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Barilla is an alimentary Italian company, family based. It was founded in 1877 in Parma city as a shop producing pasta and bread. Today the company is an International Group located in more than 100 countries. It is leader for pasta and sauces in Europe, for bakery in Italy and for crispbread in Scandinavia. Barilla is known all around the world as a symbol of Italian know-how.

Barilla Iniziative Spa is a family based, Italian alimentary company. It was founded in 2006. Barilla Group has been operating for 140 years, born in Parma city as a shop producing pasta and bread. Today the company is an International Group which operates in more than 100 countries. It is the leader for pasta in Italy, USA, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Austria, Belgium, Australia, Sweden; for sauces leader in Italy, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Austria, for bakery products in Italy and France and for crispbreads in in Nordic Countries. Barilla is known all around the world as the symbol of Italian know-how. The Group operates directly in 26 countries, exports to over 100 countries and it owns 28 production facilities across 9 countries (14 in Italy, 14 abroad).

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (FinecoBank) was born in the end of Seventies as a company specialized in factoring and leasing operations. In 1990, it was acquired by Banca Popolare di Brescia. In February 1999, the parent company began a process of merger with Cassa di Risparmio di Reggio Emilia and from this process Bipop Carire was born. In the same year, ICQ Banca Cisalpina S.p.A, the old FinecoBank, changed its name in Fineco Banca ICQ S.p.A., but changed also its mission: FinecoBank started to look at online services related to business finance with high customize solutions with the purpose of controlling the pressure of highly competitive environment. In 2000, FinecoBank founded its promoters’ network, one of the most important success of FinecoBank business. In July 2004, the bank changed its name in FinecoBank SpA. On October 4th 2004, FinecoBank absorbed Banca Manager S.p.A.. On May 6th 2005, the bank changed its name to FinecoBank Banca FinEco S.p.A. (in abbreviated form FinecoBank). On July 7th 2008, Capitalia, the group born by the merger between Bipop Carire and Banca di Roma, merged with Unicredit S.p.A. in Unicredit Group, the same where today there is FinecoBank. In this same merger operation, FinecoBank absorbed Unicredit Xelion S.p.A..

Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (the “Company”), together with its subsidiaries (the “Group”), is one of the world’s leading fashion and luxury goods groups. It was established by Giorgio Armani and Sergio Galeotti in 1975 (the incorporation date is 24.07.1975). The registered business office of the company is strategically located in Milano, Italy. The company is primarily engaged in special design activities. The company is an Italian fashion entity that designs, manufactures, distributes and retails fashion and lifestyle products in several categories including apparel, accessories, cosmetics, fragrances, home interiors, jewelry, eyewear and watches under several labels. The firm’s brands include the men’s and women’s apparel collections Giorgio Armani, Armani Collezioni, Emporio Armani and A/X Armani Exchange; sportswear brand EA7; Armani Jeans; children’s brand Armani Junior, which includes boy’s, girl’s and baby/toddler lines; and a home collection called Armani Casa, which includes furniture, home accessories, dishware and linens lines; Armani Beauty, which includes makeup and fragrances; Armani Restaurant; Armani Hotels and Armani Fiori, which includes flower arrangements. Armani retails its products through various types of locations worldwide. Armani also owns a chain of chocolate stores, Armani Dolci throughout Europe, Middle East and Asia.

PRADA S.p.A. (the “Company”), together with its subsidiaries (the “Group”), is a leading global luxury group involved in the design, production and distribution of high-end leather goods, handbags, footwear, apparel, accessories, eyewear and fragrances. Through its Directly Operated Stores network (the “DOS”) and a selected number of wholesalers, the Group operates in all major international markets.