What Kairos Partners does

Kairos Partners SGR S.p.A. is an Italian active asset management company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Milan, operating under Bank of Italy registration as a UCITS and AIF manager (registration nos. 21 and 26). It is a subsidiary of Banco BPM S.p.A., the third-largest Italian banking group, which provides distribution and balance-sheet support, though Kairos retains independent investment operations. The firm employs 51-100 people and manages a multi-strategy product platform covering Italian and European fixed income, long/short and thematic equity, multi-manager solutions, venture capital (Kairos Ventures ESG One and Kairos Ventures Two), and the KAIS Renaissance ELTIF for Italian private SMEs.

The product platform is anchored by the Luxembourg-domiciled Kairos International SICAV (KIS) — comprising bond strategies (KIS Bond, KIS Bond Plus, KIS Financial Income, KIS Target 2026, KIS Smart Bond 03/2028), Italian equity (KIS Italia, KIS Made in Italy, KIS Patriot), and global/thematic equity (KIS KEY, KIS Innovation Trends, KIS Pentagon, KIS Opportunities Long/Short) — alongside Italian-domiciled alternative funds (Kairos Multi-Strategy, Kairos Alternative Strategies SICAV-RAIF Multi-Strategy) and closed-end venture capital and ELTIF vehicles. ESG integration is delivered via third-party Sustainalytics and Bloomberg ESG feeds, with several funds classified under SFDR Article 8.

Kairos monetizes through recurring management fees on AUM across Sicav funds, Italian-domiciled alternative funds, and institutional mandates. Distribution is multi-channel: placement agents and distributors, direct institutional sales to pension funds, insurance companies, and foundations, and wealth management advisors. The firm serves three primary client segments — private HNW clients, institutional investors, and professional financial operators — concentrated in Italy with selective European reach, and reaches prospects through content marketing (KairosInforma digital magazine, podcasts such as Il Rosso e il Nero and Al 4° piano con Alessandro Fugnoli, video series, client events, and press coverage).

Name

Kairos Partners

Legal name

Kairos Partners Sgr S.p.A.

Website

https://kairospartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kairos Partners SGR is an Italian active asset manager (Milan, est. 1999) that runs Sicav funds, multi-manager funds, venture capital vehicles, and an ELTIF for Italian SMEs, serving private clients, institutional investors, and professional operators across Italy and Europe under Banco BPM ownership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Fees: Management fees charged on investment funds including Sicav products, multi-manager funds, and alternative funds. Revenue generated through managing assets across fixed income, equity, and alternative strategies for private and institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kairos Partners SGR is an Italian asset management company that offers active investment solutions through Luxembourg-domiciled Sicav funds, Italian alternative funds (FIA), venture capital funds, ELTIF products, and institutional mandates. The firm also provides wealth management services including discretionary mandates and personalized investment advisory for private clients. Operations combine asset management with wealth management under one integrated business model.

Product overview

Kairos Partners SGR is an Italian asset management company that offers a selected range of investment solutions combining asset management with wealth management. The product portfolio consists of Luxembourg-domiciled Sicav funds (Kairos International SICAV) including bond funds (KIS Bond, KIS Bond Plus, KIS Financial Income, KIS Target 2026, KIS Smart Bond 03/2028), Italian equity funds (KIS Italia, KIS Made in Italy, KIS Patriot), global and thematic equity funds (KIS KEY, KIS Innovation Trends, KIS Pentagon, KIS Opportunities Long/Short), multi-manager funds (Kairos Multi-Strategy Fund, Kairos Alternative Strategies SICAV-RAIF Multi-Strategy), and alternative illiquid funds including venture capital (Kairos Ventures ESG One, Kairos Ventures Two) and the ELTIF product (KAIS Renaissance ELTIF). Many products integrate ESG factors and promote environmental/social characteristics under SFDR Article 8.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KIS (Kairos International Sicav): The core fund platform offering various investment strategies including KIS Bond, KIS Bond Plus, KIS Italia, KIS KEY, KIS Made in Italy, and KIS Innovation Trends.
• Kairos Multi-Strategy
• Kairos Ventures ESG One
• Kairos Ventures Two
• KAIS Renaissance ELTIF

Products and services

• KIS Bond Plus

Quantifiable outcome

• KIS Bond Plus: over 15 years of positive track record
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Electa ItaliaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerElecta Italia provides advisory services for Renaissance ELTIF private market investments, specializing in M&A operations and financial engineering for Italian SMEs.
• SustainalyticscoreTechnology or IntegrationESG data provider used by Kairos for sustainability ratings and risk assessment. Provides environmental, social, and governance data on thousands of companies globally.
• Bloomberg ESGcoreTechnology or IntegrationESG data provider used by Kairos for standardizing and analyzing sustainability data across companies and portfolios.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• BlackRock: World's largest asset manager with substantial Italian institutional and retail distribution. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for Italian institutional mandates, though their scale and passive orientation differ from Kairos' boutique active positioning.
• Schroders: Global asset manager with active equity, fixed income and alternatives capabilities and an Italian distribution footprint. Comparable as a long-tenured active manager with award-winning products in similar categories to Kairos' KIS range.
• Amundi: Europe's largest asset manager (€2T+ AUM) with a strong Italian presence (Amundi SGR). Broader incumbent offering fixed income, equity, multi-asset and alternatives across active and passive — overlapping with Kairos in Italian institutional mandates and retail Sicavs.

Direct peers

• Ersel Asset Management: Private Italian asset manager focused on active equity, fixed income and alternative strategies for institutional and private clients. Comparable given similar boutique-scale Italian AM profile with active management DNA and institutional/private wealth segments.
• Arca Fondi SGR: Italian asset management company distributing through a consortium of Italian banks (including Banco BPM historically). Directly comparable as a multi-affiliate Italian AM with active fixed income, equity and balanced strategies.
• Anima SGR: One of Italy's largest independent asset managers with €180B+ AUM, offering Italian equity, fixed income, multi-asset and alternative strategies. Closely comparable given the Kairos CIO overlap and shared investment personnel; both serve Italian institutional and retail clients through bank-distribution channels.
• Azimut Holding: Italian independent asset management and wealth management group with €60B+ AUM. Comparable as a publicly listed Italian AM combining active management with wealth advisory, and operating via a multi-channel advisor and institutional distribution model.
• Eurizon Capital: Italian asset manager within the Intesa Sanpaolo group managing €350B+ AUM across active and passive strategies. Directly comparable as a captive Italian bank-affiliated asset manager with multi-channel distribution and an institutional mandate book.
• Mediolanum Gestione Fondi: Italian asset management subsidiary of Banca Mediolanum. Comparable as an Italian-focused active manager with a captive retail/private banking distribution channel and emphasis on Italian equity and multi-asset strategies.

Regional players

• Banca Generali: Italian private bank and wealth manager with €90B+ AUM that operates its own managed product range (BG Sicav). Comparable as an Italian wealth-and-AM hybrid focused on high-net-worth advisory, overlapping with Kairos' wealth management division.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@kairospartners
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kairos
• Xx.com/kairos_live

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments7 records

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