CDP and Finlombarda together with Banca Finint renew "ELITE Basket Bond Lombardia": the second 15 million euro issuance of Bomi Italia S.p.A. is launched

Milan, September 7, 2020 – Through the second closing of 'ELITE Basket Bond Lombardia' program, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) and Finlombarda, the public promotional financial entity of the Lombardy Region, confirms their commitment to finance the development plans in Italy and abroad of Lombardy's companies. The 100 million program, launched together with Banca Finint started on 16 December 2019 with the first issuance of minibonds for 17 million euro.

Bomi Italia S.p.A. has issued a minibond with a duration of 8 years by participating to the second closing of the program. The operating holding of the Italian Bomi Group is active since 1985 in biomedical logistics and management of high technology products for health protection and is controlled by the pan-European fund Archimed, . Through this minibond it will be able to raise resources for 15 million euros in order to finance investment and development plans on the national and international market. The company belongs to the ELITE program, the private market of the London Stock Exchange Group, which connects companies to different sources of capital to accelerate their growth.

CDP and Finlombarda, acting as anchor investors in the transaction, both subscribed 50% of the total amount of these two issues of the program. In the operation promoted by ELITE, Banca Finint acted as arranger, through its subsidiary FISG.

“Through the subscription of the second closing of the Elite Basket Bond Lombardy Program, CDP has renewed its support to Lombard companies in this moment characterized by a serious health emergency that has affected the economic and social system of our Country,” said Nunzio Tartaglia, Head of CDP Imprese Division. “The program aims to get Lombard companies closer to the capital markets in order to sustain their development program through medium-long term finance. The results obtained with the first two closing of the program prove the capacity of CDP, through a solid partnership with the regional finance, to support the growth program of companies”

"With this second issue we confirm our commitment to support local businesses also through the offer of alternative financing instruments such as minibonds, for the economic revival of the region. We remain at the side of companies in facing the challenges of the restart", said Michele Vietti, President of Finlombarda S.p.A.

Massimiliano Lagreca, Head of Capital Services, ELITE, commented: "Aware of the complex moment for companies in our country, it is a source of particular pride and satisfaction for us to announce today the second issue of the ELITE Basket Bond dedicated to Lombard companies. ELITE confirms its commitment to the development of capital markets through the promotion of innovative financial instruments at the service of companies and the real economy. Within the ELITE ecosystem, the Lombardy Region has over 300 excellent companies, which have at their disposal an effective and innovative tool to support their medium-long term growth projects". "The second closing reached with the bond issue by another excellence of the Lombardy region within the ELITE Basket Bond Lombardy program confirms once again the goodness of the basket bond instrument as a vehicle to strengthen the growth plans of Italian companies. The presence of alternative instruments to traditional financing sources allows companies to strengthen their resilience in a particular historical moment that has no precedent", said Alberto Nobili, Head of Corporate Debt, Advisory & International Transactions, FISG.

Sergio Amendola, CFO of Bomi Group concluded: "We are proud of the achievement of this goal, which took place in such a delicate and uncertain historical moment. We will dedicate the resources obtained to support our investment plan in terms of new acquisitions and CAPEX".

The press release in Italian is available here.