MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT & CORPORATE FINANCE PROFESSIONAL
Freelance
2018-02 - Present
FINTECH STARTUP FOUNDER
Early Stage Fintech Startup
2018-12 - Present
Biella, Italy | www.clevera.biz) Conceived and implemented the first B2B online marketplace in Italy where buyers, suppliers, and institutional investors interact by combining Supply Chain Finance, Dynamic Discounting, Invoice Trading, and the Sale of non-performing invoices. Launched the distribution of value-added services for SMEs, including payments, litigation and specialty corporate finance solutions.
M&A Advisor
M&A boutique
2021-01 - Present
Italy) Covering the Italian middle-market, as a sector generalist and Digital practice specialist.
Independent Board Member
Wealth Management
2021-06 - Present
Italy) Supporting the board governance within the sale process of the core business to a larger Italian wealth management player.
Process Integration & PMO Consultant
Selecta Digital
2021-09 - Present
Italy) Designing and driving the implementation of an innovative platform to orchestrate the overarching workout of large portfolios of Unlikely to Pay loans (UTP) for Prelios (€1.6bn UTP portfolio, ~8k loans). Prelios is among the leading NPL players in Italy, with €37bn AUM.
- Business needs analysis.
- As-Is vs To-Be gap analysis.
- Design of a high-performance platform (Processes, Operations and Tools), integrating Artificial Intelligence and Fintech solutions.
- PMO.
Post-merger Integration Consultant
Kearney
2021-03 - 2021-08
Saudi Arabia), raised the maturity of the Strategic Planning & Control function, enhancing Project Management, Enterprise Risk Management and Budgeting processes. Support the ERM and BCM Functions to: - Raise the overall Function maturity (maturity assessment, gap analysis, improvement roadmap vìs à vìs ISO 31000).
- Support the renewal of Insurance policies.
- Supervise Risk Register updates, mitigation plans, and ERM Reporting.
- Integrate proper ERM processes within Strategic Planning and Budgeting.
Investment Professional
Listed evergreen investment company
2003-11 - 2018-01
Italy) Implemented several double-digit IRR deals, entailing investment and realization of hundreds of € 'm. Built a wide network including advisors, executives, corporate entities, institutional investors, and family offices, by holding the following positions:
Managing Director | Chief Restructuring Officer
Nuovi Investimenti
2012-08 - 2018-01
Chief Executive Officer
Nuovi Investimenti Sim
2015-05 - 2016-10
Alpi Fondi SGR (Investment bank, €50-60bn Gross Turnover, €10-12m Gross Revenues, €15m Net Worth, €180m AuM, 42 FTE) Restored a profitable P&L by halving costs and settling 90% of claims, while launching new businesses. Revamped the image of the company as trusted and well-reputed, while getting several awards for the outstanding performance of newly launched alternative funds, raising over €200m on niche strategies. Revamped the low latency trading and market making businesses, widening the market venues scope, and implementing a high-performance IT infrastructure. Board member of both companies.
Investment Director
I2 Capital Partners SGR
2007-07 - 2012-07
(€200m Private Equity fund focused on Special Situations and Distressed Assets) Originated alternative investment opportunities, carried out several deals, from the origination to the value creation route, hiring targets' top executives, structuring, negotiating, and executing the acquisition, raising financing facilities, and driving the exit.
Facilitated business developments and strategic M&A, acting as a mentor and door opener for portfolio's executives. Board member of portfolio companies.
Associate | Financial Analyst
I2 Capital SpA
2003-11 - 2007-06
(Investment company holding a portfolio of Special Situations; Inception NAV €130m) Structured and executed complex deals, contributing to the restructuring and recovery of a portfolio of about 20 underperforming and distressed assets (majority and minority equity stakes, plain vanilla, and convertible bonds). Analyzed periodic assets and overall portfolio's performance, mentoring portfolio's executives on industrial plans and corporate finance initiatives. Board member of portfolio companies. Gained competencies in M&A, break-ups, turnarounds, and corporate governance.
BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYST
Accenture
2001-04 - 2003-10
Italy) Delivered high-performance platforms, advising the IT, Marketing, and Finance departments of a major Italian insurance group. Designed an Artificial Intelligence-driven platform and data warehouse aimed to carry out and monitor marketing campaigns, based on million records datasets. Gained competencies in business process analyses, IT, databases (Oracle, IBM), programming languages (Cobol, SQL, PHP, Javascript), system integration, and change management.
INTERNSHIP | FINANCIAL ANALYST
Intek SpA
2001-01 - 2001-03
Italy)