Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Slovenia, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Slovenia, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, is launching minibonds in the country: it has fully subscribed a €10 million minibond issued by the company Incom.
This is said to be the first transaction of its kind in Slovenia and is “part of the Intesa Sanpaolo’s broader Minibond Initiative for the CEE region.”
The goal is to offer companies an “alternative to traditional financing solutions, supporting sustainable economic growth in line with the best practices of the European financial market.”
Paola Papanicolaou, Chief of International Banks Division:
“Through financial solutions like minibonds, we empower businesses to scale, innovate, and expand beyond borders. This transaction is a concrete example of how we foster sustainable development by unlocking capital for growth.”
According to the announcement, the goal is to provide companies an alternative to traditional financing solutions, supporting “sustainable economic growth in line with the best practices of the European financial market.”
In the transaction, Privredna Banka Zagreb (Croatia) acted “as arranger and Intesa Sanpaolo Bank (Slovenia) as investor.”
Incom is a Slovenian company “active in the food industry, known—among others—for its premium ice cream brands Leone, Jamaica, and Al!ve.”
As covered recently, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Carabinieri Corps and Intesa Sanpaolo, represented respectively by the Commander General Gen. C.A. Salvatore Luongo and General Antonio De Vita, Chief Security Officer of Intesa Sanpaolo, “to promote the prevention and fight against financial fraud.”
The collaboration between the Carabinieri Corps and Intesa Sanpaolo aims to implement initiatives that “enhance the security of branch employees and prevent and combat financial fraud affecting the elderly and individuals experiencing hardship, vulnerability, or fragility.”
It also includes the organisation of “targeted training and information activities, such as conferences, seminars, workshops, interviews, podcasts, videos, posters, and promotional events.”