| 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.
The main activities are:
- to develop and co-ordinate its members activity
in Italy and Europe, collaborating actively with the
European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
(EVCA);
- to represent institutionally in Italy and abroad
its members, supporting the relationship between the
members and the institutions;
- to collect and spread information in order to promote
contacts between members and the institutions;
- co-ordinate the creation of qualified managerial groups both in associated companies and the connected firms;
- increase awareness and understanding of the private equity and venture capital industry in Italy;
- work with government entities to improve the legal environment of the private equity investment activity.
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