The Spanish financial fund Asterion Industrial Partners would have officially acquired 49% of the 2i Aeroporti holding. The news confirms the rumors that have filtered through the Italian media in the last two weeks. The Iberian company, specialized in investments in European infrastructure, therefore took over the share that until recently was in the hands of the private equity company Ardian and Crédit Agricole Assurances.

It was revealed by various Italian media, citing as sources some people familiar with the dossier. The reorganization of the 2i Aeroporti holding is therefore ready, controlled by the F2i Fund which will maintain a majority share of 51%. In December 2023, Cavour Aero (a Luxembourg joint venture between Ardian and Crédit Agricole Assurances) had mandated Mediobanca and Crédit Agricole CIB to sell their 49%: the choice fell on the buyer Asterion.

The 2i Aeroporti company holds 100% of the Turin airport (Sagat), over 83% of those of Naples and Salerno (Gesac), 55% of Trieste (Afvg), more than 36% in the Milanese airports of Linate and Malpensa (Sea), 4.09% of Bologna (AgmB). Furthermore, through F2i Aeroporti 2 sgr it controls 71.25% of the Sardinian airports of Alghero (Sogeaal) and 80% of Olbia (Geasar). The estimated total value of the company is around one billion euros.

On the same topic, see also the article published by AVIONEWS.