Mergermarket Italian Private Capital Conference 2022
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Fabrizio Di Michele is an Italian diplomat with 26 years of experience in the field of international relations.
Born in Palermo on May 16, 1969, he graduated in Political Science from the University of Florence in 1992, and joined the Italian Foreign Service in 1995. Between 1995 and 1997 he worked at the Secretariat of the General Directorate for Emigration and Social Affairs, dealing with issues regarding the Italian communities abroad and readmission agreements.
From 1997 to 2000 he served at the Embassy of Italy in Kinshasa, (DRC), and from 2000 to 2004 he was posted at the Italian Embassy in Beijing (PRC). Between 2004 and 2007 he served at the Cabinet of the Foreign Minister, working with the succeeding Ministers in office.
From 2007 to 2011 he was posted at the Permanent Mission of Italy at the European Union, dealing with EU relations with the Balkans and the Middle East. From 2011 to 2015, he worked as Chair of the Maghreb-Mashreq Working Group of the European External Action Service in Brussels.
Upon returning to Rome, he served in the General Directorate for Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the Italian Envoy for the International Coalition against ISIL and Syria – from 2015 to 2018 – and then as Head of the Directorate for the Russian Federation, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia - from 2018 to March 2021.
On April 2, 2021, he became the new Consul General of Italy in New York.
Innocenzo Cipolletta is Chairman of AIFI (Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association). He is also Chairman of FeBAF (the Italian Banking, Insurance and Finance Federation), Confindustria Cultura Italia and InPiù SpA.
He is a member of several Board of Directors, such as Lunelli S.p.A., the Censis Foundation, Laterza SpA, Lars Magnus Ericsson Foundation and ANSPC (Associazione Nazionale per lo Studio dei Problemi del Credito). He is member of the executive board of Assonime (Association of the Italian joint stock companies).
He is component of numerous Scientific Committees, and publicist and economics commentator for Italian newspapers.
He has been appointed Cavaliere di Gran Croce in 1993
Carmine Porello is currently the head of Banca d’Italia’s New York Representative Office, which monitors and analyzes developments in U.S. economic policy and the financial marketplace, also supplying relevant information on the Italian economy to the U.S. authorities, institutional investors and business communities. Activities of the U.S. Rep Office include coverage of the economies of Mexico and Canada.
Previously, Mr. Porello served as the Deputy Director of Banca d’Italia’s Brescia branch (2018-2021); Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Finance (2013-2018); Attaché for economic and financial matters at the Embassy of Italy in Beijing (2008‑2013); and economist at Bank of Italy’s Bari branch (2001-2008).
Eugenio Morpurgo is Chief Executive Officer and founding partner of Fineurop Soditic S.p.A., company of the Fineurop Group which focuses on M&A and debt advisory services. He is also a board member of Fineurop S.p.A., of Fineurop Investment Opportunities S.p.A., and is one of the sponsors of the Spac Sprintitaly.
In 1984, Eugenio graduated cum laude from Bocconi University in Milan. Before joining Fineurop, he was Head of M&A and Privatisations at SOPAF, a private financial group listed on Milan Stock Exchange. He started his career at the financial group Matuschka in Munich before moving to Deutsche Bank where he worked in the corporate finance and capital markets areas in London, Frankfurt and Milan.
Eugenio is Professor in Investment Banking (Academic Fellow) at Bocconi University in Milan. He is Member of the Board of AIFI (Italian Association of Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt), as well as Chairman of the M&A Commission of AIFI.
George founded the firm in 1988. He started his investment career in 1971 with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., where he worked in that firm’s New York and Zurich offices and later opened and managed its Paris Office. From mid-1984 through mid-1988, George was President of Hoguet, Muzinich, Keller & Co., a securities firm that was subsequently sold to a major European institution. He earned a B.A. from Wesleyan University and an M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Matteo Zenari is Head of Financial Sponsor Group within the Intesa Sanpaolo IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division. In his leading role he is in charge globally of the coverage activity of the Investment Banking products and services, such as Structure Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Debt & Equity Capital Market and Fund Financing, with Italian and International Private Equity firms. He joined Intesa Sanpaolo Group in the Financial Sponsor Group in 2017, after having headed the Mergers & Acquisitions and Co-Headed the Corporate Finance desks at Société Générale CIB in Italy. Matteo graduated at Luigi Bocconi University with an economic and finance degree.
