Team

The Company relies on a team of 30 advisors with longstanding expertise in business consulting. Each one is ready to provide the impartial advice you are looking for.

Ludovico Mantovani

Founding Partner

He graduated in Business Economics from Università Bocconi in Milan and is registered with the Como Association of chartered accountants (Albo dei Dottori Commercialisti) and with the Register of auditors (Registro dei Revisori Legali).

He has successfully concluded a large number of company sales and acquisitions, including at the international level, and is specialised in arranging transactions with Italian and international private equity funds. He has also completed many debt restructuring transactions with the instruments made available by the Italian bankruptcy law and with the involvement of new stakeholders in the turnaround process.

Mario Morazzoni

Founding Partner

He graduated in Business Administration from Università Luigi Bocconi and is registered with the Busto Arsizio Association of chartered accountants (Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti).

He is specialised in capital market transactions (IPOs, share capital increases, takeover bids, public exchange offers etc.), short- and medium-term debt financing and debt restructuring. He has acquired  experience in corporate reorganisation transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, sales and purchases of shareholdings, businesses and business concerns.

Matteo Giannobi

Partner

He graduated in Economics from Milan’s Catholic University (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano).

Over the years he has gathered extensive experience in Merchant Banking with focus on M&A and Principal Investing, closing several high-profile deals in the Italian M&A market.

Advised numerous companies and financial sponsors on M&A transactions and on complex equity and debt capital raises, establishing relationships with entrepreneurs and private capital partners operating in the region

Paola Montrucchio

Partner

She graduated with honours in Business Economics from Turin’s state university (Università degli Studi) and is registered with the Milan Association of chartered accountants (Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti) and with the Register of Auditors (Registro dei Revisori Legali).

She specialises in debt restructuring, M&As and valuations. She has also acquired experience with corporate reorganizations (mergers, demergers, acquisitions, contributions, purchases and sales of shareholdings, businesses and business  concerns).

Alessandro Rivolta

Partner

He graduated in Business Economics from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, with a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance (SDA Bocconi) and an Executive Master’s degree in Business Administration (SDA Bocconi). He is registered with the Monza Association of chartered accountants (Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti) and with the Register of Auditors (Registro dei Revisori Legali).

He specialises in Debt Advisory (bank and non-bank credit facilities), Securitisation, Private Placements and Minibonds, Debt Restructuring and Extraordinary Transactions (corporate reorganisations and M&A services).

Cristina Bertolini

Managing Director

She graduated in Business Administration  from Università Luigi Bocconi in Milan.

She has gained 20 years of experience in the Corporate Finance sector with leading  international and domestic investment banks, responsible for M&A transactions (both domestic and cross-border), corporate reorganisations and debt restructuring (including as part of composition procedures for business crises) on behalf of entrepreneurs, companies and private equity funds.

She has successfully concluded several corporate finance transactions in various sectors such as healthcare, consumer, industrial-manufacturing, transport and logistics, luxury goods, energy and utilities.

Marco Gregorini

Managing Director

He graduated in Economics of Institutions and Financial Markets from Università L. Bocconi in Milano and subsequently obtained an Executive MBA from Mip – Politecnico di Milano School of Management. He also attended specialist training in Financial Risk Management, Corporate Finance, LBO, Acquisition, Project Financing and derivative instruments.

He is an expert in financial and capital markets, and has multi-year experience in credit risk management and strategic and financial advisory to shareholders and management of medium/large-sized industrial groups, with a particular focus on the development, organisation, valuation and negotiations with domestic and international counterparties and investors of extraordinary and structured finance transactions concerning investments, divestments, growth, business refocusing, reorganisation of corporate structure by raising equity capital and medium/long-term debt.

Edoardo Agnello

Director

He graduated with honors in Business Economics from Pavia’s State University (Università degli Studi) and is registered with the Itlaian Association of Financial Analysts and Consultants (AIAF).

He has over 20 years’ experience in corporate finance and is specialised in the origination, structuring and placement of syndicated loans and other debt instruments for medium-sized companies in different business sectors.

More than 100 transactions, often characterized by innovative solutions, have been successfully concluded thanks to market knowledge and to longstanding relationships with almost all Italian financial institutions.

