Speakers at the Italia Congress 2010

Andrea Montanino, Director General, Department of Treasury, ITALIAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE

Andrea Montanino is currently Director General at the Italian Treasury in charge with several economic policy initiatives. Among others, the Fondo Italiano di Investimento, the Banca del Mezzogiorno and initiatives to support SMEs. After obtaining his Ph.D. in economics from Università di Roma “La Sapienza” and his M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, he was senior economist at Confindustria, the Italian Prime Minister’s Office and the European Commission (1998-2005). He served also as economic adviser of the Italian Minister of Economy and Finance. He published several papers on labour economics and public finances and is currently lecturer in Political Economy at the LUISS University of Rome.

Mara Caverni, Partner, Transaction Services, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Italy

Vito Gioia, Managing Partner, AMROP ASA

Vito joined Amrop ASA (previously TASA and TMP) in 1988 and since 1994 he is Chairman and Managing Director. Vito has gained professional experience in different sectors: Public Relations (for Ruder & Finn Inc., New York), Auditing (for Price Waterhouse), Consulting and Human Resources (for Price Waterhouse Management Consultants Italy and UK), and Executive Search (Carrè Orban). Educational background in Commerce and Economics, MBA from Ashridge Management College (UK), Master in Business Administration from Loyola University of Chicago. Certified Public Accountant, Auditor, Canova Club, Founder and President of Cenacolo della Buona Impresa, Board Member of Lazio Family, FERPI, AIDP, Board member ADICO.

Anna Gervasoni, General Manager AIFI and Professor UNIVERSITA CARLO CATTANEO

Anna Gervasoni is General Manager of AIFI – Italian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association - the Association that represents institutionally the most important private equity e venture capital players. She is independent Board Member of Fondo Italiano di Investimento Sgr SpA. Mrs. Gervasoni is also Professor of Corporate Finance at Carlo Cattaneo University of Castellanza (VA) – LIUC. At the same University she is Director of Master in Merchant Banking, President of Private Equity Monitor (PEM®) and Director of Research Center in Transport and Infrastructure, specialized in Project Financing. In 2002 she was given the Honorary title of “Ufficiale” by the President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi.

Francesco Aldorisio, Director, AKINA PARTNERS

Francesco joined Akina (formerly LODH Private Equity) in early 2007. His main areas of responsibility are direct co-investment across Europe and fund investments in the geographic regions of Italy and southern Europe. Prior to joining Akina, Francesco worked in the Corporate M&A team of ABB where he was managing the acquisition pipeline of the Automation Products Division. Francesco’s responsibility was spread out the full chain of activities from deal origination to execution. He has participated in acquisition and divestment projects in North and South America, Europe, Middle and Far East, and acted as project manager for several of them. Prior to that, Francesco worked as an analyst at ABB Italy.

Salvatore Bragantini, Chairman, PRO MAC, Non Executive Chairman, I2 CAPITAL PARTNERS

Salvatore Bragantini is the Chairman of Pro MAC S.p.A., promoter of MAC, Italy’s Alternative Capital Market. He is also Non Executive Chairman of I 2 Capital Partners S.g.r., private equity investments
in special situations. Mr. Bragantini is independent board member of Interpump Group S.p.A. and Sabaf S.p.A. (where he is also a member of the Audit Committee). Member, designated by Consob, of the “Market participants’ consultative panel”, assisting the Committee of European Securities Regulators in implementing measures for EU laws and regulations. Regular contributor to the “Corriere della Sera” since 1994.

Giuseppe Donvito, Head of Private Equity, FUTURIMPRESA SGR

Mr. Donvito is responsible for Private Equity investments at Futurimpresa SGR. He began his career at Telecom Italia in their Strategy division. He has more than 12 years investments experience gained in SOFIPA, 3i Group and HSBC Bank London, where he was also involved in leveraged and infrastructure finance in Europe and the Middle East. Mr. Donvito holds an AEP from the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago and graduated in engineering at the Pisa University.

