Bio

In relation to Mergers & Acquisitions, Vittorio Pignatti acted as an advisor in many of the largest banking transactions in Italy, including: privatisation of Banca Commerciale Italiana and the subsequent mergers that created the current Banca Intesa; acquisition of Fondiaria by SAI; creation of Casse del Tirreno and subsequent sale to Banca Popolare di Lodi; Cariplo Banco Ambrosiano merger, and, abroad, the merger of Hypo and Vereinsbank; as well as the privatisation of BAWAG and several others. As part of asset management activities in Italy, Vittorio Pignatti participated in the creation and initial management of one of the first Italian retail asset management companies, Finanza e Futuro (25% owned by Lehman Brothers), which was subsequently listed on the stock exchange before being acquired by Deutsche Bank. More recently, he helped establish and served on the boards of directors of F2i and Fimit, leading Italian fund managers in infrastructure and real estate, respectively. Internationally, he was responsible for the creation, management, and placement of European private equity, real estate, and credit funds.