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Italmobiliare

Also known as Italmobiliare S.p.A., Italmobiliare Investment Holding S.p.A.

Listed Milan investment holding headed by the Pesenti family; NAV EUR 2.24bn at June 2026; controls Caffè Borbone, Santa Maria Novella, CDS, Italgen, SIDI and Clessidra; commits to PE funds.

USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors

Family & background

FAMILY
Pesenti
WEALTH ORIGIN
Cement (Italcementi)
HEADQUARTERS
Milan, Italy
FOUNDED
1946

Investment approach

GEOGRAPHY
Italy
STAGES
GrowthBuyout
ROUTES
Direct investments · Funds (as LP)
STRATEGIES
Direct investmentsPrivate equityFunds (as LP)

Overview

Italmobiliare Investment Holding S.p.A., founded in 1946 and listed on the Milan stock exchange since 1980, is an investment holding headed by the Pesenti family. Its portfolio companies include controlled businesses (Caffè Borbone, Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, CDS-Casa della Salute, Italgen, SIDI Sport, Capitelli, Clessidra Holding) and affiliates (Tecnica Group, Iseo, Bene Assicurazioni). It also invests in private capital funds, including Clessidra's private equity and credit funds, BDT Capital Partners, Lindsay Goldberg, JAB Consumer Partners, Isomer Capital and ICONIQ. Net asset value was EUR 2,240.5 million at 30 June 2026.

Holdings & investments (15)

INVESTMENT ARMS & VEHICLES

  • Wholly owned (100%, since September 2016) holding of the Clessidra group, which operates through Clessidra Private Equity SGR, Clessidra Capital Credit SGR and Clessidra Factoring
  • Private equity fund manager controlled through Clessidra Holding; Italmobiliare is anchor investor of its funds (CCP 3, CCP 4, Green Harvest)
  • Private debt and restructuring fund manager controlled through Clessidra Holding; Italmobiliare is anchor investor of its funds (Private Debt I and II, CRF)

HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS · MOST RECENT FIRST

People

  • Leonardo Senni
    Head of Portfolio Companies Management · source
  • Alberto Riboni
    Portfolio Companies Management · source
  • Anna Boiani
    Portfolio Companies Management · source
  • Giuliano Palermo
    Investments and Development · source
  • Alarico Melissari
    Investments and Development; Head of Investor Relations · source
  • Alice Ghezzi
    Investments and Development · source
  • Leonardo Cedaro
    Investments and Development · source
  • Carlo Pesenti
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · source
  • Livio Strazzera
    Vice Chairman · source
  • Roberto Pesenti
    Director; Strategic Development Director (Direttore Sviluppo Strategico) · source
  • Giorgio Bonomi
    Director · source
  • Luca Minoli
    Director · source
  • Antonia Di Bella
    Lead Independent Director · source
  • Alessandra Carra
    Independent Director · source
  • Valentina Casella
    Independent Director · source
  • Alessandra Genco
    Independent Director · source
  • Silvia Pezzini
    Independent Director · source
  • Pietro Ruffini
    Independent Director · source
  • Gabriele Villa
    Independent Director · source
  • Carlo Bruno
    Head of Finance · source
  • Mauro Torri
    Head of Administration Control · source
  • Stefano Seccamani Mazzoli
    Head of Legal Affairs · source

Classification

Family Holding. A family's holding company that owns stakes in several separate businesses or invests beyond its own group, without calling itself a family office. How family capital is classified →

FAQ

Italmobiliare is a family holding based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1946.

Italmobiliare invests on behalf of the Pesenti family (Cement (Italcementi)).

Italmobiliare invests directly in companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, private equity and funds (as lp).

Italmobiliare invests at Growth and Buyout stages in Food & Agriculture, Consumer & E-commerce, HealthTech, Industrial & Manufacturing and Climate & Energy.

Key people at Italmobiliare include Carlo Pesenti (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Livio Strazzera (Vice Chairman), Leonardo Senni (Head of Portfolio Companies Management) and Roberto Pesenti (Director; Strategic Development Director (Direttore Sviluppo Strategico)).

Italmobiliare's holdings and investments include Caffè Borbone, Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, Clessidra Holding, CDS-Casa della Salute, Italgen, SIDI Sport, Capitelli (80%) and Tecnica Group (30.91%), among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Italmobiliare is SIDI Sport (Acquisition of 100%), announced in Oct 2022.