Miriam Berizzi

PRIMA SGR SpA (PRIMA) is the asset management subsidiary of Anima SGR SpA, itself a subsidiary of Asset Management Holding SpA in Italy. Previously known as Monte Paschi Asset Management SGR, PRIMA was reorganized in 2009 as a joint venture between the private equity firm Clessidra SGR and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (MI: BMPS). The firm can trace their origins to 2002 when MPS Alternative Investments was created through the integration of Ducato Gestioni, Spazio Finanza, and GI Gest. In 2003 the quantitative investment specialist MPS Asset Management Ireland Ltd. was established. In 2009 PRIMA absorbed the activities of their wholly-owned subsidiary PRIMAlternative Investments SGR, as well as the activities of PRIMA Hedge SGR and ABN AMRO Asset Management SGR. Based in Milan, the firm manages mutual funds, funds of funds, hedge funds, real estate investments and a Luxembourg-based SICAV. They also manage segregated accounts on behalf of private individuals and wholesale clients.