AIFI – Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association was founded in May 1986 and is internationally recognised for its activity of institutionally representing and promoting the private equity, venture capital and private debt activity in Italy. AIFI associates and represents financial institutions that professionally invest in companies and has developed a significant network of institutions, investors and professionals. In particular, the objectives AIFI wants to pursue are the following: - supporting and facilitating the development of private equity, venture capital and private debt activity in Italy and abroad; - working with institutional bodies to improve the legal environment of the private capital investment activity; - increasing awareness and understanding, within the Italian context, of the asset classes it represents; - supporting the constitution of qualified managerial groups both in associated companies and connected firms; - collecting and presenting information about the industry; - acting as interface and link to Italian and international financial players; - creating a network between research centres, incubators, accelerators, universities and venture capitalists, in order to promote successful entrepreneurial ideas; - maintaining ethical and professional standards in the private equity, venture capital and private debt industry.