Bruno Gattai, Head of Italian Practice, Managing Partner of the Milan office and a member of the Firm's Executive Committee, DEWEY & LEBOEUF

Bruno Gattai achieved broad experience in activities involving corporate and M&A transactions with particular focus on private equity. His clients include private equity funds targeting large deals or mid and small cap companies; family businesses concentrating on their holding companies; and listed and non-listed companies. He advises on a wide variety of Italian and international transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, capital contributions, spin-offs and de-mergers. He drafts and assists clients in the negotiations of incorporation deeds and by-laws, joint venture agreements, stock purchase agreements, and shareholders' agreements and coordinates the relevant due diligence activities. Mr Gattai also advises clients on hostile and non-hostile (mandatory or voluntary) takeover bids, both through public tender offers and within the framework of private transactions.

Raffaele de Courten, Founding Partner, ALTO PARTNERS SGR

In private equity since 2000. In Alto Partners, Raffaele de Courten focuses on deal origination, debt structuring and relationships with investors, with significant expertise in debt financing and corporate lending. He has particular expertise in the consumer goods, and industrial and commercial machinery sectors. Prior to joining Alto Partners, Mr. de Courten worked for the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg as the personal counsel to the Italian Executive Vice-Presiden.

Prior to joining the EIB, Mr. de Courten worked for 11 years in the corporate finance department of Mediobanca in Milan, where he first worked on equity transactions and later had responsibility for the funding strategy of the bank on the debt capital markets side as well as the organisation of debt operations for the bank's clients (including Enel, Ferrovie dello Stato, Assicurazioni Generali, Italcementi, the EIB and the World Bank). Mr. de Courten holds a degree in Business Administration from LUISS University in Rome. He is a member of AIFI's executive committee.

Paolo Gambarini, Founding Partner, WISE SGR

After 10 years working in Investment Banking (Smith New Court, Barclays and Credit Suisse First Boston), Paolo Gambarini co-founded WISE SGR in 2000, together with Michele Semenzato. The company manages private equity funds focused on the lower mid-end of the Italian market. The first two funds had sizes of 100 and 170 Million and WISE SGR is currently fundraising for its third fund (Wisequity III). Paolo holds a degree in Business Administration from the Bocconi University in Milan and is a SFA member.

Carlo Mammola, Managing and Founding Partner, ARGAN CAPITAL; Board Member EVCA and Deputy Chairman of its European Mid Market Platform Council

Carlo Mammola leads Argan's investment activity in the Italian market and heads Argan's Milan Office. Mr. Mammola has over 20 years of private equity experience and joined the Argan team in 2000. Since then he has, inter alia successfully led and realised the investments in Alfatherm and N&W Global Vending and led the investment in Faster where he is currently a board member. He is also a member of the European Mid-Market Buy-out Platform Council and a member of the Board of Directors of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA).

Before joining the Argan team, Mr. Mammola worked at Paribas Affaires Industrielles (PAI) where he was the Managing Director responsible for Italy, prior to which he worked with Sopaf, the Italian merchant bank, and the Olivetti Group. Since 1987, Mr. Mammola has been a Professor of Management at the Bocconi University in Milan and, since 1999, a member of its Advisory Committee. Mr. Mammola holds an MBA from the Bocconi University in Milan and graduated in engineering at the Polytechnic of Turin.

Claudio Siniscalco, Vice-President, HARBOURVEST PARTNERS

Claudio Siniscalco joined HarbourVest's London-based subsidiary in early 2007 and focuses on originating, evaluating, and executing direct investments in growth equity and buyout transactions, primarily in Europe. He is also involved in originating mezzanine and senior loan investments. Claudio serves as a board member of Panda Security, Polynt, and TynTec, and is actively involved with HarbourVest's investment in Acromas. Claudio's prior experience includes positions at Audley Capital, a U.K. activist investment firm, as well as Investcorp and Hicks Muse in London, and Salomon Brothers' Mergers & Acquisitions Group in New York. A dual E.U. and U.S. citizen, Claudio speaks Italian, German, and French. He received a BA (cum laude) in Economics from Harvard University in 1997 and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 2004.

Giovanni Tinuper, Partner, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Giovanni Tinuper is a partner of the Transaction Services department of PwC in Milan and is primarily dedicated to private equity houses. From 1995 to 1996 Giovanni worked as equity analyst in London and joined PwC Transaction Services Milan in late 1996. Before moving to PwC TS Paris in 2003, Giovanni worked for two years as investment manager for a private equity fund. After more than two years in Paris, Giovanni moved back to Milan in summer 2005. Giovanni graduated in Business Administration from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano (1994) and is chartered auditor in Italy (Revisore Contabile).

