SAE operates as an active investor and operator across multiple sectors, with current holdings spanning financial services, energy, infrastructure, and other industries.
We take majority stakes in companies where we can contribute strategic direction and operational support, helping businesses scale and achieve objectives they couldn't reach independently.
We structure and execute acquisitions, divestitures, distressed opportunities, and asset repositioning across our markets.
We resolve complex situations –including litigation and restructuring– to unlock value in challenging circumstances.
We maintain selective positions in listed equities where we identify fundamental value.
When compelling opportunities emerge, we develop businesses from the ground up, from hospitality projects to sector-specific enterprises.
We're built for complexity: cross-border transactions, multi-jurisdictional structuring, situations requiring deep institutional relationships, and opportunities where operational involvement matters more than passive capital.
Our portfolio spans 15+ active ventures across 7+ sectors. This creates natural synergies: companies within the group access specialized expertise, established relationships, and operational support without going external.
Decades of operation have built relationships with decision-makers across our geographies. These connections enable transactions and partnerships others cannot access.
We maintain operations across 12+ countries through 1,000+ employees in our direct teams and portfolio companies, with established networks extending into North & Latin America and South-East Asia. This footprint allows us to identify local opportunities and execute with on-the-ground capability.
As a family-backed enterprise, we optimize for long-term value creation. We're not constrained by fund timelines or quarterly performance pressures.
SAE (Società Anonima Elettrificazione) was founded in 1926 with a mandate to electrify Italy's railway systems, one of the largest infrastructure undertakings of its era. Over the following decades, the company expanded across borders and sectors, developing the capability to execute complex, large-scale projects in challenging environments, before changing ownership and becoming the investment group that it is today.
That original DNA –technical expertise, institutional relationships, and the ability to deliver where others cannot– remains core to how we operate. SAE has evolved from a single-sector infrastructure developer into a diversified investment and operating group while maintaining its fundamental process: identify valuable opportunities, assemble the right capabilities, and execute with discipline.
