Simest SpA
Carolina Lonetti is an accomplished financial professional with extensive experience in export finance and internationalization. Currently serving as Chief Export and Soft Loans Officer at SIMEST Spa since October 2016, Carolina manages a State Fund focused on providing interest rate support for Italian exporters. Prior roles include Head of Shipping at SACE, where Carolina led a team in structuring export financings in the shipping sector, and various senior underwriting positions focused on export credit financings across multiple industries. Carolina's early career included work as a Business Analyst at Poste Italiane and a Senior Underwriter at Citi. Carolina holds a PhD in Finance from Sapienza Università di Roma and has pursued research studies in Finance and Risk Management at Loyola University Chicago.
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Simest SpA
Simest is a financial institution for the development and promotion of Italian enterprises abroad. Simest was set up as a limited company in 1990. Simest can acquire up to 49% of the equity capital of foreign firms in countries outside the European Union, whether wholly-owned by Italian companies or set up as joint ventures with local partners. Simest provides start-up and growth capital financing as well as participating in buyouts. Geographically it invests in non-EU countries, focussing on BRIC, Americas and Middle-East. Simest also provides Italian companies seeking to internationalize their businesses with technical assistance and advisory services. Simest is a member of the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) and the Italian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (AIFI).