On 16 January this year, the Milan Stock Exchange celebrated its bicentenary. It was in January 1808 when, by Napoleon’s decree, Borsa Italiana was instituted at the original location of the Monte di Pieta, in the old commercial part of the town. Born as a public institution, and turned into a private joint stock company in 1998, Borsa Italiana has greatly expanded its business over the last 10 years in order to cover all services related to the exchange industry; listing to post-listing, from information services to facility and property management services.
That process of development reached a crucial stage in 2007 by means of Borsa Italiana’s merger with the London Stock Exchange (LSE), giving birth to the leading diversified exchange group in Europe.
