After less than four years since the start of the First Fund investment period, F2i asset-management company has launched the F2i Second Fund, intended to continue the investment strategy in Italy’s main infrastructure sectors.
Intesa Sanpaolo and F2i have signed the closing agreement for the transfer of 12,5% of F2i Reti TLC held by the bank through IMI Investimenti. F2i Reti TLC is the corporate vehicle which, with a 6.4% share, controls Metroweb SpA, the owner of the largest metropolitan fibre-optic network in Europe.
Giuseppe Sammartino is the new manager for External and Institutional Relations at F2i. After his experience at Alitalia CAI, Sammartino is once again collaborating with Vito Gamberale, having worked previously with him at Sip, Telecom Italia and TIM.
F2i has signed a contract with IRIDE Servizi (IREN Group) for the acquisition from the IREN Group of 85% of the capital of Sasternet SpA, a company active in the telecommunications sector that operates 365 km of optical cable and 233 km of primary infrastructure in Genoa. The Fund, administered by Vito Gamberale, is thereby enhancing its presence in the telecommunications sector and pursuing the national NGN Plan that will involve 30 Italian cities, including Genoa.
The Board of Directors of F2i – Fondi Italiani per le infrastrutture (Italian infrastructure Funds), chaired by Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, met today to resolve, among other matters, to approve the Regulations of the Second F2i Fund, dedicated to continuing investments in Italian infrastructures.