{"id":6030,"date":"2026-02-26T11:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fas.it\/news\/fas-international-and-wise-equityjoin-forces-to-further-drive-growth-in-retail-tech\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:43:41","slug":"fas-international-and-wise-equityjoin-forces-to-further-drive-growth-in-retail-tech","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fas.it\/en\/news\/fas-international-and-wise-equityjoin-forces-to-further-drive-growth-in-retail-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"FAS INTERNATIONAL AND WISE EQUITY<br>JOIN FORCES TO FURTHER DRIVE GROWTH IN RETAIL TECH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"block-spacer -bg-white -space-xxxl\">\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block-content-half-columns -bg-white -content-mode-title_text\">\n  <div class=\"block-content-half-columns__row\">\n    <div class=\"block-content-half-columns__column\">\n          <h5 class=\"block-content-half-columns__title\" data-inview data-split>The historic Vicenza-based company, a leader in the production of innovative and connected vending machines, has selected the Wisequity VI fund to expand its leadership in the vending industry<\/h5>\n        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"block-content-half-columns__column\">\n              <p class=\"block-content-half-columns__text\" data-inview>A new chapter in the history of the FAS Group. The Adriani family, majority shareholder of FAS International S.p.A., has chosen Wise Equity to continue its growth journey in Retail Tech through a binding agreement for the investment of the Wisequity VI fund in FAS\u2019s share capital.<br>FAS\u2019s European leadership position in the vending machine sector \u2014 further strengthened by the recent acquisitions of Alturas (vending software) and Vendix (vending machines for pharmacies and tobacconists), its pioneering role in smart retail, and its strong export orientation \u2014 led Wise Equity to invest in the project.<br>The transaction provides for the acquisition of a majority stake by the Wisequity VI fund, with a significant reinvestment by the Adriani family, a small minority stake attributable to the Boschetti and Marzotto families, and an investment by manager Francesco Cantini, who will ensure managerial continuity as Chief Executive Officer of the Group. The objective is to further strengthen FAS\u2019s market position and enhance the contribution of its people  \r\n<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block-spacer -bg-white -space-xxl\">\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"block-content-half-columns -bg-white -content-mode-title_text\">\n  <div class=\"block-content-half-columns__row\">\n    <div class=\"block-content-half-columns__column\">\n          <h5 class=\"block-content-half-columns__title\" data-inview data-split>Luca Adriani, Chairman of FAS, commented:<br>\u201cMy sister Mariangela and I are very pleased to welcome Wise Equity into our family business. From the very beginning, we greatly appreciated their industrial approach and believe they are the ideal partner to support us in the development and growth path we expect in the coming years. The alignment of values between Wise Equity and FAS represents for us a guarantee of respect for our traditions, our people, our territory and our customers, while bringing that essential component of enthusiasm needed for the next phase of growth.\u201d<\/h5>\n        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"block-content-half-columns__column\">\n              <p class=\"block-content-half-columns__text\" data-inview>Luigi Vagnozzi, Senior Partner at Wise Equity, stated: \u201cWe are proud to stand alongside the Adriani family and FAS management in their ambitious expansion project in Retail Tech. FAS is a benchmark player in the vending world, and this investment fully reflects the fund\u2019s philosophy of investing in leading companies within specific market niches, characterized by strong export exposure and solid growth potential. We strongly believe in the company\u2019s growth strategy and are confident that investments in highly technological solutions will translate into a unique product offering and an even higher level of service for end consumers, addressing their evolving needs in digital and artificial intelligence applications.\u201d\r\nFrancesco Cantini, newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of FAS, commented:<br>\u201cI am enthusiastic about leading FAS into this new phase together with Wise Equity, accelerating the growth and expansion path into new markets already initiated through an ambitious investment plan in technology and innovation, as well as entry into new applications also achieved through targeted M&amp;A transactions.\u201d\r\n<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6025,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"tipologia-news":[162],"class_list":["post-6030","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tipologia-news-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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