Fondo Strategico Italiano

Fondo Strategico Italiano S.p.A. (now CDP Equity S.p.A.) was a private equity firm specializing in investments in industry consolidations, growth capital, emerging growth, mature, convertible, and subordinated bonds, and preferred equity. It seeks to invest in defense, security, infrastructure and public services, transportation, distribution and supply chain, communications, energy, insurance and financial intermediation, research, and high technology sectors.

It seeks to invest in companies incorporated in Italy and operating worldwide. The firm seeks to invest in companies with a minimum turnover of €240 million ($305.88 million) and an average of at least 200 employees. It prefers to acquire a minority stake and seeks an active involvement in the governance of its portfolio companies and a representation on the Board of Directors. Fondo Strategico Italiano S.p.A. was founded in 2011 and is based in Milan, Italy.