of the times we live in such as, for example, digitization, the leap in size and competition in increasingly global markets”.
For Carmine Saladin “the relationship between entrepreneurship and high-level financial advisory is the basis of Maticmind’s success”. “In the short term, we have become a leader in the Italian ICT sector. The support of Banca Mediolanum and the entry of prestigious new shareholders – he says – have allowed us to start exploring new markets, expanding our business in Europe. Having had similar partners finance at your side is one of the main reasons for our growth”.
“The entire Fondo Italiano team is proud to have supported and participated in the growth path of Maticmind. In the two years of investment, the company has grown by 50% with a turnover of more than 400 million euros, has completed 6 acquisitions and is well positioned in new technologies and value-added services, including cybersecurity and the cloud,” comments David Bertone.