Founded in 2010 in Milan by a group of professionals with relevant track record and skills acquired within leading financial institutions and industrial companies.
The team of Lyra Partners has been part of numerous deals, providing assistance to Italian and international companies, private equity funds and private shareholders, developing a distinctive know-how in several sectors and/or type of deals.
Role: Managing Partner
Email: a.desimone@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Alessandro has an extensive experience of corporate finance, M&A and restructuring across several industries including packaging, food, chemicals and cardboard manufacturing.
During his career, he has successfully advised both large international companies and family owned businesses in executing their transactions. He has also served as member of the board and investment committee of both financial institution and industrial companies in Italy and abroad.
From 2002 to 2010 he started the advisory business of Arner Group as CEO of Arner Corporate Finance.
He started his career within the corporate development team at Montedison. He then joined Cragnotti & Partners where he was part of the investment team and held several management positions mainly in international companies part of the group’s portfolio.
Alessandro graduated cum laude in Business Administration from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”.
Role: Managing Partner
Email: d.trotta@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Domenico has an extensive experience of corporate finance with a deep focus on M&A having advised many Banks, Insurance, Asset Management and Specialty Finance companies.
In 2003 he started his career in London where he spent significant time working at JPMorgan and Dresdner Kleinwort advising European Financial Institutions in assignments such as hostile takeovers, capital increase and both mergers and acquisitions.
In 2010 Domenico joined Equita SIM where he focused his work on Italian companies and successfully executed a wide range of transactions in both mergers and acquisitions and capital raising.
Domenico graduated in Institutions and Financial Markets Management from Bocconi University and has successfully completed Executive Courses in Strategic Negotiation from the Harvard Business School.
Role: Senior Advisor
Email: g.allavena@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Giovanni has an extensive experience of Corporate Finance, M&A, structuring of loans and IPO on several industries (e.g. automotive, mechanical, IT and software, TLC) and in Equity markets such as Equity research and market strategy.
During his career, he has successfully completed transactions both of large groups and mid-market companies, over which he has focused over the last 10 years, assisting entrepreneurs, managers and private equity funds.
He began his career in the ’80s in Banca Manusardi as a financial analyst on listed companies, to then move on to major brokers such as SIGE, CIMO and Intersim with increasing responsibilities of analysts’ team.
From 1999 to 2015 he worked in the Investment Banking of Banca IMI, dealing with the origination and execution of IPO and M&A transactions.
Giovanni graduated in Business Administration, specialized in Corporate Finance, from Bocconi University.
Role: Director
Email: j.drudi@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Prior to joining Lyra Partners, Jacopo worked at UnipolSai and PwC Advisory.
During his career, he has developed a solid background in M&A and Transaction Services, advising SMEs and large corporations in the execution of buy and sell side transactions.
He has an extensive expertise on sell side transactions in R&C, Healthcare, IP and FIG. During his experience at UnipolSai, he strengthened its competencies in Real Estate as Fund Committee member of Milano Porta Nuova real estate funds.
Jacopo graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University.
Role: Vice President
Email: n.damicis@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Nicola has been working in the corporate finance industry since 2006, collaborating with two corporate finance boutiques and a listed financial service company in Milan prior to joining Lyra Partners. During such period he has successfully assisted small and mid-sized industrial companies in several sectors (manufacturing, renewable energy, airport services, trading & distribution, etc.), developing a specific expertise in financial modelling, business planning, corporate evaluation, debt restructuring, IPOs.
Nicola graduated in Accounting, Financial Management and Control from Bocconi University. He qualified as Chartered Accountant.
Role: Vice President
Email: f.frati@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Fabrizio has been working in the M&A industry since 2006, collaborating with two corporate finance boutiques in Milan (Corporate Finance Advisors and Arner Corporate Finance) prior to joining Lyra Partners. During such period he has successfully assisted several industrial groups in executing their transactions.
He began his career in 1999 working as finance manager at the IPO of Gensoft ITT Spa, an high tech start-up company. In 2002, he moved to AEM Spa (now A2A Spa), an Italian leading utility group, as strategic planning specialist.
Fabrizio graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi and holds an MBA degree from RSM Rotterdam School of Management.
Role: Senior Associate
Email: g.rizzo@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Since Giorgio joined Lyra Partners, he has successfully assisted small and mid-sized industrial companies mainly operating in Oil & Gas, ICT and Healthcare industries, developing a specific expertise in financial modelling, business planning, corporate evaluation, debt restructuring and IPOs.
Giorgio graduated cum laude in Finance from Bocconi University.
Role: Associate
Email: e.ferrero@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Edoardo developed a specific expertise in business planning and corporate evaluation assisting Italian SMEs for the execution of their M&A activities.
Prior to joining Lyra Partners he worked in a private equity fund where he assisted several investments in different SMEs, mainly operating in Industrial Goods, Retail e Packaging industries.
Edoardo graduated in Management from Bocconi University
Role: Analyst
Email: s.barbieri@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Since Salvatore joined Lyra Partners he has successfully assisted small and mid-sized industrial companies mainly in IT and Utility sector, developing a specific expertise in financial modelling, business planning, corporate evaluation and debt restructuring.
He graduated in Finance from Bocconi University.
Role: Analyst
Email: g.rossi@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Gianmarco joined Lyra Partners in 2018, after a brief experience at Cassiopea Corporate Finance.
As Analyst, he has focused his activity in market analyses, company valuations and financial planning, with a specific regard to the Industrial, Retail & Consumer and TICE industries.
Gianmarco graduated in Accounting, Financial Management and Control from Bocconi University.
Role: Analyst
Email: m.lertora@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Michele has been working in Corporate Finance for about two years.
Before joining Lyra Partners, he used to work in Banca IMI and in Argos Corporate Finance, dealing with M&A projects and debt restructuring with medium-large companies and SMEs, developing specific skills in financial modeling, business valuation and business planning.
Michele graduated in Finance at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
Role: Senior Executive Assistant
Email: c.giovenale@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Chiara has twenty years of experience as Personal Assistant and Executive Assistant to the Top Management in Multinational Companies, International Law Firms, Real Estate Boutiques.
Role: Office Manager
Email: f.zampariolo@lyrapartners.it
Telephone: +39.02.890.465.00
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Francesca works in Lyra Partners as executive assistant and office manager.
Prior to joining Lyra Partners, she worked as administrative assistant in the Banking division of SDA Bocconi – School of Management (2010), as assistant corporate affairs in Pirola Pennuto Zei and Associates, a leading Italian legal and tax consulting company (2008-2010), and as real estate agent (2006-2008).
