Argy Venture Capital (“Argy”) is the advisory company of Paris & Partners Group (www.parisandpartners.com) for Private Equity and Venture Capital Activities, both in Europe and abroad.

Argy was founded in 1999, by Carlo Paris who has some 25 year experience in mechanical engineering, international business, merchant banking and corporate finance (see profile attached).

Argy is full member of AIFI (www.aifi.it) and Carlo Paris is member of AIFI Hi Tech Commission.

Argy has developed a lot of experience in all different sectors and investment stages. In 2000, by joint venturing with UniCredit Group (the first Italian Bank) Argy has promoted a closed end investment fund named “Aurora Private Equity S.A.” , based in Luxembourg, for start-ups and venture capital investments. In 2004, after market crisis for venture capital activities, Aurora has been taken over by Private Investors and since then has been focusing its investment strategy on few selected family office club deals.

Among Argy deals , it can be quoted the start up of Gandalf Airline company that was floated in the Milan Nuovo Mercato Stock Exchange and the 2000 start up of Metis Temporary Staffing company that has reached as of 31 December 2006 a consolidated turnover equal to euros 211 million.

In 2004 , Argy has been advisor to Regione Lombardia for start up activity programs financed by Minerva Project of Lombardia region.

Argy participated several seminars and projects on private equity and venture capital

New Programs

Argy aims to promote a new closed end investment fund to invest in medium size Italian Companies willing to joint venture with Indian Groups.

Second Projects aims to link New England Closed End Investment funds with Italian Scientific Parks.

Third project aims to connect European Investors with Indian Hi Tech Universities

Fourth project aims to raise some funds for Infrastructure and Energy investments in India.