Fondo Italiano d’Investimento launches a new private equity fund “Fondo Italiano di Minoranze per la Crescita” targeting minority investments in “Italian Excellences”

First closing at € 400 millions

Milan, May 28th 2020 – The Board of Directors of Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR, chaired by Andrea Montanino, together with the CEO Antonio Pace, has approved the launch of a new private equity fund dedicated to minority investments, named Fondo Italiano di Minoranze per la Crescita – FIMiC (Italian Fund for Minorities for Growth).

The fund targets companies having an annual turnover between 20 and 250 million euro, that are financially strong, profitable and have ambitious plans for growth. The initiative intends to involve a wide range of institutional investors, both Italian and International, interested in investing in Italian SMEs, supporting their internal and external growth.

Within its investment strategy, the Fund intends also to involve other private equity players in order to create the industrial and financial synergies to support Italian excellences.

This is the second initiative of Fondo Italiano dedicated to minority investments after the FII UNO Fund, that between 2010 and 2017 did realize 34 investments for an invested amount of approximately 390 million euro.

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Press-Release-BoD-28th-May-2020

Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR

Founded in 2010 at the initiative of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and participated by CDP Equity, Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, ENPAM Foundation, ENPAIA Foundation, ABI, Banco BPM, and BPER Banca, Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR's main objective is to manage closed-end mutual funds aimed at channelling capital towards the system of excellent Italian companies, combining the goal of return on invested capital in line with international benchmarks with that of fostering the growth of the Italian productive system. Fondo Italiano manages 21 closed-end mutual funds reserved for qualified investors, totalling over Euro 4 billion of capital under management, and operates through direct and indirect investments (fund of funds). Fondo Italiano considers sustainability a fundamental value and is committed to integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria into its investment activities.

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