Antares AZ I Fund

Antares AZ I is one of the first Italian private debt funds reserved for institutional investors and dedicated to SMEs. Active since March 2016, it is raised and managed in partnership with Azimut Libera Impresa SGR by a team of professionals, including Gabriele Casati as Founding Partner and Alberto Arrotta as Senior Advisor.

Highlights

Type: Closed-end reserved AIF

Asset Class: Performing Private Debt

Vintage Year: 2016

AUM: € 127 M

Status: portfolio management

Members

Antares AZ I completed its investment period in July 2020, making a total of 16 investments, of which 13 have been fully repaid to date.

The portfolio of Antares AZ I generates a gross return in line with the original management mandate, which focused primarily in senior debt, supporting both extraordinary finance transactions and growth projects for Italian SMEs.

Azimut Libera Impresa and Merito SGR S.p.A. have entered into an agreement for the management delegation of AZ I to Merito, effective from 30 June 2022.

Founding Partner

Gabriele Casati

Stefano Romiti

BIO

Senior Advisor

Alberto Arrotta

Operations Team

Ludovica Marzocchi

Niccolò Tanini

Founding Partner

Gabriele Casati

Stefano Romiti

BIO

Senior Advisor

Alberto Arrotta

Operations Team

Ludovica Marzocchi

Niccolò Tanini