In 1915, In parallel he was entrusted by the
Banca Italiana di Sconto with managing its Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili (ALFA), into which in 1918 he merged OFM to create
Alfa Romeo. While this quickly became one of the world's most famous automakers, the collapse of
Banca Italiana di Sconto led Romeo to reacquire OFM. Through this he entered the aviation business in 1925 under the
OFM – Aeroplani Romeo brand. a name which had been in common usage for some time. In 1935, OFM (the railway workshop) was sold to
Società Italiana Ernesto Breda. Later, between 1935-1936, Romeo also sold Societa Anonima Industrie Aeronautiche Romeo to
Società Italiana Ernesto Breda, which combined the two companies into a single
subsidiary organisation on October 1, 1936, the well known Industrie Meccaniche e Aeronautiche Meridionali (Southern Mechanical and Aviation Industries), often shortened to Meridionali or
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