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October 21, 2019 Ecosystem Simple Investment Company (SIS): the new investment structure for Italian start-ups and SMEs

The Decree Law No. 34, issued on 30 April 2019 (“Decreto Crescita”), introduced the regulation governing the Simple Investment Company (“Società di Investimento Semplice” or “SIS”), a new structure to support the development of Italian start-ups and SMEs. In particular, the Simple...

October 7, 2019 Ecosystem Brief analysis of the Italian start-up ecosystem: the current status

In this article you find a brief analysis of the current status of the Italian start-up and innovation ecosystem. It is a synthetic analysis of the key elements that mostly describe an ecosystem. For more information please contact me. Background Italy is...

September 23, 2019 Ecosystem National Innovation Fund: a hope for the Italian venture capital industry?

After years of austere budgetary approach for the Italian venture capital industry, in 2018 the Italian Government and public institutions started to pave the way for a new era of growth and development for the Italian start-ups and venture capital world in...

September 9, 2019 Ecosystem Tax incentives for employees and taxpayers moving to Italy – Interview with Chiara Pirrone, Manager at EY

Chiara Pirrone is Tax Manager at EY Milan. She is also Certified Accountant and Academic Fellow at Bocconi University. Before EY, Chiara worked as tax consultant and wealth planner at Tavecchio Caldara e Associati, Credit Suisse and Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati....

August 26, 2019 Ecosystem Legal framework for equity crowdfunding

The legal framework for equity crowdfunding was introduced in Italy in 2012, with the Decree-Law 179/2012 (the “Startup Act”). The regulation initially focused on innovative start-ups, but then, with subsequent amendments, it was extended to SMEs, even if not incorporated under the...