Azimut Holding S.p.A. Azimut Holding S.p.A. is an independent global asset management group that develops, manages, markets and distributes a wide range of financial products and services including mutual funds, funds of funds, pension funds, discretionary portfolios, hedge funds, alternative investments, public market instruments and private market solutions; it also provides wealth management, investment banking and fintech services to retail, high-net-worth individual and institutional clients through an integrated production and distribution model. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Milan, Italy, the company operates across 19 countries in the Americas (including the United States, Brazil, Mexico and Chile), EMEA (including Italy, Monaco, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Ireland, Turkey, UAE, Egypt and Portugal) and Asia-Pacific (including China, Taiwan, Singapore and Australia), with management hubs focused on emerging and frontier markets. Recent developments include the July 2025 acquisition of Chicago-based North Square Investments for $165 million to form a $20 billion integrated asset management and distribution platform in the United States; a September 2024 growth partnership with Oaktree Capital Management involving a A$240 million investment in its Australian subsidiary AZ NGA, valuing it at A$690 million enterprise value while Azimut retains at least a 25% stake; and a June 2025 partnership with Eni Next to launch a venture capital-focused ELTIF for energy sector innovation.