Daniele Candiani, Managing Director and Country Head Italy, IKB DEUTSCHE INDUSTRIEBANK

Daniele joined IKB in February 2006 as General Manager of the Italian Branch (Country Head Italy) and Head of Leveraged & Structured Finance Italy. He has more than 18 years of overall experience in Leveraged & Structured Finance, M&A Advisory, Debt Advisory and Consultancy. Prior to IKB, Daniele worked in: KPMG Corporate Finance (Director M&A and Head of Debt Advisory); Dresdner Kleinwort (Acquisition & Leveraged Finance); The Sumitomo Bank Ltd (Leveraged Finance); Banca IntesaSanPaolo (Acquisition & Structured Finance in the formerly BCI-Banca Commerciale Italiana). Daniele's sector expertise is in Acquisition & Leveraged Finance (deals sponsored by Private Equity), M&A, Debt Advisory and Debt Restructuring.

Lorenzo Salieri, Buyout Partner, 3i

Lorenzo Salieri joined 3i in 1998 and currently heads the Italian buyouts team. He has led a number of successful buyouts, including Azelis, ABX- Saima Avandero, Faber, Farmigea, Novotema, Monviso and Seves-Vetroarredo. Mr. Salieri started his career in 1993 as an auditor with PWC and then worked for four years as an associate at Unicredit Banca Mobiliare in the equity capital markets department. He holds a degree in Business Economics from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and an MBA from Clemson University, USA. He is also a CFA.

Gianluca Savoldi, Managing Director, UNICREDIT GROUP

Head of Financial Sponsor Solutions Italy within UniCredit, heading a team of 13 professionals fully dedicated to coverage of the whole Italian private equity universe as well as responsible for arranging and executing LBO financing of any size. Financial Sponsor Solutions Italy has historically been a reference in the Italian LBO market being involved in any sponsor driven LBO deal regardless of deal size. Gianluca is also heading the LBO Portfolio Management team responsible of handling the LBO deals on the books with direct responsibility on monitor, as well as waive and restructure deals when necessary.

Michele Marocchino, Managing Director, LAZARD

Michele Marocchino, 39 is Managing Director in Lazard and has 12 years of experience in M&A. Among others, he recently advised La Rinascente on its debt restructuring, Bridgepoint on the restructuring of Limoni's portfolio, InvestIndustrial, Ergon Capital, Investitori Associati, Permira on M&A transactions. He also advised Nestlé on the sale of Motta and Alemagna to Bauli, TPG on the disposal of Ducati as well as Fiat Group, Prada and Finmeccanica. Michele joined Lazard in 1998 after two years in Paris at Pleyel & Cie, a small-caps consumer goods M&A boutique. Prior to that, he was analyst at JP Morgan. Michele is a contract professor since 2005 at the ESCP-EAP University in Turin. Michele holds a BSc. in Economics from Bocconi University and studied at the London School of Economics.

Eugenio Morpurgo, CEO, FINEUROP SODITIC

Eugenio Morpurgo is Managing Director and founding partner of Fineurop Soditic, company of Fineurop Group which focuses on M&A and debt advisory services. He is also a board member of Fineurop SpA. Before joining Fineurop he was Head of M&A and Privatisations at SOPAF, private financial group listed at Milan Stock Exchange. He started his career at financial group Matuschka in Munich, before moving to Deutsche Bank where he worked in the corporate finance and capital markets areas in London, Frankfurt and Milan. Eugenio Morpurgo is Professor at LUIC, University of Castellanza, for the Master in Merchant Banking. He has a degree in economics from Milan based Bocconi University.

Andrea Bonomi, Chairman and Founder, INVESTINDUSTRIAL

In 1990 Mr. Bonomi established Investindustrial, the leading Southern European investment group with approximately €2.3 billion in AUM and 45 professionals. Previously Mr. Bonomi was responsible for the monitoring of Saffa group investments in Europe and the USA. He has been a director of companies such as Inversiones Ibersuizas, 21 Investimenti S.p.A. and 21 Centrale Partners. Before, he was employed at Kleinwort Benson in London, where he was responsible for Spain and Italy, and at Lazard Frères & Co. in NY. He received a BSc in Business Administration from NY University (1985), and speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish.

