Bio

Filippo has more than 25 years of private equity experience. He began working in private equity as a vice president within the private equity division of Banca Commerciale Italiana. After four years Filippo moved to The Carlyle Group in Milan as a director where he was also involved in setting up the Italian private equity business. He then spent nine years working at Investitori Associati where he was promoted to senior partner in 2008; during this period, he helped set up the Italian business, was involved in fundraising and led a number of transactions. Before joining Progressio in July 2011 as Managing Partner, Filippo was senior partner at Investindustrial and collaborated with UK and Italian private equity funds both as deal originator and potential investor. During his career he completed more than 30 transactions in sectors of Italian excellence. Filippo has a Degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University and is a Chartered Accountant.