3i buys leading Italian toy firm
3i has announced that it has acquired a 40% stake in Giochi Preziosi, the leading Italian toy company. Claudio Luti’s Felofin shareholding will sell its 40% stake to 3i, while Enrico Preziosi’s Fingiochi will retain 53.4%, Fabrizio Bertola’s Valtidone 6%, and Giochi Preziosi’s management 0.6%.
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