ITALIAN EXHIBITION GROUP: FOCUS ON
MISSION
For over 70 years Italian Exhibition Group has been organising trade shows, events and congresses in Italy and around the world. Its mission is to offer its national and international Partners concrete business opportunities, high added value content and services and the chance to meet. Modern facilities, high-quality work, innovation, networking capacity and territorial connection are the guiding assets of IEG´s activities, a player with a European profile. The result is the creation of value for the stakeholders through the economic growth of the areas concerned by networking relations and experience.
IEG IS A LISTED COMPANY
Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. has been listed on Euronext Milan since 19th June 2019. IEG has six lines of business (organised events; congress events; hosted events; related services; publishing; sports events).
At its exhibition and congress venues in Rimini and Vicenza in 2025, IEG staged 73 proprietary or hosted trade shows and 103 congress events.
The IEG Group oversees the entire value chain of events organised in seven exhibition areas: Food & Beverage, Jewellery & Fashion, Wellness & Sports, Tourism & Hospitality, Leisure & Entertainment, Green & Technology, and Industrial Division.
GOVERNANCE
IEG is led by a Board of Directors chaired by Maurizio Renzo Ermeti. The Chief Executive Officer is Corrado Peraboni, a board member of UFI, the global Trade Show Association.
The other directors are Gian Luca Brasini, Alessandra Bianchi, Moreno Maresi, Emmanuele Forlani, Alessandro Marchetti, Anna Cicchetti, Laura Vici and Meris Montemaggi.
https://www.iegexpo.it/it/corporate-governance/organi-sociali
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE GROUP’S COMPANIES
Italian Exhibition Group S.p.A. is the Parent Company generated from the transfer of the business managed by Fiera di Vicenza S.p.A. to Rimini Fiera S.p.A. Through its two Italian subsidiaries, Prostand and Summertrade, IEG is active in the exhibition outfitting and catering sectors. Its business also extends into the areas of training, hygiene services and porterage. In addition to the organisation of events, IEG operates overseas in the United States through IEG USA and the stand outfitting company, FB International. Its presence in China, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates and Canada is developed through partnerships and joint ventures. To be more precise: subsidiaries in Italy are Pro.stand S.r.l., ProStand Exhibition Services S.r.l., V-Group S.r.l., Summertrade S.r.l., Prime Servizi S.r.l.; in Germany IEG Deutschland GmbH; in America IEG USA Inc., FB International Inc., Mundogeos Eventos e Consultoria Empresarial Ltda, IEG Brasil Ltda; in Asia IEG Asia, IEG China and IEG Middle East.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FIGURES
In the latest approved financial statements for the year 2025, revenue amounted to €266.4 million, +6.6% compared to the previous year; Adjusted EBITDA was €70.9 million, + 7.9% compared to 2024. Adjusted EBITDA margin stood at 26.6%; Adjusted EBIT was €49.6 million, up €2.2 million compared to the previous year.
THE INDUSTRIAL PLAN AND INVESTMENTS
In February 2026, the 2025-2030 strategic plan was approved as an update of the previous 2023-2028 plan. Investments continue at the Vicenza and Rimini venues to support offer development and the Group’s competitive positioning. Looking to 2030, the Group aims to achieve revenues of between €360 and €365 million and an Adj. EBITDA of between €100 and €105 million within a framework of balanced financial management oriented towards the creation of value over time, thus building the foundations for significant scaling operations.
https://www.iegexpo.it/images/IPO/IEG_Strategic_Plan_2025_2030_Ready_to_Scale.pdf
INTERNATIONALIZATION
With its proprietary events, incoming buyer and outgoing company platforms, subsidiaries and joint-ventures, IEG has developed a global network that attracts, supports and promotes the Group´s reference industries, which are among the most representative of the country´s industrial base.
The international development programme is 4x4 Business and is implemented in four continents with exhibition platforms powered by leading products operating in areas of high potential growth.
IEG has developed activities - also through joint ventures with global or local organisers, for example, in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, China, Mexico, Germany, Singapore and Brazil - that have positioned it among the top European operators in the sector.
https://www.iegexpo.it/it/worldwide
RIMINI: THE EXPO CENTRE AND PALACONGRESSI
Completed in 2001 and expanded in 2017, with the inauguration of two new temporary halls in November 2024, the Rimini Expo Centre is among the largest exhibition venues in Italy.
Layout-wise, it is organized on a single level and features 197,300 sq m of usable floor area, including 137,300 sq m of gross exhibition space and 60,000 sq m dedicated to services.
