from the English TO GUARD, meaning “to defend, to protect”, from the Old French GARDER, “to keep watch, to be on guard”, in heraldic symbolism identifies a figure that shows its proud, determined and direct gaze in a frontal position to the observer.
Gardant is one of the most important operators in Italy in the credit sector, with an integrated model according to which it operate as Fund Manager / Debt Purchaser and Debt Servicer on all categories of impaired credit, both NPLs and UTPs, both banking and leasing.
Our mission is to offer our clients a specialisation in the credit market, with state-of-the-art technological systems and a complete and integrated product range.
We are the market leader in Italy in the Debt Servicer segment
Gardant’s master, primary and special servicer platform has been rated by both Fitch and S&P since 2014.
Gardant’s skills and tools
Gardant Investor SGR is the asset management company serving institutional investors specialised in the sector of impaired and illiquid credits in Italy.
Gardant Investor SGR builds on the experience of Gardant’s / Credito Fondiario investment team, which over the last 5 years has originated and managed investments of over EUR 15 billion in nominal value (over EUR 1 billion of direct investments made through Gardant / Credito Fondiario).