Foreign investors are betting on Italy’s growth: reported by Bureau van Dijk and their Zephyr database that was published by Il Sole 24 Ore, the most important financial newspaper in Italy. Bureau van Dijk presents the count of all M&A transactions in Italy in 2015.
The total worth of incoming investments significantly increased from €51.3 billion in 2014 to €74.4 billion.
Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and Lazio attracted the large majority of overseas investments (88%)
Lombardy, the most active area in Italy, received over €26 billion, Emilia Romagna and Lazio €10.4 billion and €10.3 billion respectively. Piedmont came in fourth and far behind with only €3.2 billion and Veneto €1.2 billion.
The major investors in Italian companies last year came from US-based companies: they realized 88 transactions for over €10 billion, the Dutch-based capital ranked second (keeping in mind that multinationals often have headquarter in Holland) with over €9.4 billion; Norwegian investments came in third, €8.9 billion, otherwise.