Head of UTP & Turnaround Funds at illimity SGR where she has successfully launched two Alternative Investment Funds focused on UTP investment and corporate turnaround. She holds degrees in Law and Business Economics, an MBA from Milan's Bocconi University and a Masters in Global Affairs from Rutgers University in Newark (USA). She has substantial experience in restructuring and turnarounds in multiple industries, such as energy, building, textiles and automotive. For 17 years (until December 2019), she was a partner at Vitale, a leading independent Italian advisory firm. Previously a Director and Board member at Lazard Italia. She is Chairperson of TMA Italia, the Italian branch of the Turnaround Management Association, and a fellow member of EACTP, European Association of Certified Turnaround Professionals, which brings together leading turnaround and business crisis experts in Europe.
Giovanni sits on the executive committee of ION Analytics and is responsible for engaging with Influencers in the capital market globally and across asset classes. He organizes fireside chats and exclusive closed-door events to facilitate connectivity and knowledge among the influencers. Giovanni joined the company in 2001 where it held various roles in Italy, Germany, London including managing a global team of journalists and data analysts.
Carlo Piccinini (1966) Graduated in L. Bocconi University,has a degree in Economics (CLEA), major in Industrial Economy and an extensive professional experience in Private Equity, Venture Capital, and mid to large corporations management and Strategic Consultancy. Currently serving as director and member of the board in AVM Gestioni SGR (PE, VC), is also co-leading the Asset Management Activity, both development and buy-out operations. Executive Chair in several managed funds owned companies.
Galeazzo Scarampi Del Cairo
Managing Partner at Silver Economy Fund. Head of the Investments Committee at Quadrivio SGR from 2004 to 2019.
Formerly Investment Manager at Investor AB, Exor Group and IFINT-USA.
James W. Gerard began his career in the private bank at Citibank in 1988. After several years with Tocqueville Asset Management, a firm devoted to international families, he ran a family office for a prominent Washington, DC based investor. After a shift in strategy for that office in 2000, Mr. Gerard has been advising a variety of private market sponsors seeking to raise capital primarily among family offices in Europe and the US. He and his sister own a family real estate investment company in New Jersey and he’s on the boards of the Tocqueville Trust, a mutual fund company, and action press A.G., in Germany. Mr. Gerard is married to Dr. Emanuela Corielli from Milano, Italy and he is also a member of the International Advisory Board of the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo.
Pierpaolo joined Tikehau Capital in the Paris office in 2016. After three years as a Product Specialist on the European Private Debt team, he joined the Private Debt Secondaries team in New York in 2019. Prior to joining Tikehau, Pierpaolo worked at AXA Investment Managers in Paris and Banco Santander in Milan. Pierpaolo holds an MSc in Finance and a BSc in Economics and Management from Bocconi University.
Kate Garvin is Director of Investment Partners for Eurazeo, where she leads fundraising across the Americas. She has worked in private markets, both as a GP and as an LP for more than a decade, most recently as a senior member of the IR team at the global consumer fund L Catterton. She started her career in Healthcare investment banking at BofA Merrill Lynch and graduated from the Johns Hopkin University.
Innocenzo Cipolletta is Chairman of AIFI (Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association). He is also Chairman of FeBAF (the Italian Banking, Insurance and Finance Federation), Confindustria Cultura Italia and InPiù SpA.
He is a member of several Board of Directors, such as Lunelli S.p.A., the Censis Foundation, Laterza SpA, Lars Magnus Ericsson Foundation and ANSPC (Associazione Nazionale per lo Studio dei Problemi del Credito). He is member of the executive board of Assonime (Association of the Italian joint stock companies).
He is component of numerous Scientific Committees, and publicist and economics commentator for Italian newspapers.
He has been appointed Cavaliere di Gran Croce in 1993