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Italian financing company helping Italian businesses expand into export and foreign markets

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About Simest

SIMEST is a company within the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti group that helps Italian firms grow abroad. It has done this for over 30 years, combining financial products with support services, and it pays particular attention to innovation, sustainability and digitalisation.

What SIMEST offers

  • Subsidised loans — financing on favourable terms for internationalisation projects.
  • Equity investments — takes shareholdings in Italian companies going abroad.
  • Venture capital investments — participating investments in growing firms.
  • Export credit support — helps exporters manage credit and payment risk.
  • Artificial intelligence projects — dedicated conditions for investment in AI and quantum computing.

Who it works with

Italian companies of all sizes, including small and medium businesses in supply chains such as fashion and energy.

Key facts

  • Parent group: Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
  • Offices: Italy, with a newer office in New York
  • Case studies: food, ceramics, lighting, aviation and textile exporters

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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