1. The Italian venture capital and private equity market IFISE Meeting A.I.F.I. Italian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association Marco Vitale Milan, 1 st February 2001

2. A.I.F.I. Members A.I.F.I. 5 5858 7575 * International Closed-end funds Advisory companies and International Banks

3. Investment activity by number, companies and amount A.I.F.I. Early projection: 2.640 Early projection: 576 *Data not available for the first Sem.2000

4. USA - Europe - Italy: amount invested in 1999 (Euro Mln) A.I.F.I.

5. 1st Sem 2000 - Distribution of investments by number and amount (Euro Mln) A.I.F.I.

6. Annual start up investments by number and amount A.I.F.I. - EVCA Yearly projections: 320 Yearly projections:294

7. 1997-2000: Number of investments in Seed/Start up financing by % A.I.F.I. - EVCA * 1st sem. 2000 not available

8. % of amount and number of investments in the high tech sectors* A.I.F.I. *High tech sectors: computer related, communications, other electronics related, medical/health related; biotechnology.

9. 1999 - Sectoral distribution of amount invested in high tech A.I.F.I.

10. Divestment activity by number and amount (at cost) A.I.F.I.

11. 1st Sem. 2000 - Distribution of divestments by number and amount A.I.F.I.

12. Italy: Venture Backed Companies listed on the Nuovo Mercato A.I.F.I. Listed Companies: 40 Venture Backed Companies*: 12 (30%) * December 2000

13. Solid link with Universities and Research Centers; Training courses for researchers on economic topics; Web Site and on line database to match entrepreneurs and investors; Lobbying activity; Institutional Communication (Annual Symposium, …). What A.I.F.I. is doing to improve the context A.I.F.I.

14. is Advisor of the First Regional Fund of Fund promoted by Regione Lombardia and aimed to invest in venture capital initiative with specific focus on high tech Finlombarda Fund of Fund A.I.F.I.

15. A.I.F.I. is promoting agreements with Italian Universities and some important Research Centers: -Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa -Centro Nazionale Ricerche -Consorzio Pisa Ricerche -Politecnico di Milano A.I.F.I. Technological Partners A.I.F.I.