The Grendi maritime-port group, through Grendi Trasporti Marittimi Spa, has acquired 70% of the share capital of Dario Perioli Spa, La Spezia operator with specialized services and with a focus on freight connections with Algeria and North Africa. The remaining 30% will remain with Michele Giromini, through the wholly owned subsidiary Fingiro Srl, which also retains the position of managing director. The closing took place today after a few months of negotiations between Grendi Maritime Transport on the one hand and the shareholders who left the Sar.Fin Srl and Finanziaria GB Srl, and Fingiro Srl on the other.

Dario Perioli, founded in 1908 in La Spezia, with a turnover of 30 million euros, today boasts 600 customers and about 100 employees and a range of services that support maritime transport for France, Spain, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.

Grendi highlighted that the integration with Dario Perioli, which will continue to operate under its own identity and operational autonomy, gives life to an operational platform capable of efficiently and sustainably overseeing the trade flows between Europe and North Africa, thanks to a network of intermodal services, port terminals, maritime connections and integrated customs competences, and it is an operation that places the Foundations for the creation of a competitive Italian logistics group European level, strengthening the position of the Mediterranean and supporting Italy's strategic role in the international logistics corridors. In addition, the MDC Terminal of the Dario Perioli group in the port of Marina di Carrara, together with the container terminals of Grendi in the same port, complete a integrated bidding model for the movement of goods between Italy and North Africa and make Marina di Carrara a hub for everything the Mediterranean for embarkation and disembarkation of any type of import and export goods.

"The combination of the skills and assets of the two reality - underlined Antonio Musso, administrator delegate of the Grendi group - will allow to optimize routes, reduce transit times and increase operational efficiency, generating value for customers and partners along the logistics chain. The complementarity of services is also enhanced of the two companies, with tangible industrial synergies and immediate. The experience of the Dario Perioli group on the transport of Traditional and bulk goods well complements the transport containerized of our group which today operates with a fleet of four ships. It is an example of effective integration into the Marina di Carrara-La Spezia port system that brings together history, prospects and desire to grow and aims for a reality with a turnover of 150 million euros and about 350 people".

"This acquisition - added Costanza Musso, CEO of the Grendi Group - represents a step strategic in our growth path. Joining a company that we value and sustainability at the heart of our model with the benefit status, allow us to expand the ability to respond to current and future market challenges. In 2028 we will celebrate 320 years of history together: 200 years of experience of Grendi and 120 of Perioli, a wealth of knowledge which provides a solid basis for effectively addressing the evolutions of the sector. We intend to enhance the experience and competence of the Dario Perioli group, supporting its development and maintaining the quality and flexibility that Distinguish. This operation is part of our strategy that promotes more efficient and high-performance logistics models reduced environmental impact, thanks also to the optimization of distribution networks".

"We are thrilled," commented Michele Giromini, CEO of the group Dario Perioli - to become part of the Grendi group, with which we share industrial vision, work culture and a concrete commitment to growth, solidity and operational quality. This operation represents a important recognition of the path taken by our team, which with commitment and competence has consolidated our identity and market confidence. A heartfelt thanks also goes to the members who have accompanied us so far, contributing with Responsibility and vision for building a company solid, capable today of facing new challenges".

In the transaction, Grendi Maritime Transport was assisted by the lawyers Riccardo Salvini and Valeria Pelà of SCPT Studio Legale, by Alessandro Elmetti, Alessandro Motta, Margherita Finotti, Attilio Torracca and Davide Bertoli for Forvis Mazars and Antonio D'Oca, Antonella D'Oca and Stefano Bonci for Studio D'Oca, supported by an internal team made up of CFO Sabrina Passione, Federico Berruti and Euan Lonmon, while Sar.Fin., Finanziaria GB and Fingiro, were assisted by lawyers Gabriele Ramponi and Francesca Ruggiero of Gianni & Origoni, from Claudio Scardovi and Mario Ciunfrini, respectively senior partners and director Deloitte, and by Matteo Dotti for Elimat in collaboration with the company team coordinated by the general manager Andrea Scarparo and CFO Gianluca Fadda. The notary who followed the operation is Riccardo Dogliotti of Genoa.