GROWING RECOGNITION AMONG GERMAN INVESTORS OF THE VITALITY AND ADAPTABILITY OF ITALIAN COMPANIES
The tenth edition of “Italian Day in Frankfurt. The Mid-Small companies opportunity conference” kicks off today
January 22nd 2026 | Rome, London
Twenty German global investors, representing leading investment houses will be attending Investor Day in Frankfurt, the equity investor conference dedicated to Italian small and medium cap companies, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Eight listed Italian small and mid-cap companies will be present, 80 meetings are scheduled, with an average of 10 one-to-one meetings per company.
“10 Years of Corporate Access between Italian Public Companies and German Global Investors. How the Markets Evolved“ is the title of the meeting held today in Frankfurt during the Equity Investor Conference dedicated to Italian small and medium-sized companies. It represent an opportunity to discuss with German global investors how the approach and perception of Italian small and medium-sized companies has evolved over the past 10 years.
The investor conference is organized by Polytems HIR Corporate Access, a company specializing in Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, in collaboration with Alantra, an independent global investment bank providing independent corporate finance advice and capital market services to medium-sized companies and institutions globally.
Eight outstanding Italian companies are present: B&C SPEAKERS S.p.A. (Consumer Products and Services), EL.EN. S.p.A. (Medical Devices), EUROTECH S.p.A. (Technology), EXPERT AI S.p.A. (Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence), I.CO.P. S.p.A. (Infrastructure), INDEL B S.p.A. (Industrial Goods and Services), PHARMANUTRA S.p.A. (Healthcare), and ZENITH ENERGY Ltd (Energy, Oil, and Gas). They will meet with 20 German global institutional investors, including mutual funds, banks, family offices, analysts, and high-profile asset managers representing leading investment houses.
The meeting, moderated by Isabella Bufacchi, journalist for Il Sole 24 Ore, was opened by His Excellency Dr. Massimo Darchini, Consul General of Italy in Frankfurt, who emphasized the importance of Italian-German economic relations and the numerous opportunities Italy offers German investors.
“This year, we celebrate the tenth anniversary of our Corporate Access program, Italian Day, in Frankfurt, one of Europe’s leading financial centers. A strategic market that, over the years, has demonstrated growing interest in Italian small and mid-cap companies and which today has reached a share of investments by German investors on the Italian Stock Exchange equal to 8 billion euros.,” comments Bianca Fersini-Mastelloni, President and CEO of Polytems Hir. “Today we received concrete confirmation from the German financial community, coming from Düsseldorf, Munich, Hamburg, Augsburg, Heidelberg, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, and Frankfurt. German investors continue to appreciate this opportunity, which allows them to discover the dynamism of Italian companies while simultaneously discussing trends in various sectors between the Italian and German markets. This exchange enriches the dialogue, strengthens the ongoing focus, and fosters better valorization and increased visibility for our companies, thanks to the involvement of strategic investors.”
Patrizia Rossi, Managing Director of Alantra, stated: “As an investment bank specializing in mid- and small-sized corporates, we are strongly committed to supporting companies by creating opportunities for qualified meetings with leading Italian and international investors who recognize their potential and share their growth vision. Our goal is to continue to strengthen this virtuous collaboration over time, promoting sustainable development and value creation”.
Bruno de Lencquesaing of Quirin Privatbank AG “I have discovered the dynamism of Italian Mid cap world in 2010 when Reply Germany bought one of the strong growing German Midcap companies in the IT sector; Syskoplan. During the last years I have become aware that to correctly follow many German industrial companies in different segments such as machine tool, IT, pharmacy, chemistry , aerospace, defense in Germany, it is necessary to follow Italian corporate of those sectors and especially the Midcap companies. Participating at the annual Polytem conference is a chance that I can’t miss. The Italian Mittelstand must follow what happen in your different sectors in the German market , and the German institutional investors have to do the same”.
Horst Friedrich, Founding Partner of Advisos Corporate Finance, emphasizes: “In Germany, SMEs are considered the backbone of the German economy, we have about 3,4 million SMEs, which represent more than 99% of all Companies, with about 19 million employees. In Italy, there are about 4,6 million companies, of which 99,9% are SMEs. So backbone in Italy must even be stronger than in Germany. Both in Italy and German a very small part of all SMEs are stock listed, as somewhat typical for family owned business, resulting in a situation that sometimes less than 25% of the shares are free float. For international investors it is important to increase ways to get access to Italian stock listed SMEs. The conference of today in Frankfurt offers us an opportunity making meetings between management of attractive Italian stocklisted SMEs and investors possible, allowing an intense exchange of ideas and gaining knowledge for both sides”.
Bianca Fersini Mastelloni
Bianca Fersini Mastelloni is Chairman and CEO of Polytems HIR. She is a seasoned consultant in Corporate Communication with extensive experience for over 35 years. Since 1999 she is active in Investor Relations and Financial Communication for companies listed on the major financial markets. Bianca provides strategic IR, corporate access in Italy, Europe, USA, investor’s market intelligence, profiling investors, critical communication and reputation. A scholar of issues pertaining to Communications and Investor Relations. Bianca studied at SUNY – State University of New York, Buffalo and at Boston University, Boston, and she works as lecturer with some Italian University. Bianca is author of the book Investor Relations ed Etica , Efficacia e Vantaggi Competitivi - edited from Guerini e Associati - as of as several articles about Investor Relations and financial communication. Bianca has been selected as the most influential CEO 2023 in Italy for Investor Relations and Financial Communications by CEO Monthly, the international publisher of AI Global Media.