Sector: insurance
The Generali group is one of the most important international insurance and financial concerns and the leader in Italy.
The group is present in more than 60 countries and has consolidated its position among the main global insurance companies, gaining growing importance on the Western European market, its main area of operations.
CDP Equity investment and objective
The investment in Assicurazioni Generali by CDP Equity was acquired via the contribution by the Bank of Italy, within the sphere of a more extensive project for the opening up of CDP Equity’s capital to other institutional investors in addition to Cdp.
Divestment and share sold by CDP Equity
- Share sold by CDP Equity: 4.48%
- Divestiture finalized on June 10, 2015.
The divestiture of the entire stake in Assicurazioni Generali generated an aggregate return of the investment of about 31%, equal to € 276.6 mln, of which € 229.9 mln from capital gains and € 46.7 mln from dividends.