On December 15, 2022, the XIX edition of the Claudio Dematté Private Equity of the Year® Award was held at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan.

Safety21 was awarded the Mid Expansion award in the Expansion category (capital investment operations to finance business development). This important milestone was achieved thanks to the HAT SGR fund which, in 2016, invested in Safety21 with the aim of accelerating the company’s growth in a market with great development potential, believing in the development of Smart Road and Smart Mobility.

Safety21 has achieved surprising growth targets and has become the first Italian player in the Smart Mobility and Smart Road sector, strengthening management and governance, tripling revenues and quintupling profitability (EBITDA), which reached 37% of turnover.

An award that testifies to the continuous and unstoppable growth of Safety21.

The event was organized by AIFI, together with its main partner Intesa Sanpaolo, with the support of EY and with the participation of Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore, SDA Bocconi and Borsa Italiana. The names of the winners were selected from the 20 transactions carried out by 19 private equity and venture capital investors, who reached the final.

Saturday, October 16 at Mico took place the award ceremony of the fifth edition of the Costruiamo il Futuro Award for Milan and the Metropolitan City, a charity initiative in support of small sports associations and speakers, promoted by Costruiamo il Futuro Foundation.

A precious afternoon during which the president of Safety21, Roberto Campisi, rewarded the sports associations and speakers who, together with the children and their families, participated in the award ceremony.

Over 200 associations and speakers registered for the call through which these realities have been able to ask for a contribution for their activities, for their projects or to cover ordinary and extraordinary expenses.

A total of 56 associations have been rewarded with contributions from 1,000 to 5,000 euros that the Honorary Committee chaired by Professor Lorenzo Ornaghi has carefully selected. A record in a year of serious economic crisis, testifying that solidarity is born from the small realities of the territory. 

An initiative that Safety21 has been promoting and supporting for two years, as it has always believed in and supported projects that generate value for the community and for the territory.

After a one-year postponement of the event due to the pandemic, Safety21 participates in Expo 2020, a Universal Exposition hosted by Dubai, United Arab Emirates, thanks to the invitation from Axis Communications.

On October 12th during the day dedicated to Smart Cities – Dependable technologies for a changing world Gianluca Longo, the CEO of Safety21, discussed about urban mobility, how to ensure road safety, both for motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, how to protect the environment and the territory, presenting the Progetto Sicurezza Milano metropolitana, one of the largest integrated Smart City and Safety Road projects in Europe for the reduction of accidents to protect road users and to safeguard the environment.

Connecting minds, creating the future is the theme of Expo Dubai, which suggests how the solution to the problems of the planet can only mature through collaboration between different cultures, cooperation between nations and above all by connecting minds to each other, in a continuous brain storming to conquer increasingly important goals and with greater awareness.

Bregal Untemehmerkapital, the Italian-German investor,  has chosen Safety21 for its first investment in Italy, acquiring the majority stake, with the aim of rapid growth.

The transaction was done in partnership with Safety21’s founder Gianluca Longo and his management team, and aims to strengthen the company’s leadership position in Italy while supporting its international expansion plans.

Substantial growth is projected as part of the plan, which will be achieved in part through inorganic growth, with a view to expand Safety21’s range of innovative services and position the company competitively in the Smart City space.

Safety21 offers fully automated and technology-enabled services to more than 300 public entities, providing them with end-to-end traffic monitoring software solutions based on the proprietary IoT cloud platform TITAN.

“We are proud that a large European private equity player has chosen Safety21 for its first investment in Italy. In these 10 years of work since inception, Safety21’s technology and business model have enjoyed a remarkable evolution and success in the market, and now thanks to BU we have a chance to expand abroad, replicating the Italian model. Today, road safety combined with the pressing need for Smart Mobility and the reduction of emissions is a fundamental development pillar for any community” commented Gianluca Longo, CEO and founder of Safety21.

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The multi-year plan of actions developed by the Metropolitan City of Milan together with Safety21 and Municipia is one year old, during which it has been able to equip the territory with safer and monitored roads with the use of IoT technology, in fact from June 2020 to today the project has led to the installation of 96 devices on the provincial territory.

Progetto Sicurezza Milano Metropolitana is one of the largest integrated Smart City and Safety Road projects in Europe for the reduction of accidents to protect weak road users and to protect the territory and the environment.

A year later, the data provided by the Metropolitan Police highlight very positive aspects. The first of all concerns the conduct of users: 80% of citizens who have committed an infringement in the road sections covered by the interventions, today tend to respect the limits.

In terms of environmental protection, the abandonment of waste was countered by the numerous active video surveillance systems of the rest areas, which were also decisive for the production of evidence to support the investigations conducted by various police forces on other crimes.

Progetto Milano metropolitana, based on the innovative partnership tool, represents a virtuous example of collaboration between the Public Administration and High-level Technological Partners whose common intent is to guarantee the efficiency of public services aimed at the safety of citizens, the weakest users and the protection of the territory.

It is possible to consult all the initiatives of the Project on the dedicated information portal: a transparent channel aimed at citizens to increasingly involve citizens in understanding not only the project, but also the various aspects of road safety and protection of the territory: https://progettosicurezzamilanometropolitana.it

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