The other was raised in an orphanage and was too poor to go to high school but at 84 is Italy’s richest man, having built the world’s biggest eyewear group from scratch.Mediobanca’s boss Alberto Nagel, 54, and Leonardo Del Vecchio, who in less than two months has become the bank’s top investor, are squaring off in a battle for control that is rattling the world of Italian finance.At stake is the future direction of Mediobanca, a venerable institution more than seven decades old. Billionaire tycoon Del Vecchio says Mediobanca should reduce its focus on consumer finance and instead beef up its traditional investment banking business through acquisitions.Del Vecchio, chairman of Ray Ban maker EssilorLuxottica , unexpectedly built a stake of 7% in Mediobanca in mid September only informing Nagel of his move hours before issuing a statement.Article Sidebar Story continues belowThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Article content continuedLast week he raised his holding to just under 10%, and four sources close to the matter said he was planning to go higher still which would require approval from the European Central Bank. One of the sources said he was aiming for as much as 20%.Representatives for Del Vecchio were not immediately available to comment for this story.The tycoon’s bold move on Mediobanca has echoes of the corporate intrigue in the so called “salotto buono,” or fine drawing room, the informal club that has pulled the strings in corporate Italy since 1945 and had Mediobanca at its center.So far, he has kept his cards close to his chest when it comes to motive.But in brief remarks that were widely viewed as a direct challenge to Nagel’s strategy, he said last month Mediobanca should rely less on contributions from its consumer credit business and its most prized asset insurer Generali..

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