EHP assisted Azimut onboarding LIFTT SpA, an Italian venture capital company specialised in deep tech and transforming it into a Luxembourg evergreen RAIF. The RAIF is managed by Azimut Investments S.A. while the LIFTT team joined the Azimut Group through LIFTT Tech Partners Srl. as strategic advisor. The RAIF, upon conversion, began with a portfolio of 59 innovative start-ups across Italy, Europe, and the United States built from more than 7,000 investment opportunities and initial assets of EUR 140 million. The main goal of the RAIF is to establish itself as the premier patient capital partner in Europe in support of scientific and industrial innovation.
The corporate team was led by Karl Pardaens, assisted by Associate Lorenzo Cappelli and Associate Gianguido Ghelardi. The investment fund team was led by Partner Jeffrey Kolbet, assisted by Senior Associate Loren Jolly and Associates Sara Kobal and Roberto Diaz.
