SAVE

SAVE operates the concessions of the Venice and Treviso airports and manages strategic interests in the Verona, Brescia and Brussels Charleroi airports.

Acquisition

August 2017

Exit

February 2026

Sector

Transportation

Country

Italy

Fund

Infrastructure III

SAVE is a leading Italian airport group operating Venice Marco Polo Airport under a long-term concession, alongside Treviso and Brescia airports, and holding a stake in Brussels Charleroi Airport in Belgium.

Venice Airport is one of Italy’s three intercontinental airports, classified as strategic national infrastructure and operating within a regulated framework. Its traffic base is highly diversified by passenger origin, travel purpose and carrier type.

InfraVia invested in SAVE and took the company private in 2017, alongside its long-standing Italian shareholder Finanziaria Internazionale and DWS. Between 2016 and 2019, SAVE delivered major regulated investments to support traffic growth.

By 2019, the Venice airport system was handling around 15 million passengers.

InfraVia actively supported SAVE throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, during which traffic restrictions lasted 2.5 years.

During the recovery phase, the Group increased its ownership and control of Verona, Brescia and Brussels Charleroi airports, strengthening its position as a diversified multi-airport platform.

In 2024, the Group handled around 29 million passengers overall, including more than 18.3 million across its three Italian airports and 10.5 million at Charleroi.

In February 2026, InfraVia completed the sale of the Venice airport group to a consortium comprising Ardian and Finint Infrastrutture.

Backed by a high-quality asset, InfraVia navigated a particularly challenging period and delivered performance.

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