Riello Investimenti looks to Made in Italy and «calls in» entrepreneurs and investors – Corriere.it

Riello Investimenti Sgr “calls” economists, entrepreneurs and institutional investors to take stock of the macroeconomic scenario and the future of Italian companies. And it did so at Villa Necchi Campiglio, in Milan, in the location of the Fondo Ambiente Italiano, on the occasion of the annual meeting with investors.

Nicola Riello, president and founder of the asset management company of the same name, opened the ball, announcing important news for each asset class in which the operational management company: the first closing of Linfa Ventures, a venture capital fund specializing in agrifood tech, scheduled for the second half of the year, the launch of Buy&Build Opportunities, the house’s fourth private equity fund, scheduled for early next year, and the arrival of the third private debt fund, currently in the planning stage, which will be presented in second half of 2024.

After Riello’s introduction, the economist Carlo Cottarelli took the floor, who outlined the current macroeconomic scenario, analyzing in particular the Italian situation in the post-Covid period. In his speech, Cottarelli underlined the excellent results in terms of growth achieved by our country, which have taken place in recent years, going against any optimistic forecast. To date, Italy’s growth, in fact, is higher than that of some large European economies such as France and also Germany which, as the economist recalled, is going through a period of less luster than in its recent economic history. Finally, Cottarelli did not fail to remind onlookers that the results obtained by Italy were also possible thanks to the enormous liquidity introduced by the ECB and from which we were able to benefit.

The round table dedicated to the hottest aspects of the creation of value in the real economy through support to small and medium-sized enterprises then opened. Access to credit for the support of the business and the development of the latter was addressed by exceptional guests such as Silvana Chilelli, managing director and general manager of Eurizon Capital Real Asset Sgr, Alessandro Visparelli, president of Enpacl (the National social security and assistance institution for labor consultants), and Enrico Cibati, Cfp – head of Cassa Forense assets. This institutional parterre was joined by the contribution of the entrepreneurial ranks, the leading voice in this debate and which therefore could not be missing. Fabio De’Longhi, vice president and managing director of DeLonghi Group, and Enrico Grassi, president of E80 Group, appointed Cavaliere del Lavoro in 2023, strengthened the shared conviction of the importance of investing in the excellent Made in Italy production, starting with the school and on young people to train qualified and visionary professionals, able to carry on the high level of Italian production.