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Your partner for internationalization Bishkek – September 24 th , 2009 Alessandra Mariani SIMEST Mission: To promote the internationalization of Italian businesses Activities : Minority equity participations in Italian investments abroad Support for internationalization initiatives
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Your partner for internationalization Bishkek – September 24th, 2009 Alessandra Mariani
SIMEST Mission: To promote the internationalization of Italian businesses Activities : Minority equity participations in Italian investments abroad Support for internationalization initiatives Assistance and advisory services
SIMEST • Active since December 1991 • Member of EDFI (European Development Finance Institutions) • EU financial intermediary Shareholders • Ministry for the Economic Development (76%) • Italian Banks • Industrial and entrepreneurial Associations
Figures (31.07.2007) euro 165 mln Own capital Headquarters Rome Staff 160 Professionals Track Record: Number of Projects Approved 1023 Financial Support for firms (since Jan.1999) Number of shareholdings acquired 4.188 558 Operations approved Total investments 22.078 €/mln Euro 39.522 mln Amount Number of investments divested 312
Geographical distribution of investment31.08.2009 Number of shareholdings acquired 558 Countries 66
We are developing projects in Industrial and Logistic Areas or Free Zones assisting investments of Italian clustering Preferred elements required for the selection of the area: • Investmentclimate • Taxation regime • Integrated system of logistics, rail roads and ports • Competitive market for the Italian companies Purpose: • Facilitate the setting up thank to turn key solutions • Advise companies in the development of a manufacturing chain as an industrial district • Logistic integrated with industrial park promotes steady investments, cuts time and costs, offers a huge and easy reach market
We are working with: • Local institutions and development agencies • Local entities managing the park • Companies investing in JV or directly • Italian Industrial Development Consortium • Financial institutions (International, Italian or local) • Business and Industrial Associations …now in the following Countries: • Egypt (Robbiki Leather City) • China (Tianjin) • Kazakhstan (Aktau) • Ukraine (Lviv)
SIMEST’s role • Being part of the leading actors and being involved from the beginning • Assessing possible projects and assisting in the preparation of feasibility studies • Assisting in financial building, also identifying suitable sources of local and/or international finance • Taking direct equity participation of the managing company of the area • Identifying investment opportunities and potential local partners trough the business scouting service • Taking part to the match making between the parties • Advising on legal and corporate matters concerning the establishment of foreign companies
Setting up a company abroad Italian company activities SIMEST support Search for business opportunities Business Scouting Economic and financial analysis Feasibility Study Subsidized loans L.D.143/1998 Setting up of the Joint Venture Equity participation and management of VC funds Interest rate support Law 100/1990 Personnel training and technical assistance Subsidized loans L.D.143/1998
Commercial and other activities Italian company activities SIMEST support Market penetration programmes Subsidized loans Law 394/1981 Exports of capital goods Interest rate stabilization L.D.143/1998
Other SIMEST’s activities Technical assistance to foreign governments for private sector development (Egitto, Argentina, Serbia and Montenegro) Pilot projects for business cooperation (Albania, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania) Management of venture capital funds Instrumental equity participations (banks, leasing companies, trading companies, others) Agreements with IFIs and other Italian / international institutions (EBRD, EIB, IFC, MIGA, BID/MIF, ECAs,…) Presence in Italian Regional Offices (one-stop shops) for internationalization
Foranyfurther information: www.simest.it a.mariani@simest.it Tel +39 06 68635.427 fax +39 06 68635.458