Alessandro Benetton

Founding Managing Partner at 21 Invest - Edizione Chairman

📍 Treviso, Veneto, Italy🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 34 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2022𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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1997
Autogrill is the world’s leading provider of food & beverage services for travellers. The Group is present in 30 countries on 4 continents, operates in about 774 locations managing about 3,300 points of sale with about 46,000 employees and is present in 139 airports. Autogrill serves people on the move and operates primarily under concession agreements. The Group operates mainly in airports and motorways, followed by railway stations and a selective presence in high street, shopping centres, trade fairs, museums, and other cultural facilities.
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2022
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Dec 2022
The Parthenope University is a state university founded in 1919. It was born and developed in the center of the city of Naples, starting from the sciences related to the sea and to international trade. Today it has more than 15,000 students, 29 degree programs, 9 doctoral courses, and 5 locations: - the headquarters of the Rectorate and courses in Motor Sciences in via Acton; - the seat of the School of Economics and Jurisprudence in the Monte di Dio area - the headquarters of the scientific and engineering courses at the Centro Direzionale - the representative and advanced training center at Villa Doria d'Angri. Get informed on www.uniparthenope.it and on Facebook @uniparthenope
1997
Board Member
1997
Autogrill is the world’s leading provider of food & beverage services for travellers. The Group is present in 30 countries on 4 continents, operates in about 774 locations managing about 3,300 points of sale with about 46,000 employees and is present in 139 airports. Autogrill serves people on the move and operates primarily under concession agreements. The Group operates mainly in airports and motorways, followed by railway stations and a selective presence in high street, shopping centres, trade fairs, museums, and other cultural facilities.
1992
Founding Managing Partner
1992
21 Invest was founded in Italy in 1992 by Alessandro Benetton to invest in mid-market companies and make them grow. In 1998, 21 Invest partnered with a local team in France with the scope of building a top-tier European group together. The development continued with the establishment of a new local team in Poland in 2013. In these years of activity, 21 Invest has supported dozens of companies by helping them flourish sustainably and persistently. This long-lasting experience enables 21 Invest to be a renowned mid-market player in Europe with the expertise to create a pipeline of quality investment opportunities and to react to the ever-changing macroeconomic environment. Our goal is to make our portfolio companies prosper by enhancing their competitiveness while advancing the economic and social conditions in the communities in which they operate. We have completed more than 100 investments and raised €2 bn from institutional investors worldwide over the last 31 years of activity.
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1992
21 Invest was founded in Italy in 1992 by Alessandro Benetton to invest in mid-market companies and make them grow. In 1998, 21 Invest partnered with a local team in France with the scope of building a top-tier European group together. The development continued with the establishment of a new local team in Poland in 2013. In these years of activity, 21 Invest has supported dozens of companies by helping them flourish sustainably and persistently. This long-lasting experience enables 21 Invest to be a renowned mid-market player in Europe with the expertise to create a pipeline of quality investment opportunities and to react to the ever-changing macroeconomic environment. Our goal is to make our portfolio companies prosper by enhancing their competitiveness while advancing the economic and social conditions in the communities in which they operate. We have completed more than 100 investments and raised €2 bn from institutional investors worldwide over the last 31 years of activity.
Board Member
1992
Established in 1981, Edizione S.p.A. is one of Europe’s main holding companies. Now in its third generation, it is entirely controlled by the Benetton family. Edizione pursues an investment policy with an international growth strategy. The philosophy which guides and supports investments at Edizione is based on a virtuous combination of ownership and management in a long term view. Edizione pursues its objectives in accordance with the rules and principles laid down in the Code of Ethics, which establish the values and guidelines of all our behaviour and investments. Our Net Asset Value (NAV) amounts to Euro 12.5 billion.
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