Founder and Managing Partner of Faberstone, Investment Company focused on direct private equity investments and financial advisory/board of directors' services in the Italian small and mid-marketBrief summary of direct investments.- Palma The company is promoting an innovative real estate investment in a luxury CondoHotel in the Langhe and Monferrato area, Piedmont, Italy. - SublimisThe group is one of the main fresh pasta producers in the North-West of Italy, which represents the most important area in the Italian market. Products are sold under own brands to the Modern distribution.

Since January 2010, responsible of the Italian private equity operations and management of the relevant portfolio.Responsible for searching, recommending and completing new investment opportunities in MBO, MBI and development capital transactions. Follow up of the completed investments and management of potential exits.Board member of all the Italian portfolio companies; board member of Barclays Private Equity Spa, which was the advisory company for the funds in Italy. Member of the European team taking care of the last two successful fundraising closed in February 2005 as for the BPEEF II (€1.65 billion) and in September 2007 as for BPEEF III (€2.50 billion).

Performed structuring of M&A transactions- Advisory on merger and stock capital increase of listed companies- Financial advisory on chemical companies- Financial restructuring on manufacturing companies- Financial advisory on utilities sector- Evaluation of several companies for private equity investmentInvolved in structuring of tax advisory transactions