Two “boxes”, within which few names can be found, although those few are in themselves a clue to understanding some very specific goals.

And then two authentic names, this time written in black and white: the first, very well known, is that of Luis Scola, the acknowledged dominus of Pallacanestro Varese; the second, Stefano Bonfiglio, instead leads to an important Italian businessman and to a private equity company of international importance.

This is PV Ignis, the new reality that in these hours – even as we are writing – is sitting with the other members of Pallacanestro Varese at the table of a city notary to formalize its entry into the ranks of red and white owners. VareseNoi, although without identifying the identity, was the first – last week – to give a preview of the future wedding (read HERE).

The passes have been arriving for days, not least that of the assembly of the Varese nel Cuore consortium that met last night in Masnago.

PV Ignis accesses the shares of the Piazzale Gramsci club through a capital increase for a sum that should be around 500 thousand euros. For what quantity of shares? Those released yesterday evening by other city press are not completely accurate and, to be certain, we will have to wait for the registration in the members’ register which will presumably take place in the short term. The ownership statement, however, should be as follows: Varese Sport&Enterteinment, having in turn subscribed to the capital increase for the same amount as PV Ignis, remains at 45% and becomes the majority shareholder; Luis Scola Group Srl, a company that the Argentine CEO set up for his Italian adventure, drops to 33%; Varese nel Cuore also drops, whose share today should be 7.7%; the fans’ trust, Il Basket Siamo Noi, rises from 1 to 3%. For a mere arithmetic question, 11.3% remains.

Two immediate observations. The first, just to never get confused: VSE “is” Luis Scola, who holds the majority, followed in order of “size” of participation (the “photograph” is from May 9th) by 4TE Ventures SL, linked to Argentine entrepreneur transplanted to Spain Jon Fatelevich, by Zachary and Katherine Sogolow (red and white GM and wife), by the vice president of Pallacanestro Varese Paolo Perego, by the Argentine Julio Salomon Harari and by the Uruguayan Francisco Arechavaleta, respectively founder and financial director of the Astra Investment company Partners.

In short: El General remains the undisputed controller of the pre-Alpine destinies

The second: no, Varese Basketball has not suddenly become richer by one million euros (500 thousand plus 500 thousand). Anyone who knows a little about commercial law and finance knows that a capital increase does not automatically equate to an increase in financial resources. There are many factors to consider and not here.

The news of the enlarged corporate structure, however, is excellent, because the red and white company – yes – now has even bigger shoulders than those already made stronger by the new VSE, destined to bear the weight of management and cover any losses. And the fact that continues to surprise (after all, however, it was one of the “dreams to come true” when we learned of Scola’s decision, having discarded the champion’s role, to deal with basketball in Varese) is to see how a society completely Varese for 70-odd years has now transformed into a “container” without borders.

PV Ignis, officially established on June 7th, confirms this. Share capital: 50 thousand euros; Corporate purpose: the assumption of shareholdings in companies for investment purposes, including – as stated in the statute – the possibility of carrying out operations of various kinds (commercial, real estate, industrial and financial) to achieve this purpose; Sole director: Matteo Sterchele, accountant from Varese of the Luisetti & Sterchele firm.

There are four shareholders: the first is Scola, with a symbolic 1% share. The second is the aforementioned Stefano Bonfiglio, who, as anticipated, is a name of some importance in finance. He is the founder and managing partner of the Stirling Square Capital Partners fund, a private equity company based in London with investments throughout Europe, founded in 2002.

A Wikipedia page also provides further information about him: 60 years old, studies, master’s and MBA in the United States, experience in various trusts, married to the daughter of a well-known Argentine businessman, Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Bonfiglio holds 49.5% of PV Ignis, i.e. the majority.

The rest of the quotas lead to the boxes mentioned at the beginning, then to some surprises that lead this story back to the Varese area and to characters who have long been fundamental in the Varese basketball galaxy.

24.75% of PV Ignis is in fact held by Networking Jobs Srl, a company established in March 2024. Does the suffix “Jobs” mean anything?

Go on. The sole director is, in this case, Cristian Robustellini, known to most as the (newly confirmed) mayor of Cadrezzate con Osmate, to the least – but those most attentive to the news regarding Pallacanestro Varese will not be surprised… – as a founding member of Orgoglio Varese, i.e. of the project to support Varese sport created 5 years ago at the behest of Rosario Rasizza, CEO of Openjobmetis, who every year also gave a more or less conspicuous contribution to Pallacanestro Varese.

And here is the “scoop”, or pseudo-scoop: among the protagonists of PV Ignis there would also be the Cavaliere di Gallarate, together with the former president of Pallacanestro Varese Marco Vittorelli. The indiscretion is confirmed by various parties, but unless there is public admission, there will never be a certainty. Why?

Because both the capital of Networking Jobs (100%) and the remaining part of the capital of PV Ignis (another 24.75%) are in the hands of Aletti Fiduciaria Spa, a trust company controlled by Banca Aletti (founded by Francesco Aletti Montano, the “patron” of the village of Mustonate) which, in turn, is part of the Banco BPM Group, the bank created from the merger between Banco Popolare and BPM.

But what is a trust company? And why, among the shareholders of PV Ignis, Bonfiglio, Scola and Networking Jobs are listed as “owners” and Aletti Fiduciaria as possessing the right of “fiduciary registration”? A trust company is a company that undertakes the administration of assets on behalf of third parties, the representation of holders of shares or bonds or the accounting organization of companies belonging to third parties. This means – in simple terms and without digressing into meanderings very far from the sporting world – that the shares held by the trustees in companies like PV Ignis are not related to it, but rather to hidden shareholders who are not required to declare themselves: the trustee appears to the placed before them and works according to their will.

This means that within PV Ignis there may be many other characters than those mentioned, all of whom have become “anonymous” financiers of Pallacanestro Varese.

It will be agreed that this is the real and good news for the basketball-loving people of Varese: the rest is an old game that we were passionate about as children and – we admit – perhaps even a little as adults, “Guess Who”.

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2024-06-25 22:31:25
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