This survey provides an initial response to the need of many national maritime companies to find sources of funding alternative to bank credit. A need made more urgent by the current sectorial dynamics that oblige companies who want to be international players to proceed with the expansion of the scale of operations, of the services offered and to the constant renewal of the fleet. In this context we aimed at analyzing the interest shown so far by Italian mutual funds in supporting the above-mentioned maritime companies. The surveys made it possible to verify that, as expected, funds that are investing (or have invested) in national maritime activities are, today, in very small number. In some cases, these are private equity funds reserved to qualified investors, some of which specialized in investing in small and medium-sized companies, while in other cases the investment is directed towards medium-sized and large units that qualify as leaders in their market.
The role of investment funds financing maritime companies: An overview of the Italian situation
Thomas Antonio;Marinangeli Bruna
2015-01-01
Abstract
This survey provides an initial response to the need of many national maritime companies to find sources of funding alternative to bank credit. A need made more urgent by the current sectorial dynamics that oblige companies who want to be international players to proceed with the expansion of the scale of operations, of the services offered and to the constant renewal of the fleet. In this context we aimed at analyzing the interest shown so far by Italian mutual funds in supporting the above-mentioned maritime companies. The surveys made it possible to verify that, as expected, funds that are investing (or have invested) in national maritime activities are, today, in very small number. In some cases, these are private equity funds reserved to qualified investors, some of which specialized in investing in small and medium-sized companies, while in other cases the investment is directed towards medium-sized and large units that qualify as leaders in their market.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.