Baden-Baden, January 28, 2025: grenke AG, the market leader in Europe for small-ticket leasing, and Italy’s largest bank, INTESA SANPAOLO S.p.A. (ISP), today announced a strategic partnership to serve the Italian market for operating leases. Under the agreement, by mid-2025 Intesa Sanpaolo Rent ForYou S.p.A. (RFY), a subsidiary of ISP, will be contributed in full to grenke Locazione S.r.L., grenke’s Italian subsidiary. In exchange, ISP will receive a 17% equity stake in grenke Locazione. In addition, the partners agreed on the collaboration with ISP’s branch network and its approximately 1.2 million business customers for the duration of the agreement. The shareholders will jointly assume the refinancing of future activities.

The partnership is still subject to the approval of the relevant authorities. The completion of the trans-action is expected to take place by the end of the first quarter of 2025.

grenke’s business model, which focuses on small-ticket leasing for contracts with acquisition values averaging below EUR 10,000, remains unchanged. The cooperation is designed to enhance the competitive position in this segment of both companies, drive growth, and increase their combined market share.