Current sponsors

Greenpark Capital

Greenpark is an independent global private equity secondaries investment group, currently managing funds of €1.3 billion. Our multi-cultural and multi-lingual investment team executes transactions across the global mid-market with a particular strength in Europe. We have an established reputation for structuring deals with expertise, innovation and discretion to deliver tailor-made solutions for our clients. Whether a seller requires liquidity to free up capital, for portfolio management or strategic reasons, Greenpark delivers a customised response to their requirements.

http://www.greenparkcapital.com.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers help clients find the right target, manage the process, structure the deal and accelerate the transition to ownership. PricewaterhouseCoopers Transaction Services in Italy has 150 dedicated deal specialists, assisting world’s leading private equity
houses as well local clients. Using cross-functional teams and having access to the global PwC network, we bring together all the relevant expertise from across our firm, including M &A, tax and legal advice:

 M&A advisory
 Valuation
 Buy-side and sell-side Deal due diligence (Financial, commercial,
 tax and legal, Operations, IT, HR )
 Deal Structuring (tax, legal, accounting)
 Global capital markets
 Post deal services

Our overriding objective is always to help you maximize the return on your deal.

http://www.pwc.com

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IKB Deutsche Industriebank

IKB Deutsche Industriebank is a specialist bank for corporate lending and specialized finance in
Germany and some major Europen countries (France, Italy, UK, Spain).
Its target groups are small and medium-sized enterprises,
as well as multinational enterprises, financial sponsors and project partners.
The principal shareholder of IKB is Lone Star (LSF6 Europe Financial Holdings L.P.).

http://www.ikb.de

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Aztec Group

The Aztec Group is a dynamic fund administration specialist with offices in Guernsey, Jersey, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom. The Group currently administers over 45 funds; has in excess of $26 billion under administration and provides a boutique service to a range of complex private equity and real estate funds. The combination of over 80 skilled professionals and a leading technology platform delivers one of the most comprehensive and effective fund administration solutions in the industry.

http://www.aztecgroup.co.uk

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AIFI

AIFI (Italian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) was created in May 1986, in order to promote, develop and represent institutionally the venture capital and private equity activity in Italy. The Association is an organization composed of different entities which, throughout direct investment of their own funds or through the management and advisory of independent funds (closed-end funds) are private equity and venture capital investors with the objective of purchasing, managing and divesting in unquoted companies. Membership has been evolving together with the growing importance of the private equity and venture capital industry. Full members matrix is quite heterogeneous, including as full members Italian and international banks and their subsidiaries, industrial and private investment companies, Italian closed-end funds, international closed-end funds advisory companies as well as public operators and financial institutions linked to the co-operative system. Associated members are Italian and foreign associations as well as institutions and companies interested in the development of the venture capital industry in Italy.

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