Italian publisher Class Editori says won't sell majority stake
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 20, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 20, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Paolo Panerai, founder of Class Editori, confirms he will not sell his majority stake despite Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone's increasing investment.
ROME (Reuters) - Paolo Panerai, the founder and main shareholder of Italian publisher Class Editori said on Friday he had no intention of selling his majority stake in the company.
A Milan bourse filing on Thursday showed that Italian businessman Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone, who has been investing in the publisher, had accumulated a stake of more than 5%.
Panerai told reporters on the sidelines of an event in Milan on Friday that he saw no risk of a takeover of the company and replied "you must be joking", when asked if he intended to give up control.
(Reporting by Ciancarlo Navach, writing by Gavin Jones)
Paolo Panerai stated that he has no intention of selling his majority stake in Class Editori.
Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone has accumulated a stake of more than 5% in Class Editori.
Panerai dismissed the idea of a takeover, stating 'you must be joking' when asked about giving up control.
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