History of the company | SUBA SEEDS COMPANY Spa

1974 - Augusto Suzzi established Suba S.r.l. as a regional orchard seed producer
1986 - Establishes Suba&Unico S.r.l., a company focused on Asian market distribution
1992 - Hortus, the first company dedicated to seeds trading, was established
2005 - Establishes French branch to diversify production
2008 - Establishment of Royal Seeds S.r.l., who acquired semi-professional garden business unit from Monsanto
2011 - Suba Srl merged with Suba&Unico S.r.l. to form Suba Seeds Company SpA
2012 - Quadrivio (Italian Fund) acquires a 52% stake in Suba Seeds Company
2013 - Acquires Condor Seeds to further diversify the production product range
2015 - In 2015, PSP acquires a majority position (c.90%) of Suba alongside management (c.10%) and begins executing strategic expansion plan
2016 - Suba acquires Brotherton Seeds in July 2016 to add strategic IP and further diversify production and product range
2017 - In September 2017, Philippe Rousseau, previously leading the sunflower business at Syngenta, joined the Company as CEO to drive the next stage of growth.Also in 2017, the Company was rebranded as Verisem to better complement the Company’s global footprint and clarify the organization structure.
2018 -Acquires Franchi Sementi Established in 1783. Prominent Italian specialty seed distributor and one of the oldest continuously operated independent seed companies in Italy.