Stefano Marsaglia is a senior investment banker specialised in private equity transactions, through which he supports the medium and long term growth of entrepreneurial and family businesses with high development potential, investing capital raised from private, professional and institutional investors.

Through Azzurra Capital, Stefano Marsaglia offers Italian and European entrepreneurs and family-owned companies the possibility of accessing alternative sources of financing and managerial skills in order to implement ambitious development plans.

At the same time, he offers international investors opportunities to deploy their capital in entrepreneurial entities, accessible only through unregulated markets, selected on the basis of the best growth prospects.

Private Equity and growth

Private Equity funds provide the companies in which they invest with capital and expertise, assisting them in defining and implementing strategic choices aimed at creating value. Thus, companies backed by private equity funds are growing at above-average rates, in terms of:

Fatturato

Turnover: average annual growth of 5.2% from 2009 to 2019 compared to 1% for other Italian companies comparable in size

rendimento

Yield: average annual EBITDA growth of 8.4% from 2015 to 2019, confirming the previous year's figure, versus -0.1% for similar Italian companies

Occupazione

Employment: average annual growth of 5.3% (rising slightly steadily over the five-year period) from 2015 to 2019 compared to 0.3% for similar Italian companies

Source: www.pwc.com

Private Equity e crescita
Privaty equity e opportunità

Private Equity and opportunities

Private equity can be used for a variety of business purposes, including:

Private Equity

Business Start-up:

Seed financing and Start-up financing, in which the implementation of the business project and the construction of the business model are financed

Private Equity

Business Expansion:

  • Development financing, aimed at implementing development programmes in companies that have passed their start-up phase, e.g., for internationalisation, innovation, M&A projects
  • Bridge financing, temporary financing aimed at achieving the financial structure required for subsequent listing on the stock exchange
Private Equity

Business Restructuring:

Turnaround, investment aimed at restructuring companies in crisis through the redefinition of the business plan and operational structure for the recovery of profitability

Private Equity

Governance Change:

  • Replacement capital, aimed at replacing part of the shareholders without having to resort to capital increases
  • Buy out, operations aimed at transferring ownership of the company to managers (management buy out) or employees (workers buy out)

PRESS

  • Private Equity Market Poised For Growth, Forbes
  • The Active Private Equity Landscape in Europe, Goldman Sachs
  • Market volatility could reshape 2021’s wave of PE mega-exits, PichBook
  • Private Equity Markets Performed Strongly in 2021, With More Investors Expected, Barron’s

INDUSTRY REPORTS

  • “Prime time for private markets: Private Equity”, PWC
  • “2020: A solid response during the pandemic”, Italian Private Equity and Venture Capital Market: 2020 performance, KPMG
  • “Can Private Equity save the world?” – Private Equity Trend Report 2021, PWC
  • “A year of disruption in the private markets” – McKinsey Global Private Markets Review 2021