On September 3, 2026, the Benetton family, through its Edizione holding company chaired by Alessandro Benetton, officially launched 21 Next, a new European alternative asset management platform focused on private markets, with approximately 3 billion euros in assets under management. The launch followed final regulatory approvals from the European Commission, the Bank of Italy, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) and France’s AMF. 21 Next combines 21 Invest and 21 Tages into a single platform investing across private equity, energy transition, infrastructure and private debt. The founding shareholders and senior executives of the two absorbed firms retain minority ownership. The platform intends to exceed 10 billion euros in AUM in the coming years. No third party financial advisers were named in the accessed sources.
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