Sienna IM has appointed Francesco Franchini as head of company personal credit score, overseeing two funding groups primarily based in Paris and Milan.
The 2 groups are presently made up of 11 fund administrators, fund managers and analysts. Within the new function, Franchini will assist develop the personal credit score enterprise of Sienna IM throughout Europe.
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It comes one yr after Sienna IM entered the Italian market with the acquisition of Ver Capital SGR.
Franchini has virtually 30 years of expertise in finance, having joined PWC ‘s audit enterprise in 1998. He has been with Ver Capital SGR as head of direct lending since 2006, with over 110 funding operations accomplished.
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“Bringing collectively the experience, trade information and sources will allow Sienna IM to considerably speed up improvement by delivering modern personal credit score funding options to a better variety of traders,” mentioned Laurent Dubois, managing director – personal credit score on the enterprise.
“The robust relationships that Francesco Franchini has constructed between the groups in addition to his expertise and skillset will likely be
important in positioning Sienna IM on the forefront of the European personal credit score enterprise”.
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