GEDI Gruppo Editoriale

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GEDI Gruppo Editoriale
Giano Holding Spa (Exor)
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GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A., formerly known as Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.p.A., is an Italian media conglomerate. Founded in 1955, it is based in Turin, Italy.

History

In 2009, the group L'Espresso created an online advertising consortium with RCS MediaGroup.[1]

In March 2016, the Italiana Editrice (ITEDI, group La Stampa) merged with L'Espresso group to create the leading Italian group in print and online information.[2]

In May 2017, the group changed its names from Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso to GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. In 2020 EXOR, the company of the Agnelli-family took over GEDI Gruppo Editoriale and became the controlling owner.[3]

Description

Formerly owned

Shareholding

In December 2019, the board of GEDI accepted Exor's offer to buy 43.78% of its stocks.[4][5]

As of 2020, GEDI is 100% controlled by Giano Holding Spa, which is in turn controlled by

delisted from the Borsa Italiana; Compagnie Industriali Riunite and Mercurio Spa also own a minority share in Giano, 5% each.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Italy's top newspaper groups pool online advertising, Reuters.com, 14 January 2009
  2. ^ (in Italian) Giovanni Pons, Nasce il polo Repubblica-Stampa. Fca esce da Rcs, Repubblica.it, 2 March 2016
  3. ^ (in Italian) Mauro Introzzi, Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso diventa GEDI Gruppo Editoriale, Soldionline.it, 8 May 2017
  4. ^ (in Italian) La famiglia Agnelli-Elkann acquista la Repubblica e il gruppo l’Espresso, Firstonline.info, 3 December 2019
  5. ^ Rachel Sanderson, Agnelli family’s Exor to buy Italian media group GEDI, Ft.com, 3 December 2019
  6. ^ "Gedi, a Giano (Exor) il 100% del capitale. Addio del titolo alla Borsa". Affaritaliani.it (in Italian). 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  7. ^ Colombo, Daniela (2020-07-13). "Gedi: Perrore e Cir acquistano da Exor azioni di Giano Holding per partecipazione nell'editrice". Primaonline (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-02-13.

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