ANIMA is the largest independent asset management group in Italy, with total assets under management of ca. €192 billion and more than one million customers. ANIMA results from a process of aggregation of several companies, with different and complementary specializations, and today can count on more than 500 professionals, in Italy. It creates and manages forward looking, flexible investment solutions built around the specific needs of clients, whether institutional investors (insurance and financial groups, pension funds), companies or individuals. The parent company ANIMA Holding is a public company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 2014. In 2020 the group has enlarged through the creation of Anima Alternative Sgr a company focused on private market investment and fully controlled by ANIMA Holding. In 2023 ANIMA Holding finalized the acquisition of 80% of the capital of Castello SGR S.p.a., a leading company in the promotion and management of alternative investment products with a specific focus on real estate and in 2024 completed the acquisition of Kairos Partners Sgr, one of the most prestigious asset- and wealth management brands in Italy in in high-potential Private and Institutional client segments.