Analysis and guides on corporate finance, M&A and business: deals, company valuation, growth strategies and cases from the Italian market.
Lehman scale fee calculator for M&A advisors. 3 scale types (Classic, Modern, Boutique), typical 2024-2025 ranges by deal size.
Behind the growth rhetoric, many Italian mid-market entrepreneurs seek patrimonial protection. A structural M&A pattern analysis.
Many Italian entrepreneurs are acutely aware of the heritage embedded…
The 10 most recurring mistakes in Italian SME sales: each costs 5-15% of price. Cumulative effect 25-40% value destruction.
Conflicts of interest, seniority, fee model, buyer network, confidentiality: what really changes between an independent M&A advisor and an investment bank, with a decision grid for C-suite.
In Italy hostile takeovers are extremely rare. Shareholders pacts, control thresholds, golden power and family culture have blocked the market for corporate control.
"Strategic operation", "strategic partnership", "strategic investment". When a word is used for everything, it stops meaning anything.
AIPB and Bocconi Family Office Lab document a structural gap: the Italian family office grows but lags on governance, advisory and separation.
The 5 phases of the NPL beauty contest: vendor prep, buyer outreach, bids, DD, signing. Independent advisor role, critical mistakes, 2024-2025 pattern.
Operational framework to estimate M&A synergies without inflating. 4 categories, quantification pattern, typical mistakes, Seller communication and pricing.
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