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F2i and Asterion Sign Term Sheet with CDP Equity for Partnership in the Airport Business
Milan, 13 May 2026 – F2i, Italy's leading infrastructure fund, and Asterion Industrial Partners, a premier European infrastructure fund, have executed a term sheet with CDP Equity (CDPE), the investment holding company controlled by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, for the entry of CDPE into the share capital of 2i Aeroporti S.p.A.
Under the terms of the transaction, CDPE will acquire an 8.9% stake in 2i Aeroporti, with 8% to be divested by Asterion and 0.9% by the Third Fund managed by F2i. Upon completion, F2i will hold 50.1%, Asterion 41%, and CDPE 8.9% of 2i Aeroporti's share capital.
The transaction is aimed at broadening the existing partnership in the airport sector through 2i Aeroporti, with a view to jointly pursuing new investment opportunities in Italy and across Europe in the near and medium-to-long term, including participation in privatisation processes.
2i Aeroporti currently operates Italy's largest airport network, comprising 6 airports: Milan Linate and Milan Malpensa, Naples, Turin, Trieste and Salerno. F2i also holds equity stakes in the airports of Olbia and Alghero.
In 2025, the aforementioned airports handled a combined 68 million passengers, representing approximately 30% of total passenger traffic in Italy, and 777,000 tonnes of cargo, accounting for approximately 60% of total air freight in Italy.
Next steps include the completion of a due diligence process by CDP Equity, with the objective of closing the transaction within the coming months.