Edizione Srl, the holding company of the Benetton family,
reported consolidated turnover of 11.4 billion Euro in 2008, with
the group’s total number of employees exceeding 90,000
people. Edizione Srl, previously named Ragione, has merged the two
sub-holdings, Edizione Holding Spa and Sintonia Spa, with effect
from 1st January 2009. Edizione operates in the retail sector,
principally with the shareholdings in Benetton Group and Autogrill,
and through its subsidiary Sintonia SA, in the sector of
infrastructure and mobility services, with shareholdings in
Atlantia-Autostrade per l’Italia, Investimenti Infrastrutture
(Gemina-Aereoporti di Roma), SAGAT.
Edizione is also present in the real estate, agriculture, hotel and
sports sectors, and has portfolio equity investments in, among
others, Mediobanca, Assicurazioni Generali, RCS and Pirelli.
The parent company has the objective of facilitating its
subsidiaries’ expansion plans and strengthening their
presence in the relevant business sectors, through, among others,
the acquisition of new shareholdings both in Italy and abroad,
enhancing the value of international relationships developed over
the years.