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.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Pesenti
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Cement (Italcementi)
- HEADQUARTERS
- Milan, Italy
- FOUNDED
- 1946
- AUM
- €2.2B (2026)
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Italy
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- ROUTES
- Direct investments · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsPrivate equityFunds (as LP)
- LATEST DEAL
- SIDI Sport (Acquisition of 100%) · Oct 2022
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
- Caffè BorboneNOTABLEFood & Agriculture
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Clessidra HoldingNOTABLE
- Consumer & E-commerce · since 2022
- Food & Agriculture · since 2019 · Sale to CA Animation agreed October 2026 (closing expected Q4 2026)
- HealthTech
- Climate & Energy
- Consumer & E-commerce
- Industrial & Manufacturing
- Fintech
People
- Leonardo SenniHead of Portfolio Companies Management · source
- Alberto RiboniPortfolio Companies Management · source
- Anna BoianiPortfolio Companies Management · source
- Giuliano PalermoInvestments and Development · source
- Alarico MelissariInvestments and Development; Head of Investor Relations · source
- Alice GhezziInvestments and Development · source
- Leonardo CedaroInvestments and Development · source
- Carlo PesentiChairman and Chief Executive Officer · source
- Livio StrazzeraVice Chairman · source
- Roberto PesentiDirector; Strategic Development Director (Direttore Sviluppo Strategico) · source
- Giorgio BonomiDirector · source
- Luca MinoliDirector · source
- Antonia Di BellaLead Independent Director · source
- Alessandra CarraIndependent Director · source
- Valentina CasellaIndependent Director · source
- Alessandra GencoIndependent Director · source
- Silvia PezziniIndependent Director · source
- Pietro RuffiniIndependent Director · source
- Gabriele VillaIndependent Director · source
- Carlo BrunoHead of Finance · source
- Mauro TorriHead of Administration Control · source
- Stefano Seccamani MazzoliHead 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.