Lehman Scale Calculator: Simulate Your M&A Advisor Fee
Lehman scale fee calculator for M&A advisors. 3 scale types (Classic, Modern, Boutique), typical 2024-2025 ranges by deal size.
Italy’s Mid-Market Doesn’t Want to Grow. It Wants to Be Protected.
Behind the growth rhetoric, many Italian mid-market entrepreneurs seek patrimonial protection. A structural M&A pattern analysis.
Made in Italy: A Strategic Asset for Business Growth and Value
Many Italian entrepreneurs are acutely aware of the heritage embedded…
Top 10 Mistakes in Selling an Italian SME: How to Lose 30% of the Price
The 10 most recurring mistakes in Italian SME sales: each costs 5-15% of price. Cumulative effect 25-40% value destruction.
AI for Executive M&A: The O.D.E.S.S.A. Framework — Operational Guide
Six layers of AI integration in M&A: Origination, Due Diligence, Evaluation, Strategy, Stakeholder, Audit. Per-layer ROI, governance, 6-month roadmap for M&A firms.
Independent M&A Advisor vs Investment Bank: 5 Key Operational Differences
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.
Why Hostile Takeovers Don’t Exist in Italy (and Why We Should Be Concerned)
In Italy hostile takeovers are extremely rare. Shareholders pacts, control thresholds, golden power and family culture have blocked the market for corporate control.
‘Strategic’ Is the Most Lied-About Word in Italian Business
"Strategic operation", "strategic partnership", "strategic investment". When a word is used for everything, it stops meaning anything.
The Italian Family Office Lags Behind. The Data Shows It.
AIPB and Bocconi Family Office Lab document a structural gap: the Italian family office grows but lags on governance, advisory and separation.
NPL Beauty Contest: Step-by-Step Operational Guide for Italian Banks
The 5 phases of the NPL beauty contest: vendor prep, buyer outreach, bids, DD, signing. Independent advisor role, critical mistakes, 2024-2025 pattern.
