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Born in Italy · Nationality Italian — Business / finance / tech + sport / governance

Diego Della Valle

Business and billionaires

Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “Calciopoli / Fiorentina: sporting sanctions and first-instance criminal conviction, proceedings subsequently time-barred on appeal” and “Fiorentina: separate trial for false accounting and obstruction relating to claimed Calciopoli damages, acquitted in 2018”.

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Profile No. 0931 · Updated on 12 October 2026

Portrait of Diego Della Valle

Photo: Simone Ramella from Rome, Italy · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
6Documented controversies+ 1 background event
14Sources
1Formal charge · all time1 closed without conviction
0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

01

2025–2026

Tod's and 'caporalato': request for judicial administration and supply chain investigation, with no personal charge against Della Valle

No legal proceedings

Prosecutors requested the judicial administration of Tod's, arguing that the group had failed to adequately monitor Chinese suppliers where workers were allegedly exploited. Separately, Tod's and three executives were targeted by investigations concerning the subcontracting chain.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 4

  1. [1]
    ANSACaporalato, chiesta l'amministrazione giudiziaria per Tod'sNews agencyHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    RaiNews MarcheTod's, tre dirigenti e la società indagati per presunto caporalatoBroadcastHigh reliability
  3. [3]
    RaiNews MarchePresunto caporalato Tod's, le carte passano da Milano ad AnconaBroadcastHigh reliability
  4. [4]
    ANSADella Valle: «Noi rispettati, il pm venga a vedere le aziende»News agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 2 September 2026

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02

2011–2025

Tod's-funded Colosseum restoration: controversy over image rights and private sponsorship

Civil / administrative proceedings

Tod's commitment to finance the Colosseum's restoration for approximately 25 million euros triggered prolonged debate over advertising benefits, image rights and a private sponsor's role at a major public monument.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 3

  1. [1]
    la Repubblica RomaColosseo, l'accordo con Tod's e i diritti dello sponsorPressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    Corriere della SeraColosseo, nuovi guai: l'accordo Tod's sotto esamePressHigh reliability
  3. [3]
    Corriere della SeraTod's sponsor del Colosseo, il Tar rimanda al giudice civilePressHigh reliability

Last verified: 2 September 2026

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03

2022–2024

Tod's: first delisting attempt fails in 2022, second succeeds in 2024

No legal proceedings

The Della Valle family attempted to delist Tod's in 2022, but the offer failed to reach the required threshold. A new transaction with L Catterton ultimately enabled the company to be delisted in 2024.

State of the evidence
Documented

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    RaiNews MarcheTod's rinuncia all'uscita da Piazza Affari, l'Opa resta sotto il 90%BroadcastHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    Corriere della SeraTod's, in porto l'Opa con L Catterton: addio alla BorsaPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 2 September 2026

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04

2018–2019

Fiorentina: supporters revolt against Della Valle family ahead of club sale

No legal proceedings

After seasons considered disappointing, thousands of Fiorentina supporters organised protests, boycotts and chants demanding the departure of Diego and Andrea Della Valle.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Direct responsibility

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ANSATifosi contro Della Valle, curve vuoteNews agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 2 September 2026

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05

2014–2018

Fiorentina: separate trial for false accounting and obstruction relating to claimed Calciopoli damages, acquitted in 2018

Acquitted / conviction overturned

Della Valle stood trial in a case separate from Calciopoli concerning allegations of false accounting and obstruction relating to the recording of damages linked to the club's relegation or sanction.

Attribution
Accused
Course of the proceedings
  1. Formally charged — Formal charge before the current outcome

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ANSACalciopoli, assolto Diego Della ValleNews agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 2 September 2026

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06

2006–2013

Calciopoli / Fiorentina: sporting sanctions and first-instance criminal conviction, proceedings subsequently time-barred on appeal

Case dismissed / dropped — against a third party

Protagonist not prosecuted — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

Diego Della Valle, then owner of Fiorentina alongside his brother Andrea, was implicated in Calciopoli. Sporting authorities sanctioned club executives, and the criminal proceedings resulted in a first-instance conviction for sporting fraud in 2011.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Accused
Role of the person profiled
Protagonist not prosecuted

Sources · 2

  1. [1]
    la Repubblica FirenzeCalciopoli, condannato Diego Della VallePressHigh reliability
  2. [2]
    Sky SportCalciopoli, sentenza d'appello: prescrizione per diversi imputatiBroadcastHigh reliability

Last verified: 2 September 2026

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II. Documented background

Documented biographical or institutional milestones (elections, appointments, foundings, acquisitions…). These are not controversies and are not counted as such.

  1. 2016

    RCS takeover battle: Della Valle joins Bonomi consortium against Cairo bid

    Della Valle joined a group of shareholders seeking to prevent Urbano Cairo from taking control of RCS and to support a rival offer led by Andrea Bonomi. The battle involved competing valuations, alliances among longstanding shareholders and industrial strategies.

    Sources · 1
    1. Corriere della Sera — Rcs, via libera Consob all'Opa Bonomi. Il consiglio boccia l'Ops Cairo

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  1. Urbano Cairo1 documented reference

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