Factbox: TV, soccer and finance: Silvio Berlusconi's many businesses

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ROME, June 12 (Reuters) - 
    Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister and
billionaire media mogul who died on Monday at the age of 86,
controlled a diverse business empire through the Fininvest
family holding and several related companies. 

    FININVEST 
    Berlusconi, who made his name by building a media empire in
the 1980s and as owner of European soccer champions AC Milan,
used Fininvest, a family holding company with assets worth 4.9
billion euros ($5.3 billion) at the end of 2021, to manage his
interests.
    Before his death, Silvio owned 61.3% of Fininvest, while
Pier Silvio and Marina Berlusconi, his two children from his
first marriage, each owned a 7.65% stake.
    Barbara, Eleonora and Luigi Berlusconi, his other three
children, together owned 21.42% of Fininvest.
     Marina Berlusconi has been chairwoman of Fininvest since
2005.
 
    MEDIAFOREUROPE 
    Formerly known as Mediaset, Italy's top commercial
broadcaster MediaForEurope (MFE)  MFEA.MI   MFEB.MI  is
controlled by Fininvest, which owns a 48% stake. Its chief
executive is Pier Silvio Berlusconi.
    It operates free-to-air TV channels as well as streaming
services in Italy and Spain. It also owns movie production and
distribution company Medusa and holds a 40% stake in
privately-held Italian broadcasting tower group EI Towers.
    MFE had consolidated revenues of 2.9 billion euros in 2021.
    It is the single biggest investor in German TV group
ProSiebenSat.1Media.  PSMGn.DE , with a 29.9% stake.
    French media giant Vivendi  VIV.PA  holds some 23% of MFE,
mostly through a trust dubbed Simon Fiduciaria.
    
    MONDADORI
    Fininvest owns 53% of Italy's leading publisher, Mondadori, 
which dominates the domestic book market.
    Marina Berlusconi has been Mondadori's chairwoman since
2003. She also sits on MFE's board.

    BANCA MEDIOLANUM
    Fininvest owns a 30% stake in the 6 billion euro Italian
asset manager Banca Mediolanum.
 
    AC MONZA
    After selling AC Milan in 2017 in a 740 million euro deal,
Fininvest bought smaller soccer club AC Monza the following
year. The team won promotion to Italy's Serie A league in 2022
for the first time and ended their debut season in the middle of
the table.
        
   
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 (Reporting by Elvira Pollina, graphics by Sara Rossi; Editing
by Keith Weir)
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