Andrea de Lucia

Unipol Merchant- Banca Per Le Imprese SpA (Unipol Merchant) is the private equity subsidiary of Unipol Banco SpA, itself a subsidiary of Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA (MI: UNI) in Italy. Established in 2002 when Finec Merchant was acquired by Unipol Merchant SpA, the firm was formerly known as UGF Merchant SpA. Unipol Merchant is based in Bologna and specializes in providing growth capital and turnaround financing to small and medium-sized companies across sectors.

Meridie SpA (MI: ME) is an independent Italian consulting and private equity investment firm which was established in 2007. Based in Naples. Meridie provides management and corporate advisory as well as strategic financial consulting to small and medium-sized companies in central Italy and the Mezzogiorno. The firm was previously known as Investimenti e Sviluppo Mediterraneo SpA.

Meridie SpA fund invests in small, medium sized and listed companies located in Italy. The fund invests in sectors such as transportation, consumer durables and industrial services with particular focus in food retail, industrial machinery and aerospace. It provides equity financing for buyouts capital transactions. It seeks to acquire a minority or majority stake in the portfolio company.

Atitech SpA is a holding company, which engages in the provision of aircraft maintenance and training services. Its activities include overhaul, repair, inspection, replacement and defect rectification, embodiment of modifications, painting, and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Design Organization Approval (DOA) certification. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Naples, Italy.