Gardant Investor SGR, an asset management company belonging to the Gardant Group that specializes in credit management in Italy, has launched a new credit fund to provide secured real estate financing in Italy.
Dubbed the Caesar fund, the vehicle focuses on providing financing to enterprises and real estate projects, such as refinancing or debt restructuring for companies with solid fundamentals and underlying real estate assets. The fund is managed by Antonio Alfano, head of lending strategies at SGR,
Mirko Briozzo, CEO of the Gardant Group, said, “The fund is part of the Gardant Group’s positioning strategy, which aims, also through Gardant Investor SGR, to establish itself as the leading fully integrated operator in the Italian credit sector, capable of working alongside investors and banks across the entire value chain — from direct lending activities to the management of reperforming and nonperforming assets.”
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