Boutique Group's goal is to covert former palaces, but it's CEO's goal is to build the next great luxury hotel brand.

Mediobanca is known for being wily, creative and ruthless on behalf of clients. It is now putting those qualities to good use in its own defence. Having found itself on the receiving end of a hostile ...

The rival faction — captained by rebel shareholders Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone and the Luxottica family holding company Delfin — gained little sway beyond local allies. All this may well have been ...

Manuela Mesco was one of Milan correspondents for The Wall Street Journal. She covered Italy’s corporate world – ranging from fashion and luxury, consumer goods, media and telecoms – as well as ...