Marco Calamita

Director

Graduated in Economics and Business Law from Luigi Bocconi University in Milan.

He specialises in business and intangible asset valuations in the context of extraordinary transactions, impairment tests, purchase price allocation and valuations for tax purposes.

Over the years, he has also gained significant experience in the preparation and review of business plans for industrial and real estate companies, as well as in project financing.

Stefano Righetti

Director

Graduated with honours in Business Administration from Luigi Bocconi University.

Extensive experience in corporate finance, with particular specialisation in the equity market (IPOs, capital increases, etc.), M&A and debt financing (m/t and structured).

Over the years he has gained significant experience in investment activities, in particular in the management of private debt funds.

Andrea Ancarani

Associate Director

Graduated in Economics and Business Legislation from Milan’s Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and member of the Milan Association of Chartered Accountants (Ordine dei Dottori Commercialisti) and of the Bologna Association of Journalists (Albo dei Giornalisti Pubblicisti).

He specializes in M&A Advisory services to leading domestic and international clients in different industries,  in corporate reorganization transactions such as acquisitions, mergers, demergers, contributions, purchases and sales of businesses, business divisions and shareholdings.

He has also acquired extensive experience in strategic and financial advisory activities, preparation and revision of business plans and advice to start-up companies.

Paolo Greco

Associate Director

Graduated cum laude in Economics and Business Legislation from Milan’s Luigi Bocconi University.

He is specialized is debt advisory services and assists leading clients in borrowing financial resources.

He has acquired significant experience with structuring and organizing bond issues (private placements and mini-bonds) and with pool funding arrangements or club deals in support of development plans, with a particular focus on the Food & Beverage industry. His practice also includes the reorganization of the financial structure and of working capital facilities of companies (factoring, reverse factoring, confirming).

Giorgio Lo Re

Associate Director

Graduated with honours in Economics and Business Law from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

He specialises in business and intangible asset valuations in the context of extraordinary transactions, such as contributions, business transfers, shareholdings, intangible assets and business units, as well as in valuations for tax and financial statement purposes, such as impairment tests and purchase price allocation.

Over the years, he has also worked on independent business review and business planning projects, gaining experience in the preparation and review of economic and financial plans for industrial companies.

Silvia Mangiameli

Associate Director

Graduate in Political Science – International Politics from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan.

Extensive experience in the field of subsidised finance, with particular specialisation in the management of complex projects in Research and Development, Business Development and Internationalisation, and in other areas such as the National Transition Plan 4.0 and PNRR.

She has gained significant experience in managing activities preparatory to the provision of subsidies, interacting with public institutions and credit institutions, leading hundreds of companies to benefit from non-repayable grants, subsidised loans and tax credits.

Pietro Jonathan Rosa

Associate Director

He graduated in Business Economics from Luigi Bocconi University in Milan and obtained a Master’s degree in General Management from Milan Polytechnic.

He has gained significant professional experience in auditing industrial companies and in corporate finance on behalf of a leading international group operating in the energy sector, specialising in both corporate financing and project financing transactions.

In recent years, he has accumulated consolidated experience in M&A transactions relating to both the origination and execution phases, specialising in company valuation, financial due diligence processes, organisational and strategic company assessments, and negotiations with national and international counterparties and investors.

Silvia Savoca

Associate Director

With a degree with honours in Finance and Control from Bocconi University in Milan, she specialises in preparing and reviewing business plans for industrial companies, with a focus on financial analysis and economic sustainability, including in the context of extraordinary transactions such as acquisitions and mergers.

She has gained solid experience in the valuation of companies, business units and intangible assets, working in the context of extraordinary transactions, impairment tests and purchase price allocation.

Andrea Zaffini

Associate Director

He graduated in Economics from the University of Lugano and obtained a Double Master’s Degree in Project Management from the POLIMI Graduate School of Management, thus consolidating a solid academic background in economics and management.

Specialising in M&A transactions, he provides strategic advice to institutional investors, private equity funds, multinational groups and SMEs, with a focus on value optimisation and risk management.

Throughout his career, he has gained significant experience in corporate finance, working in both multinational and advisory contexts.