Fusioni & Acquisizioni

🏨 Meliá Hotels International will manage Leo Messi's MiM Hotels from November 1, 2025. The six boutique hotels will join The Meliá Collection, enhancing their luxury offerings across exclusive Spanish locations including Sitges, Sotogrande, Maiorca, Ibiza, Baqueira Beret, and Andorra. Each hotel showcases unique designs by Luis Bustamante and Lázaro Rosa-Violán and features the "Messi Suite." They will offer gourmet experiences by chef Nandu Jubany and focus on personalized wellness services, with sustainability certified by LEED.

🚀 Ita Airways transported 12.6 million passengers in September, with an 83.4% load factor, up 2.5% from 2024. Revenue rose 4%, reaching €2.179 billion. Winter plans include 53 destinations. Seasonal flights to Mauritius start November 7; daily flights to Malè resume December 17. Bangkok flights increase to seven weekly in December; Buenos Aires reaches ten weekly during Christmas. Lufthansa plans a €1 billion investment, aiming for a young fleet by 2030.

📑 Meliá and MiM, owned by Leo Messi, have formed an alliance. MiM's six hotels will join The Meliá Collection, expanding its portfolio to 26 properties across 12+ countries. This partnership allows MiM to retain its identity while benefiting from Meliá’s international booking and loyalty systems. Gabriel Escarrer, Meliá's CEO, highlights the complementary nature of both portfolios, with a shared philosophy and the influence of global icon Leo Messi.

🛫 The era of Dws and Infravia in Milione ends as they sell shares to Finint Infrastrutture and Ardian, each holding 50%. Enrico Marchi retains presidency. The deal finalizes soon, with Milione valued at €1.2 billion, managing Venice, Verona, Treviso, and Brescia airports. In 2024, 11.6 million passengers used these airports. Ardian, familiar with Italian airport operations, previously held stakes in Malpensa and Linate until 2024 and owns London Heathrow.

🍷 Balan Srl and Masseria Li Veli form a strategic alliance in Italy's wine distribution. Balan becomes the official distributor for Li Veli wines nationwide, while Masseria Li Veli exclusively distributes Balan's catalog in Puglia. Balan's portfolio expands with two prestigious wineries: Veneto's Nicolis and Tuscany's San Filippo. This partnership enhances market presence and highlights territorial identities, offering a diverse wine selection across Italy, as emphasized by leaders Daniele Balan and Edoardo Falvo.

🏨 Barceló collaborates with KanAm to expand in Europe by investing in hotel assets across Northern and Western Europe. The focus is on acquiring and developing 4- and 5-star hotels in major and secondary cities, both urban and leisure sectors. Barceló will manage properties through long-term leases. Priority markets include Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with interest in France, Benelux, UK, Ireland, the Nordic countries, and Italy.

🚄 Arsenale acquires Golden Eagle Luxury Trains, creating the first global luxury rail tourism group. Golden Eagle operates iconic routes like Paris to Istanbul. By year-end, 30% of the acquisition will be cash, 70% shares. Arsenale aims to expand in Asia and renew Golden Eagle's fleet with Italian support. The integration strengthens operations in Europe, Asia, and Saudi Arabia, enhancing synergies and margins across marketing, sales, procurement, and operations.

💸 NewPrinces SpA, on September 2025, completed the acquisition of Diageo Operations Italy SpA for €100 million. The company recorded €229.8 million in revenues and €18.3 million net profit by June 30, 2024. Diageo Italy is now Princes Ready to Drink SpA. Located in Santa Vittoria d'Alba, Italy, the site will continue supplying Diageo affiliates for over a year, enhancing NewPrinces' beverage market position, including spirits and RTD segments.

📈 BWH Hotels Italy & South-East Europe, led by CEO Sara Digiesi, expands to 15 countries in South-East Europe and the Mediterranean, adding 30 hotels to its 170 Italian establishments, totaling over 200. This strategic shift aims for an aggregated revenue exceeding €415 million. Countries in the expansion include Albania, Greece, Romania, and others. Larry Cuculic, Global CEO of BWH Hotels, emphasizes the group's strategic European growth. Malta's addition in 2024 marked the start of this international journey.

🛩 Aegean plans a new capital injection into Volotea, a year after a €25 million operation. CEO Eftichios Vassilakis noted positive outcomes for 2024 and potential improvements for 2025. Amid Volotea's financial struggles post-COVID, Aegean's initial agreement involved converting debt to acquire 13% and potentially up to 21% of shares. Capitalization hasn't occurred yet, with decisions on increasing stakes expected in the coming weeks.