Del Vecchios' Firm Is Long-Term Mediobanca Investor.

At the Oct. 28 shareholder meeting, Delfin's candidates will face the Mediobanca management's slate, which has been endorsed by proxy advisers including Glass Lewis and ISS. (Bloomberg) -- The Del Vecchio family's investment company "has never been an activist" shareholder and has a long-term commitment as an investor in Mediobanca SpA, its chairman said in an interview with Italian newspaper Sole 24 Ore. Delfin, the investment vehicle owned by Luxottica founder Leonardo Del Vecchio's heirs, has presented its own slate for the board of the Italian bank, in which it owns a stake of about 20%. [Extracted from the article]