FERRETTI GROUP: CANNES LAUNCHES

The world premiére of the highly awaited Ferretti Yachts 720, the 48 Wallytender and the Riva Dolceriva will take place while the latest fantastic Riva 90′ Argo flybridge, the luxury sports yacht Pershing 8X and the Custom Line 106′ will be unveiled for the first time in Cannes. 

Again this year, the Festival, an awaited appointment for journalists and operators in the sector now in its 42nd edition, opened as usual with the annual press conference of the Group. Alberto Galassi, CEO of Ferretti Group, together with Sales Director Stefano de Vivo, illustrated the main economic results achieved during the first six months of 2019, confirming the positive trend that strengthens the international leadership. In the first six months of 2019, production value reached 358 million Euros, up 6.5% on the 336 million Euros recorded in the first six months of 2018; in June 2019, the order backlog reached a value of 653 million Euros, an increase of 19.0% compared with the June 2018 survey. The press conference was also an opportunity to present the new asset structure of Ferretti S.pA.. As a confirmation of the constant support, the main shareholder, Weichai Group, converted a shareholder loan of approximately 212 million Euros through an equivalent capital increase. at the same time, Piero Ferrari and Adtech Advanced Technologies signed investment agreements the provide for the injection in Ferretti S.p.A. of a total of 40 million Euros through share capital increases.