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Private equity

Mediobanca's involvement in these areas takes the form of investments in funds promoted by the bank and by others.
As the regulatory framework develops in the future, Mediobanca intends to strengthen its position in this area significantly by promoting ventures aimed at assisting medium-large companies as they seek to grow.

Funds promoted by Mediobanca

• Fidia SGR, founded in 1995, is the company which manages investment fund Prudentia. Its shareholders are Intesa Sanpaolo, Mediobanca and Unicredito. Prudentia's portfolio is invested in small and mid-size Italian corporates
• Athena Private Equity, raised in 2000, is an investment fund incorporated under Luxembourg law subscribed to by Mediobanca and by other leading institutional investors. The fund invests primarily in small/mid-size corporates with leadership positions in niche markets and/or products
• MB Venture Capital Fund I is a venture capital fund promoted by Mediobanca, which portfolio is invested on international basis in young international companies operating in the biomedical, technology and IT sectors
• Alice Lab is a technology "incubator", set up by Mediobanca and other leading investors in the financial and industrial spheres to invest in innovative technologies worldwide. Alice Lab stays with its investments until the projects are self-financing via venture capital rounds

Others

• Clessidra Capital Partners I and Clessidra Capital Partners II are closed fund incorporated under Italian law specializing in buy-outs on the Italian market. Clessidra I was raised in 2004, while Clessidra II in 2008. Investors include leading Italian and non- Italian institutional investors