Concrete Finance Srl was set up in 2016 with a focus on funding infrastructure in emerging markets, through the origination and financial structuring of complex projects. In 2020, ITARE decided to take direct control of Concrete Finance activity in the form of a business line.
The agribusiness sector has been the focus of ITARE’s activities since the set up in 2016, in partnership with Rota Guido, the minority shareholder in the company. ITARE has developed the Model Farm Concept. A modular concept that includes funding options, post-sale multi-year technical assistance and training, and commercial support.
Trade and Investment Solutions is the business line dedicated to clients in international strategies and individual export transactions. Through this business line, ITARE assists large firms as well as SMEs in developing market strategies; identifying business opportunities (clients); selecting partners (e.g. agents, distributors, dealers, equity investors); creating financial structures for single or repetitive sales and investments. It can also support emerging market entrepreneurs in scouting advanced countries for sales opportunities and industrial partnerships. ITARE can work with single companies and in support supply-chain initiatives.
ITARE’s works with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Commercial Banks, Export Credit (ECAs), and Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) in several areas:
Technical assistance
Consulting services to private and public entities