Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli

Tuesday, 6 June, 2023

News in-depthPirelli & C SpA

‘Pirelli is in peril’: Pressure rises over Chinese grip on Italian tyremaker

Rome assesses whether to limit state-owned ChemChina’s voting rights or force it to sell down 37% stake

Sunday, 28 May, 2023

Renewable energy

Former Enel chief says governments cannot ignore energy transition

Francesco Starace to join private equity group EQT after leaving state-backed utility

Thursday, 25 May, 2023

Airlines

Lufthansa agrees to pay €325mn to take 41% in Italy’s flag-carrier

A southern hub will allow German group to tap lucrative transatlantic market and optimise European flight schedules

Thursday, 25 May, 2023

News in-depthLuxury goods

‘The world is not just China and the US’: luxury industry confident despite headwinds

Executives unruffled during share sell-off sparked by concerns demand is moderating

Thursday, 25 May, 2023

Inside BusinessItaly

Italy keeps tight grip on boards at state-owned companies

Power plays among politicians in Rome continue to count for more than the hopes of international investors

Tuesday, 23 May, 2023

Pollution

Pets pollute as much as private jets, executive says

Luxaviation chief Patrick Hansen suggests carbon emissions data must ‘be put into perspective’

Monday, 22 May, 2023

Luxury goods

Prada ‘optimistic’ about Milan listing, heir of fashion group says

‘Working with your parents is not something I’d recommend,’ Lorenzo Bertelli jokes at FT’s Business of Luxury summit

Thursday, 18 May, 2023

Mediobanca SpA

Italy’s Mediobanca buys UK-based tech advisory firm

Deal to buy Arma Partners is latest move by Milanese lender to expand overseas

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023

Europe Express

Germany’s Scholz pushes for progress on EU asylum reforms Premium

Also in this newsletter: why Italy is battling over the control of Europe’s biggest utility

Tuesday, 9 May, 2023

Europe Express

EU lawmakers push to water down methane emissions rules Premium

Also in this newsletter: Italy’s war against plant milk and Co.

Sunday, 7 May, 2023

Bribery and corruption

Belgium defends handling of ‘Qatargate’ corruption probe

Unprecedented investigation at the European parliament has run into procedural problems

Friday, 5 May, 2023

Enel SpA

Norway’s oil fund rejects Rome’s candidate for Enel chair

World’s largest sovereign fund will vote against appointment of Paolo Scaroni at shareholders’ meeting next week

Wednesday, 3 May, 2023

UniCredit SpA

UniCredit’s Orcel plays down talk of BPM deal as profits hit a record

CEO says bank better off returning money to shareholders but analysts expect lender to examine acquisitions

Wednesday, 3 May, 2023

Lottomatica SpA

Lottomatica shares tumble on Milan debut

Apollo-backed gambling group insists time was right to list despite disappointing first day of trading

Friday, 28 April, 2023

Fashion

Tom Ford bows out from eponymous brand after multibillion takeover deal

US fashion designer’s departure comes in wake of sale to cosmetics group Estée Lauder

Monday, 24 April, 2023

Luxury goods

Italian Design Brands bets on demand for €50,000 sofas

Luxury homeware group wants to make acquisitions as it prepares for IPO

Wednesday, 19 April, 2023

Inside BusinessEuropean companies

Italy hopes for EU concession on biofuels

G7 statement raises hopes for exception to emissions legislation

Monday, 17 April, 2023

Energy sector

Enel investor challenges Italian government over board shake-up

Row brewing over plan to replace upper echelons of state-controlled utility

Tuesday, 11 April, 2023

European banks

Europe should support business as outlook darkens, says veteran banker

Corrado Passera warns recent bank failures have increased risk of recession

Saturday, 8 April, 2023

Oil & Gas industry

Italy races to review deal to sell Russia-owned refinery in Sicily

US had privately raised concerns about the sale of the site to a little-known fund in Cyprus

Wednesday, 5 April, 2023

Artificial intelligence

European AI start-ups race to improve chatbots’ language skills

Companies aim to improve response quality after criticism of reliance on small group of mostly US participants

Friday, 31 March, 2023

Artificial intelligence

Italy temporarily bans ChatGPT over privacy concerns

Data protection authority becomes first regulator in world to open investigation into Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s chatbot

Friday, 31 March, 2023

UniCredit SpA

UniCredit shareholders back CEO Orcel’s pay package

Chair of the Italian bank praises investors for ignoring the noise over controversial plan

Tuesday, 28 March, 2023

UniCredit SpA

ECB approves UniCredit’s share buyback plan ahead of AGM

Approval comes as investors prepare to vote on pay package for chief executive Andrea Orcel

Tuesday, 7 March, 2023

Bribery and corruption

London-based lawyer hired firm linked to ‘Qatargate’ suspects

Hakan Camuz says he paid Milan-based consultancy for ‘ethical lobbying services’ in Brussels

Milan correspondent

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