On October 13th, 2005, following an agreement between the Mauri and Spagnol families, a new holding company named Gruppo editoriale Mauri Spagnol was founded. It controls 9 publishing houses - Corbaccio, Garzanti Libri, Guanda, Longanesi, Nord, Ponte alle Grazie, Salani, TEA, Vallardi - ProLibro, and holds 50% of Superpocket.
The shareholders are: Messaggerie Italiane 73.77%, the Spagnol family, 23%, and Andrea Micheli, 3.23%.
Stefano Mauri and Luigi Spagnol have been appointed respectively President and CEO, and CEO of the company.
The aim of the holding Gruppo editoriale Mauri Spagnol is to enable the individual publishing houses to invest in joint projects, create stronger product lines and enhance the visibility of the group’s authors, as well as to both streamline and develop synergies in their central functions, while leaving each one of them complete editorial freedom.