Poste Welfare Servizi Srl along with Marconi family has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100% stake in Plurima S.p.A from Opus S.r.l. and Groupe Siparex for an enterprise value of €130 million on March 18, 2022. As per the terms of the transaction Poste Welfare Serviz will acquire 70% stake in the Plurima S.p.A. and the Marconi family will reinvest part of the proceeds in order to maintain a 30% stake in Plurima. The transaction will be will be fully funded with Poste Italiane's cash resources. As of December 31, 2021, Plurima generated revenues of €57 million and EBITDA of €10 million. Luca Marconi will be confirmed as the Company's Executive Chairman. the transaction is is subject to the approval of the Italian Antitrust Authority. Transaction completion will be by the end of the first half of 2022. Lazard S.r.l. acted as fairness opinion provider and Gc Andrea Sandulli, Francesco Gianni, Raimondo Premonte, Piero Fattori of Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners acted as legal advisor to Poste italiane SPA .Vitale&Co. S.P.A. acts as financial advisor and Antonio Pedersoli, Luca Saraceni, Olivia Fiorenza of Pedersoli Studio Legale acts as legal advisor to shareholder's of Plurima S.p.A.
As of April 21, 2022, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato approved the transaction.

Poste Welfare Servizi Srl along with Marconi family completed the acquisition of 100% stake in Plurima S.p.A from Opus S.r.l. and Groupe Siparex on May 2, 2022. The deal was financed with the cash resources available. After closing the transaction, PWS holds 70% of the share capital of Plurima Bidco srl (Bidco) which in turn holds 100% of Plurima.