Gardant S.p.A.

Gardant S.p.A. is the parent company of the Gardant Group, established in 2021 as spin-off from Credito Fondiario of its credit servicing and credit investment activities. The Gardant Group is a leader in the credit management sector in Italy with over €45 bn of credit under management and with a track record of over €1.2 bn of direct investment (purchase price) in Italian non performing or illiquid exposures. Gardant, with 6 offices across Italy and over 340 employees, has a unique business model, acting both as debt master & special servicer and as investor, via its fully-owned fund management company. Gardant operates and transacts across all credit asset classes, including banking and leasing loans, unlikely-to-pay and non performing loans, serving as clients both banks and investors. Over the years, Gardant has built a state-of-the-art impaired loans management platform, developed on industry professionals, cutting-edge IT and organisational tools, and a constructive and structured approach. The platform is independently rated by Fitch and S&P, both as Master and as Special Servicer. The Group offers its clients high value-added services in deal origination, underwriting, portfolio management and capital markets, with a team of senior professionals and a vertically integrated approach.