Nino Tronchetti Provera, CEO, AMBIENTA SGR

Nino Tronchetti Provera graduated at Luiss (Rome) and gained a MBA at Insead (Fontainebleau). Formerly in McKinsey, since he graduated in 1991 he dealt with environmental business, founding in 1997 Cam Tecnologie (Camfin Group), now Pirelli Eco Technologies, developing several “green” businesses among which Gecam, a low environmental impact fuel. He was among the founders of the Kyoto Club, which he chaired from 1999 to 2004. He also covered several roles in Telecom Group: CEO and Deputy Chairman in Finsiel (from 2002 to 2004) and General Manager in Olivetti (2007).

In 2007 Mr. Tronchetti Provera founded Ambienta Sgr, the first Italian asset management company created to invest exclusively in the environmental sector. The first fund, Ambienta I, is the largest European private equity fund devoted to the environmental business, as far as collected capital is concerned (€ 217.5 mln).

Edoardo Lanzavecchia, Partner and CEO, ALPHA ASSOCIATI

Edoardo Lanzavecchia is partner and CEO of Alpha Italy. Edoardo began his career in ABB as Export Manager in the Energy Division, in 1991 he was a strategic consultant with the Mac Group. In 1992 he joined SO.PA.F. as Partner, where he managed the firm’s direct private equity investments as well as its private equity partnership. In 1998 he founded and was head of The Carlyle Group Italy. During his career he was author of some topical deals like the acquisition of Fiat Avio (aerospace) in 2003 for 1.6 billion Euros, that sold 3 years later for 2.5 billion Euros. Edoardo has Degree in Nuclear Engineering from Politecnico in Milan, and MBA from Bocconi University in Milan.

John Singer, Managing Partner, ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

John Singer joined Advent International in 1993. He was a founding member of Advent's Executive Committee and is currently Chairman, Europe.John has more than 24 years of private equity experience and has served as Chairman of the European Venture Capital Association. He has led transactions primarily in the business services and media sectors, including Venere.com, Argenta, Financial Dynamics, Elior, Alexander Mann Group and Colofon.

Prior to Advent, John was Managing Director of Granville Europe AG, a subsidiary of investment bank Granville Holdings. Before that, he was Group Director of Finance and Administration at Central & Sherwood PLC. He also worked as a senior consultant at McKinsey & Co., spent five years in corporate finance and ran several turnaround businesses. John has an MA in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University and a MBA from INSEAD in Paris.

Giuseppe Salamone, Associate, GREENPARK CAPITAL

Giuseppe is responsible for deal management, evaluation and execution. Giuseppe spent four years as an Investment Analyst at Merrill Lynch before joining Greenpark Capital in 2007. He also completed internships in Unicredit Markets and Investment Banking in London and Epta Fund (San Paolo Group) in Milan. He received the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2007. Giuseppe holds a degree in Institutions and Financial Markets Management from Bocconi University and a Masters in Finance from the London Business School.

Fabio Sattin, Chairman and Founding Partner, PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS SGR

Fabio Sattin co founded Private Equity Partners in 1989, becaming within a few years one of the principal and most well recognised institutions on the Italian and international market. Fabio Sattin has been: Chairman of EVCA - European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association - (he is at present member of the Past Chairman and Buy Out Committees); member of the board of directors of A.I.F.I. (the Italian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association); Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Chase Gemina Polska Sp. z o.o. (Warsaw); member of the Supervisory Board of the Slovak Post Privatisation Fund (Bratislava), representing EBRD; member of the “Comitato di Consultazione” (Advisory Committee) of the Italian Stock Exchange; was part of the European Commission Expert Group on private equity and venture capital.

He lectures Business Strategy and Policy at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, Private Equity and Venture Capital at Luigi Bocconi University in Milan and various courses and Masters at CUOA, LIUC, SDA Bocconi e Politecnico di Milano. He is author of a considerable number of publications regarding Corporate Finance and Business Economy both in Italy and abroad and was awarded the “Cafoscarino of the year 2008” by ALUC - Association of Venice Ca’ Foscari Graduates.

