Aliante is an independent private equity investments group
which objective is to enable, support and accelerate the growth of family-run businesses globally.
Aliante has a medium-to-long term view:
we aim at maximizing the Multiple of Cash invested by promoting a sustainable growth via both organic and strategic national and international acquisitions.
Aliante’s Team is composed by skilled industry and investment experts
which have in common an entrepreneurial approach to business.
ABOUT AEF
Since 2006 Aliante has proven to achieve
excellent returns even in the most challenging times.
We invested in over 30 companies in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, USA and Canada.
2006
In 2006 Paolo and Niccolò founded Aliante as a Family&Friends initiative with the objective of investing their family&friends capital.
2013
In 2013 the strategy gained momentum and Aliante gathered nearly Є 110 million from European and Italian Family Offices.
2019
In 2019 and 2021 Aliante finalized two liquidity NAV lines of Є 54 and
Є 75 million respectively. Consequently Aliante total AUM reached
€ 240 million.
2021
In 2021 Aliante established offices in Switzerland and Luxembourg.
2022
In Q2 2022 Aliante Equity Fund was established as SICAV Luxembourg based fund with the aim of raising € 300 million and hard cap of Euro 350 million.
STRATEGY
We invest for the medium
to long term growth.
We aim at maximizing
the multiple of cash invested.
We believe that
- Invest at the right valuation is an effective way to manage the investment risk;
- Concentrate in forming the right Team for the task in essential for a successful execution;
- Understanding the “easy wins” is key for a quick uplift but the real value comes from a medium-term plan of process optimization and a targeted acquisition strategy in Europe and North America in particular. This will open up to potential international value buyers.
01. Our DNA is that of a Family Office
The Team together with the respective families have always invested in between 10% and 50% in each vehicle. In Aliante the team pledged to invest 10% or Euro 30 million.
02. Investment Strategy
Sector focus as a way to manage risk and create value. Knowing what you are investing in allows to pay the right price and be more accurate and realistic when drawing the Business Plan for the growth.
03. Entrepreneurship
Aliante will actively support the management with the execution of a pre-agreed growth strategy. This often consists in a combination of organic and external growth as well as the execution of acquisitions.
We are specialist
We are specialist in consumer goods sector and, in particular:
Food & Beverage, Cosmetic and Personal Care; as well as other niche sectors of the Made in Italy like Design & Furniture and Automation & Machinery.
We believe that
Italian family-run Small and Medium Enterprises can greatly benefit from:
- Change management
- Fresh capital
- National and international consolidation
We believe that
certain excellent sectors of the Made in Italy features:
- Global competitive advantages
- Global market potential
- Unique resiliency during adverse economic cycles
We believe in
the pursuit of a targeted ‘buy & build’ strategy: add-on acquisitions are integrated into the platform company to increase size and improve market positioning.
North America and USA in particular, is the largest and wealthiest consumer market in the world (Source: OECD 14 April, 2022).
USA, Canada and Mexico count nearly 500 million inhabitants and many have a great appetite for Made in Italy high quality consumer products.
ESG
Adopting the ESG guidelines is not only a moral obligation to future generations but can also generate value.
Our pledge is for drive our portfolio companies to adhere
to ESG guidelines.
We continue to promote and drive changes in the
Companies we invest in.
We put people first.
TEAM
The Aliante team combines investment and industrial expertise within depth experience in the consumer goods and other excellent sectors of the Made-in Italy.
Aliante’s Senior Team will take difficult decisions based on in-depth analysis and experience.
The results we delivered and a strong reputation means Aliante Team is the go-to investor for Family-Owned businesses.
CONTACT
Contact US
Aliante Equity Fund SCA SICAV-RAIF
412F, Route d’Esch,
L-1471 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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