PROMOTERS and SPONSORS

The Sponsors and main Investors of Mandarin Fund are three high-profile institutional investors:



China Development Bank , the largest policy bank of the Peoples’ Republic of China. Directly controlled by the State Council, its main function is to support the Government’s economic and industrial policy.

The Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank), an important state policy bank of the Peoples’ Republic of China. China Exim Bank’s main function is to support the Government’s foreign trade and economic policy.

Intesa San Paolo is the second largest Italian bank and one of the largest European banks.



The initial Promoters of Mandarin Fund are:

    • Alberto Forchielli, founder of Sourcing Solutions Limited (SSG) and of Osservatorio Asia, with a long experience and deep knowledge of Asian markets;
    • Enrico Ricotta and Francesco Della Valentina, with a long track-record in private equity at the Italian and international level (IMI, ABN AMRO, GE Capital, Dresdner Kleinwort Capital).