Steve Cahill, Senior Vice President, MONUMENT GROUP

Monument Group was established in 1994 and is a leading independent placement agent with offices in Boston and London. Over the last 15 years the firm has helped its client raise more than $67bn for a range of alternative investment strategies ranging from buyouts to energy and real estate. Recent fund closes include the €2bn Altor Fund III and the $1bn Cerberus Institutional Partners International (Series One).

Mr. Cahill joined Monument Group (UK) in 2006. Prior to this, he served as Associate at Helix, a private equity placement firm based in London. Mr Cahill worked primarily on fund due diligence and also had specific client responsibilities. In 2002 Mr. Cahill co-founded a media start-up which is now operational in Australia. Before this he worked for Fast Track, servicing private equity sponsors with deal flow opportunities. He was an employee and Scholar of Arthur Andersen between 1997 and 2001, during which time he worked in its Assurance and Business Advisory, VAT and Customs, Corporate Finance and Transfer Pricing departments. Mr. Cahill received a first class honours degree in Economics and Management from Oxford University.

Michele Semenzato, Founding Partner, WISE SGR

After being a manager in Bain and Company and an executive director at ABN Amro M&A department, Michele Semenzato founded Wise in 2000, Private Equity operator with an Italian SMEs focus, together with Paolo Gambarini. Wise has since invested two funds, Wisequity (fully divested) and Wisequity II and is currently fundraising Wisequity III. Michele Semenzato holds an Electrical Engineering degree and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

Carl Nauckhoff, Partner, INVESTINDUSTRIAL

Mr. Nauckhoff is a Principal at Investindustrial and responsible for investor relations. Investindustrial is the leading Southern European private equity firm with approximately €2.3 billion in AUM and 45 professionals. Prior to Investindustrial he was a Partner at Garrison Investment Group, a US asset-based investment firm. Before he was a Partner with MVision, a leading global placement agent, both in London and New York, and in the M&A group of Lehman Brothers. He holds a M.Sc. in Business and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden, and attended Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. He speaks Swedish, English and Italian.

Marco Mantica, Managing Director, VESTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS

Marco joined Vestar Capital, a leading US Private Equity firm, in 2001 and was instrumental in setting up Vestar Capital’s operation in Europe. He is a member of Vestar Capital Partners Worldwide Investment Committee, the Portfolio Review Committee and the Professional Development Committee. Previously, he was with investment banking firm Société Générale for seven years as Head of the Italian Corporate Finance Department, where he completed more than 50 transactions, mainly cross-border, assisting Italian companies to expand internationally or international companies to invest in the Italian market. He also completed 5 privatisations with Italian municipalities or regions in industries such as cement, pharmaceutical retail and food sector. He globally spent 12 years in the mergers and acquisitions industry in London, Paris and Milan, working at Barclays Bank, San Paolo Bank and Euromobiliare Ltd. Marco holds a Masters Degree in Economics, with honors, from Bocconi University in Milan. He's originally from Milan.

Matteo di Montezemolo, CEO, MONTEZEMOLO & PARTNERS / CHARME INVESTMENTS; Advisor, FONDAZIONE ALTAGAMMA

Matteo Cordero di Montezemolo is the Managing Director of Montezemolo & Partners SGR, exclusive advisor of Charme Investments; the European Private Equity Fund promoted by the Montezemolo family together with selected international partners such as among others, Unicredito Italiano, Banco Santander, Diego Della Valle of Tod’s (Luxury Group), Johan Rupert (Chairman of Richemont Luxury Group), the Royal Family of Abu Dhabi, the Royal Family of Bahrain and Mr. Ratan Tata. He is Member of the Board of Directors of the Companies acquired by Charme Investments since its’ foundation in 2003. In particular: Poltrona Frau; worldwide leading company in the high-end segment of the furniture and design industry, Cassina; the historical, cult Italian company, world leader in industrial design, Cappellini; leading brand in the contemporary design industry, Gebruder Thonet Vienna; historical Austrian worldwide leader in furniture production. He is also Co-Chairman of Poltrona Frau Group (Poltrona Frau, Cassina, Cappellini and Gebruder Thonet Vienna), listed by Charme on the Italian Stock Exchange in November 2006.