It offers 24 modular conference rooms, an on-site mainline railway station, approximately 12,000 parking spaces, as well as three press rooms, a business center, and various restaurants and food outlets.
To accommodate the growth of flagship events such as SIGEP World and Ecomondo, and to open the Rimini venue to major sports and musical events, IEG has planned a new expansion project for the venue. With a capacity of over 15,000 people, Europe's largest column-free wooden dome will cover a new hall measuring 144 meters in diameter and 41 meters in height, scheduled for completion by late 2029. Adding a further 26,000 sq m, this expansion will bring the total venue surface area to over 200,000 square meters.
In 2011, the new Palacongressi was inaugurated: designed by the Hamburg-based architecture firm GMP, it covers a total area of 38,000 sq m, features 39 rooms with an overall capacity of 9,000 seats, service and catering areas, and 500 underground parking spaces.
Under the "Palacongressi Inside Out" project, completed in December 2023 in agreement with the Municipality of Rimini, a total of 2,000 square meters of outdoor space surrounding the Palacongressi was redeveloped into green, leisure, and relaxation areas for tourists, local residents, and conference delegates. In agreement with the Municipality of Rimini, a new parking facility—partially already operational—is currently under construction to accommodate guests.
https://www.iegexpo.it/it/venues/rimini
https://www.riminipalacongressi.it/
VICENZA: THE EXPO CENTRE AND CONVENTION CENTRE
The Vicenza Expo Centre spans 80,000 sq m of usable floor area, featuring an elevated level with a dining area and conference rooms, various service areas for exhibitors and visitors, food outlets, a press room, and meeting rooms. It is equipped with an 8-level multi-storey car park offering 600 parking spaces.
In February 2024, IEG kicked off major redevelopment works at the exhibition centre, demolishing the old "chiocciola" (Hall 2) and Hall 5 to construct a new, more functional two-level hall spanning approximately 23,000 sq m. Beyond increasing available space and elevating interior design aesthetics and service usability (catering, restrooms, etc.), the new building organizes connecting pathways between halls more clearly, optimizing overall venue navigation.
The project was completed on schedule and in time to host Vicenzaoro September 2026: the construction elevates the entire venue to new standards of innovation, modernity, and sustainable functionality. This marks the creation of the heart of the Vicenzaoro of the future—an architectural core designed to boost the city's exhibition and convention appeal and competitiveness both in Italy and internationally.
The ViCC - Vicenza Convention Centre (inaugurated in 2014) can accommodate up to 1,200 people and includes the Palladio Theatre with over 700 seats. It comprises a modular area with three permanent halls, alongside spaces dedicated to visitor reception and events.
https://www.iegexpo.it/it/venues/vicenza
https://www.vicenzaconventioncentre.it/
GREEN FAIR, GREEN CORE
Best practices introduced by IEG in recent months include the removal of carpeting from the aisles inside the halls (where the layout makes it possible), with an environmental saving of over 140 tons of carpeting per year; the collection and recovery of cigarette butts; further electric car recharging stations; easy access into the area for the disabled; an increase in installed photovoltaic power; involvement of all local stakeholders. The photovoltaic systems guarantee the production of 8.5 million Kwh of clean energy, equal to that required to make all IEG's Italian offices self-sufficient.
Rimini Expo Centre features 1,500 plants irrigated by surface water, the light in the halls is supported by 1,600 LED projectors that save 120 tons of Co2 emissions and 760,000 Kwh per year. Water recovery saves 23 million litres, all fountains run on recirculated water. The internal railway station is used by 20% of visitors and reduces traffic flows; there are currently 20 electric recharging stations for cars and motorbikes.
Italian Exhibition Group's path to environmental sustainability began on the day the new Rimini Expo Centre was inaugurated in 2001, with the prestigious international award Elca, Nuremberg Green Building. IEG then obtained ISO 14001 Environment certification, ISO 450001 health and safety at work certification and GBAC Star Global Biorisk Advisory Council. Last but not least, Italian Exhibition Group has added ISO 20121 certification, a sustainable event management system, to its abundant list of firsts in the environmental field. The certification covers Rimini Expo Centre, Vicenza Expo Centre, the Ecomondo event, Rimini Palacongressi and Vicenza Convention Centre.
ISO 20121 certifies an activity designed and carried out with respect for economic, social and environmental aspects. Observing it means taking a long-term and balanced approach to conducting economic activity, environmental responsibility and generating social progress.
