Fondo Pensione Byblos
Also known as Byblos, Fondo Byblos
Rome negotiated pension fund for paper, printing and publishing workers; €1.11bn net assets (end-2025); allocates up to 15% of its balanced line to alternative funds.
- HEADQUARTERS
- Rome, Italy
- FOUNDED
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- AUM
- €1.1B (2025)
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
- TEAM LISTED
- 3 people
Focus
- STAGES
- GrowthBuyout
- SECTORS
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- ASSET MIX
- Funds (as LP)Private equityPrivate creditPublic equities
- GEOGRAPHY
- ItalyEurope
Overview
Byblos is the industry-wide supplementary pension fund for workers in the Italian paper, cardboard, printing and publishing industries, founded in 1998, registered with COVIP as no. 124 and based in Rome. Net assets for benefits were €1.11bn at the end of 2025. Since January 2023 a Neuberger Berman multi-asset mandate invests up to 15% of the balanced sub-fund in private equity, private debt and infrastructure funds; it absorbed Byblos’s earlier direct commitments to FoF Private Equity Italia, FoF Private Debt Italia and Green Arrow Private Debt Fund.
PORTFOLIO (5)
- FoF Private Equity Italia (Fondo Italiano d’Investimento, €10M commitment)
- FoF Private Debt Italia (Fondo Italiano d’Investimento, €5M commitment)
- Green Arrow Private Debt Fund (€5M commitment)
- Arcmont Senior Loan Fund I (€20M commitment, being divested)
- Multi-asset FIA mandate – Neuberger Berman (15% of Bilanciato)since 2023
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Frequently asked questions
Fondo Pensione Byblos is a institutional investor based in Rome, Italy.
Fondo Pensione Byblos does not primarily put its own money into private companies. It also commits capital to third-party funds as an LP.
Fondo Pensione Byblos invests at Growth and Buyout stages.
Key people at Fondo Pensione Byblos include Gian Luca Antonelli (President), Giustino Oggiano (Vice-President) and Aldo Gentile (General Manager).
Fondo Pensione Byblos's investments include FoF Private Equity Italia (Fondo Italiano d’Investimento, €10M commitment), FoF Private Debt Italia (Fondo Italiano d’Investimento, €5M commitment), Green Arrow Private Debt Fund (€5M commitment), Arcmont Senior Loan Fund I (€20M commitment, being divested) and Multi-asset FIA mandate – Neuberger Berman (15% of Bilanciato).
No. Fondo Pensione Byblos invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.