at the age of 86, controlled a diverse business empire through the Fininvest family holding and several related companies.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 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.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.Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends a news conference at Villa Madama in Rome, Italy, June 3, 2008. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli/File Photo