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- CIR S.p.A. - Compagnie Industriali Riunite (CIR.MI) is an Italy-based holding company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange that primarily operates in the automotive components and healthcare sectors through its key subsidiaries Sogefi S.p.A. and KOS S.p.A. The company, founded in 1976 and headquartered in Milan, develops, produces and sells automotive suspension components including coil springs, stabilizer bars, torsion bars, stabilinks, leaf springs and track adjusters for cars, light and heavy commercial vehicles, earth-moving machines and railway rolling stock; precision springs for automotive, electric solutions, lighting, trains and construction sectors; air and cooling systems such as intake manifold systems, air induction systems, coolant pump modules, thermostat housings, ducts and thermal management solutions; and filtration products including oil, petrol, diesel fuel, engine and cabin air filters for original equipment manufacturers, replacement suppliers and independent aftermarkets. In healthcare, through KOS, CIR operates nursing homes under the Anni Azzurri brand, functional and psychiatric rehabilitation units under the Santo Stefano brand, and provides specialized treatments for serious cerebral injuries, neurological pathologies, trauma and chronic-degenerative muscular-skeletal conditions across facilities primarily in Italy and Germany. CIR serves global original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers in the automotive industry across Italy, other European countries, North America, South America, Asia and internationally, while its healthcare operations target patients requiring long-term care and rehabilitation services. In recent developments, CIR reached a binding agreement on November 19, 2025, to acquire F2i Healthcare's 40.23% stake in KOS for €220.0 million, subject to regulatory approvals including Italian Golden Power and German antitrust rules, which upon completion will bring CIR's ownership of KOS to 100% using available liquidity of €363.3 million as of June 30, 2025; additionally, in May 2024 Sogefi closed the sale of its Filtration Business Unit, and in June 2024 CIR finalized the sale of a real estate property to Merope.