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Law Firm Principal on Why the Pandemic Didn't Slow Down Robust M&A Sector in Italy
By Alexis Christoforous Corporate deal making remains “robust” throughout the pandemic as companies look for opportunities to grow and...
VC Firm in Rome Has Global Vision For Startup Accelerator Focused On Green Tech & AI
By Alexis Christoforous When serial entrepreneur and angel investor, Luigi Capello, founded the venture capital firm LVenture Group in...
CEO of Italy's Enel X on the Future of Energy
By Alexis Christoforous As one of the world’s largest utilities, the Italian energy giant Enel provides energy to half a billion people...


Why This Private Equity Fund is Betting Big on Italian Fintech
By Alexis Christoforous Since its launch in 2018, the Italian private equity firm FSI has invested over $600 million in the fintech...


Tech Entrepreneur Wants to Make Italy the Next Silicon Valley
By Alexis Christoforous As a serial entrepreneur, Fabrizio Capobianco has successfully founded and sold at least half a dozen tech...


Maurizio di Robilant: Every Country Has a Competitive Identity. Italy's is Beauty.
By Alexis Christoforous Fiat. Campari. Barilla. Moncler. These iconic and internationally recognized brands all have one thing in common....
How This Artisanal Chef Brings the Element of "Surprise" to His Milanese Restaurant
By Alexis Christoforous Opposite an archaeological site dating from ancient Roman times, La Brisa has been part of the fabric of the...


Mediaset Plans EU Expansion While Fighting Global OTT Competitors With Hyper-Local Content
By Alexis Christoforous Media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi’s MediaForEurope (MFE) is closer to becoming a Pan-European powerhouse. Spain's...
The CEO of Engineering on How the Metaverse Will Revolutionize work and Play
By Alexis Christoforous The metaverse may be in its infancy, but Maximo Ibarra, CEO of the Rome, Italy-based digital technology company...


Enel X Way Sees a Future Where Mobility is a Service, Not a Product
By Alexis Christoforous EXCLUSIVE for the Voice of Business Enel X Way is making a big push to expand its network of electric vehicle...


Female CEO Steers Italian E-Mobility Firm from Start-up to Motor Valley Leader
By Alexis Christoforous In the heart of Italy's Motor Valley, nestled among auto legends Ferrari, Maserati, and Lamborghini, is the...


Europe finally gets a phone number....
By Fernando Napolitano, President & CEO of NEWEST Until 20 days ago the world’s confabulation was about what the post pandemic world...


The World Has Changed and Business Needs to Adapt
By Fernando Napolitano, President & CEO of NEWEST March 3 2022 There is only one certainty in the Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlinologists...


Can the EU Afford to Refuse Russia's Business?
By Fernando Napolitano, President & CEO of NEWEST Russia: it’s a Regime, Though a Good Business On 22.02.22, what the Classical Romans...


Ukraine Crisis Aggravates Italy's Addiction to Foreign Oil
by Fernando Napolitano Founder and CEO of Newest Corp The winds of war coming from a West-East confrontation over Ukraine are serious...


What's Next? A Perspective on Italy Following the 13th Presidential Election
By Fernando Napolitano, President & CEO of NEWEST Italians and international observers have witnessed a turbulent January 24 week ending...


If KKR Buys TIM, What Will it Mean for the EU?
by Fernando Napolitano Newest CEO Fernando Napolitano analyzes the background and implications of a US private equity firm buying the...


Italy’s elections aftermath: Pyrrhus and Machiavelli
by Fernando Napolitano, Founder and CEO of Newest Corp The frenzied noise of champagne bottles being uncorked by the alleged winners of...


Starace's Coronation
Enel's CEO is the acclaimed king and emperor of the climate change challenge. By Fernando Napolitano This week edition of The Economist,...


On Europe, Italy & USA
Europe is a work in progress. If analyzed through US and British lenses its doomsday appears imminent. By Fernando Napolitano Is Europe...
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