Banca Ifis is a company, with approximately 1.800 employees, dealing in specialty financing. Its main areas of business involve credit services and solutions for enterprises and acquisition/management of non-performing loan portfolios. Banca Ifis has a solid, sustainable and diversified business model. It does business mainly on the Italian market, without the use of traditional branches, collecting funds via on-line deposits. Founded in 1983 by Sebastien Egon Fürstenberg, the current Chairman, Banca Ifis has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (STAR segment) since 2003.