Gruppo delle Ferrovie dello Stato Italiano, is a government-owned holding company that manages infrastructure and services on the Italian railway network. Currently the Holding is wholly-owned by the state and so are its two most important subsidiary companies, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, owning and managing the infrastructure, and Trenitalia, the main rail operator. However, from 2017 the Holding could start a privatisation process where no more than 40% of its shares could be sold to private investors, while reserving the remaining 60% to the State.