Eco della Stampa, the largest media monitoring company in Italy and one of the main media intelligence companies also at European level, partner of the Food Journalism Festival, has acquired 50% of the shares of the company PostPickr, the first Italian company in development of software for social media management.
PostPickr simultaneously launched an ambitious growth plan, aimed at extending the capabilities of the first Italian social media publishing tool. The founding members will remain at the helm of the company Maurice Lotito (Marketing and Product Design Manager) e Maria Miracapillo (Chief Executive Officer), while Pietro Biglia and Leonardo Frugiuele will join the board of directors in
representation of L'Eco della Stampa.
The synergies between the two companies will make themselves felt soon and joint initiatives are expected on the offer front for content creators and communication professionals on social networks.
"PostPickr intends to consolidate its presence in the Italian market by becoming the main point of reference for professionals, agencies, organizations and brands active on social media, and at the same time launching a phase of progressive expansion abroad" comments Maurizio Lotito, who adds: "The industrial partnership with a complementary and structured reality such as L'Eco della
Stampa represents a milestone for the evolution of the product, which will favor the expansion of services, the diversification of the offer and the strengthening of the workforce ».
"L'Eco della Stampa is interested in the opportunity to diversify its core business and expand its offer with services complementary to media monitoring and media analysis" explains Leonardo Frugiuele, member of the Board of L'Eco della Stampa, "the will is to further develop the technological soul of the company to reach new markets together with our strategic partners.
The definition with PostPickr of common objectives aimed at exploiting synergies and the harmony between the teams is an important factor ».
In the negotiation and finalization phase of the transaction, PostPickr was assisted by OnLex Studio Legale di Andria, in the persons of Avv. Sabino Sernia and the lawyer Celeste Liso.
Eco della Stampa availed itself of the financial advice of Davide Sala Peup and Alessio Frigerio, both partners of the Athena Professionisti e Consulenti Associati firm in Milan, while the legal advice was handled by Lorenzo Biglia of the Biglia Law Firm in Milan.