Charme Investments in 2004 acquired Ballantyne Cashmere; historical luxury brand founded in Scotland in 1921 and leader in the high end segment of the cashmere and luxury industry. Charme Investments in 2007 acquired Grandi Navi Veloci, the most important Italian shipping company with ultra fast and low-consumption ferry boats. In 2009 Montezemolo & Partners SGR raised Charme II with a total commitment of 340 mln € ready to be invested in italian companies for their international growth. Previously he was in Goldman Sachs International Investment Banking Division in New York and London.

Rhonda Ryan, Managing Director and Head of Private Funds Group Europe, PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS

Ms. Ryan joined Pinebridge Investments in 2006. In addition to heading the European private funds group, Ms. Ryan focuses on private equity investment activities on a global basis. Her responsibilities include evaluating and meeting with private capital fund managers, making investment recommendations and monitoring the performance of the private capital portfolios. From 2001-2006, she was Head of Private Equity at Insight Investment. Ms. Ryan's investment experience began in 1992 and since 1997 her experience has included private equity investing in Europe and the United States. Ms. Ryan also serves on a number of private equity fund advisory boards.

Raymond Abbott, Managing Director, ALLIANCE TRUST EQUITY PARTNERS

Raymond Abbott is Head of Private Equity for Alliance Trust and the Managing Director of Alliance Trust’s private equity division, Alliance Trust Equity Partners Ltd. After qualifying from Edinburgh University, Raymond trained as a Chartered Accountant and became an Insolvency Practitioner with KPMG between 1980 and 1987. In 1987 he joined Bank of Scotland and was one of the Bank’s team in their move into MBO debt funding. Raymond moved into private equity in 1991 with Friends, Ivory & Sime and covered MBOs, Development Capital and Venture Capital. After building up a portfolio of venture investments with British Linen Bank in 1999 he then founded Albany Venture Managers in 2000 and raised a fund in 2002 focused on Healthcare and IT. Alliance Trust acquired Albany Ventures in 2006 in order to add private equity experience and Raymond is now implementing a long term private equity investment program for the Trust.

Robert Tomei, Chairman and Founding Partner, ADVANCED CAPITAL

Robert Tomei is Chairman and CEO of Advanced Capital Group. He is responsible for the approval of every Group investment, for evaluation and investments in Venture Capital, Private Equity, Secondary and Debt Strategy partnerships. Some of his investments include partnerships such as NEA, ACCEL, Blackstone, BC Partners, Whitney, Summit, TPG, Bain, Cerberus and Matlin Patterson. Mr. Tomei is a member of the CFA Institute and of the AIFI institutional investor board, he is also Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation and member of the YPO (Young Presidents' Organization). He has a NASD Series 7 and 3 and is a Registered Representative of the British Securities and Futures Authority (now FSA). He is also an Aspen Institute member.

Mr. Tomei is a longtime collector and supporter of contemporary art. He is a Board member of various museums and is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, Trustee of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, member of: the Tate International Council, Contemporary Arts Council of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), the Committee of Friends of the Rivoli Castle. Robert Tomei received his degree ad honorem in Logic and Analytical Studies from St. Bonaventure University and pursued his graduate studies in the same fields at both Yale and Columbia Universities. He regularly writes for and is interviewed on alternative investments by various financial media.

Marco Wulff, Director, CAPITAL DYNAMICS

Marco is a Director in the Investment Management Team at Capital Dynamics and co-heads the firm's secondary program. Prior to joining the firm he was a private equity investment manager within Munich Re Group. Before that, Marco was with Montagu Private Equity, a pan-European mid market manager focusing on direct investments. He began his career in the private equity practice of L.E.K. advising GPs on buyout transactions. Marco studied at the London School of Economics, University of Cologne and WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management and holds an MBA and a PhD in economics.

Jean-Philippe Burcklen, Head of Equity Fund Investments, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT FUND

Jean-Philippe is overseeing the EIF Lower Mid-Market Fund Investments activity and portfolio, and managing the EUR 1bn Mezzanine Facility for Growth (MFG) fund-of-funds program from the European Investment Bank (EIB). He joined the EIF in 2000 and has 12 years of relevant fund-of-funds experience. His professional background is Investment Banking and Long Term Credit within the EIB (1995-2000) and the Paris-based Credit National, now Natixis, (1984-1995). He his an Engineer graduated from Ecole Polytechnique; a graduate from Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique and has a Mater’s Degree from Université Paris IX Dauphine.