Jacob Cohën aims to double production capacity. The 30 million boost guaranteed by Sace

The strengthening of logistics at the Piove di Sacco (Padua) site; the doubling of production capacity, rigorously made in Italy and located mainly in the Veneto region; expansion in international markets. These are the three cornerstones of the new industrial plan, valid for the five-year period 2025-29, presented by Jacob Cohën Company, a company with revenues of 80 million euro (2024 figure) that owns the luxury denimwear brand founded by the Bardelle family in 1985. A plan that has been given a major boost: a 30 million euro loan granted by a pool of banks led by UniCredit (mandated lead arranger, agent bank and lender) with Bnl Bnp Paribas (financing bank) and guaranteed by Sace.

The international development of the Jacob Cohën brand - with the company already owing 85% of its revenues to foreign markets - is expected to concentrate in the US and European markets, through the opening of single-brand boutiques that will house the men's and women's collections.

"The new business plan of Jacob Cohën Company," says Jennifer Tommasi Bardelle, president and creative director of Jacob Cohën Company, "shows all the solidity of the Jacob Cohën brand and its continuous will to establish itself more and more on a global level, focusing its energies on foreign markets and direct entry also at retail level in the United States. At the same time, it confirms the ongoing commitment to invest in Jacob Cohën's production chain, entirely made in Italy".

"Jacob Cohën is a virtuous example of a company that combines international vision and strong roots in the territory, focusing on quality, the Made in Italy supply chain, and sustainable growth. This operation reflects Sace's commitment to accompanying companies on their paths of development, innovation, and internationalisation," said Marco Martincich, regional director Sace Nord Est.

The banks agree to support a made-in-Italy brand with international potential. "This operation has a great symbolic value for us because it reaffirms our concrete support for entrepreneurial realities that have never stopped investing in innovation, in the search for new market outlets, and in their human capital - in two words, in themselves," said Francesco Iannella, UniCredit's North East regional manager. He was echoed by Cosimo Lenti, Bnl Bnp Paribas' North East territorial manager: 'Made in Italy and international growth are the two drivers of Jacob Cohen's business plan: as Bnl, we are at companies' side even more so in the development phases, sharing and supporting their projects, through our global solutions platforms, the advice of bankers in the area and corporate banking specialists'.