Fondo Italiano increases its commitment 
on the private capital market: 
further investments approved in 
ITAGO IV, PM&Partners III, Equita Private Debt Fund II  

 

Milan, February 15th, 2022 – The Board of Directors of Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR (“FII SGR” or “Fondo Italiano”), chaired by Andrea Montanino and led by the CEO Antonio Pace, met today.

During the meeting, the Board of Directors approved an increase in commitments on behalf of the funds of funds under management, devoted to supporting the sustainable growth of Italian companies. With these new investments, the total commitment of the private equity funds of funds currently under investment raises to €326 million, spread over 11 investments; whilst the total commitment of the private debt funds increases to €139 million, spread over 4 investments

More specifically, the BoD approved the subscription of further units of the private equity funds ITAGO IV, managed by ITAGO SGR, PM&Partners III, managed by PM&Partners SGR, and in Equita Private Debt Fund II, the private debt fund managed by Equita Capital SGR.

These three funds, together with those already part of the portfolios, all share a strong focus on ESG issues and sustainable investment, in line with the Responsible Finance Policy adopted by Fondo Italiano d'Investimento.

As of December 31st, 2021, the 11 private equity funds in portfolio involved 36 companies with an aggregate turnover of approximately €1.6 billion and a total number of employees of over 5,000 units. On the same date, the 4 private debt funds in portfolio subscribed to 36 instruments issued by 29 companies, with an aggregate turnover of approximately €3.5 billion and a total number of employees of almost 32,000.
These commitments confirm Fondo Italiano's propulsive role in supporting the Italian private capital market and financial instruments oriented towards the development of the real economy and Italian small and medium-sized enterprises.

 

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Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR
 

Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR (“Fondo Italiano” or “FII SGR”) was created in 2010 on the initiative of the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and its shareholders include CDP Equity, Intesa Sanpaolo, UniCredit, ABI and Confindustria. The main goal of Fondo Italiano is to favor the growth of the Italian economy by managing closed-ended funds. The funds managed by FII SGR are aimed at conveying patient capital to Italian companies of excellence with a return on investment in line with international benchmarks.
To date, FII SGR manages a total of 13 closed-ended alternative investment funds reserved to qualified investors, with Assets Under Management target in excess of €3 billion and operates both through direct investments and fund of funds’ activity.
FII SGR considers sustainability a fundamental value and is committed to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria into its investment activities.

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Contacts:

Roberto Del Giudice
Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR
Phone +39 02 63532.1
roberto.delgiudice@fondoitaliano.it     Lavinia Borea 

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