Virtus Finance not only participate to the scouting the selection and the execution process of many deals, but often it also acts as investor or co-investor on the specific property and or deals.
Virtus has three core business strictly related one to the other: REAL ESTATE and PRIVATE EQUITY.
In Real Estate Virtus is often involved in the whole process of selection, purchase, development, evaluation and management of the assets. In recent years more attention was focused on the acquisition and development of unique trophy Assets, for the purpose of converting existing building or developing new sites for high-end luxury hotels & resort brands. Virtus also participate to the development of managed luxury private properties (such as villas and apartments).
Virtus Finance has built a strong relationship with many of the most prestigious hotels and resorts brand around the world, as well as with primary names in the developer and architectural world. These strong relationships help to guarantee excellence in the development and management of the various projects.
Virtus Finance operates also in Private Equity especially with regard to the Italian SME’s segment. Thanks to a deep and trusted relationship network, the company provided access to a vast number of investment opportunities. Virtus also operates as deal arranger and introducer. The company aims now at becoming one of the points of reference in driving new private equity investors into the Italian market, by providing direct full service from scouting market opportunity and arranging a deal, to managing the full investment process including the management of the portfolio companies and performing the best investment return.
How we do business
Virtus makes a constant scouting and marketing activities through its network in Italy, Europe and all around the world.
Thanks to the great capabilities of its shareholders and of its management, Virtus is able to identify rather, high level real estate opportunities, or peculiar private equity deals, not necessarily known and open to the market.As soon as an investment opportunity is identified, the Virtus Team analyses all the preliminary data and its financial feasibility, evaluating the returns for the shareholders through a specific process.
The negotiation/transaction is managed directly by the management team, while the contracts are managed by specialized partners and international law firms.Thanks to partnerships and strategic alliances with leading player in the Hotel & Resort management sector, Virtus maximizes return for its shareholders and owners of real estate properties, placing assets in a high-end niche market.In private equity, Virtus mainly concentrates on companies with a strong brand/product build-up opportunity and/or market leadership, and exploits these potentialities thanks to a vast international relationship network of distributors, investors and partners.
Track Record
Virtus Finance / Group has already managed, executed and divested investments for over Eur 2 bn.
| Vehicle | Tipology | Region | Cash Multiple |
| Quadrivio Sgr Fund Q1 |
Private Equity Fund | Italy | 2.1x |
| Quadrivio Sgr Fund Q2 |
Private Equity Fund | Italy/USA | 2.8x |
| Virtus Investments BV | Development project – Resort | Croatia | 3.5x |
| Virtus Investments BV | Development project – Business 5* Hotel | Italy | 5.0x |
| Dreamway srl | Development project – Business 5* Hotel | Italy | 3.0x |
| Virtus Company | Commercial Officies | Switzerland | 3.2x |
| Virtus Company | Luxury Villas | France | 2.8x |
| Virtus Professional Team |
Underwrote over USD 10 bn as Senior and Mezzanine financing, Equity Fund’s unit, Real Estate and other Securities |
Southern Europe |
Over Benchmark |