Borsa Italiana launches Elite Puglia Hub, the first regional platform of Elite, the ecosystem founded in 2012 for small Italian businesses with high growth potential. On the occasion of its debut, Elite Puglia Hub selected 10 ‘entrepreneurial excellences’ with an aggregate turnover of 280 million.
The CEO of Elite, MartaTesti: “Our first regional hub starts in Puglia. We bring companies closer to the capital markets”
by Cenzio Di Zanni
May 17, 2024
The Puglia Region, Puglia Sviluppo and Confindustria Puglia collaborated on the initiative. The 10 selected companies join the 65 Apulian companies already in Elite, which thus reaches 1,400 companies in Italy and 2,300 internationally. Through Elite, over 234 Italian companies have raised approximately 947 million euros through the ‘Basket Bond’. Of these, 68 went public, raising 3.8 billion euros and 570 managed over 1,790 mergers and acquisitions. From 2012 to today, 25 financial operations have been registered in Puglia by 18 companies present in the network.
Texts (Elite): “51 companies with a turnover of 3.5 billion with us in Puglia. Don’t be afraid of finance, it helps you grow”
by Cenzio Di Zanni
14 September 2023
“The launch of the Elite Puglia Hub – explains the CEO of Elite Marta Testi – represents a great opportunity for local businesses”. “With this hub – he underlines – we want to support the growth and competitiveness of Apulian companies, providing them access to resources, skills and international networks”. “Puglia, which in 2023 is grown both in terms of gross domestic product and exports – he argues – it is establishing itself as one of the most dynamic regions in Southern Italy with positive implications for employment”. “Looking to the future – concludes Testi – Puglia has enormous growth potential , especially in the sectors of technological innovation, renewable energy and agri-food”.
