Over 20 years’ experience in the investment banking and energy sectors. More than 25 M&A and venture capital deals closed.

A graduate of the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in nuclear engineering, he also holds a Master’s degree in industrial economics from Dauphine University (Paris, France), with a specialization in competitive energy markets and CO2 issues.

He began his career working for the OECD in the energy sector, first at the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), then at the International Energy Agency (IEA), where he analyzed electricity and gas markets, regulatory frameworks and the electricity supply industry.

He then moved into investment banking, joining Bryan, Garnier & Co, where he headed up the renewable energy desk within equity research for the brokerage business. He also worked in Berlin as Executive Director of an international developer of wind and solar photovoltaic projects (win).

On his return to Paris, he joined French financial boutique Societex Corporate Finance and became head of the IMAP Energy and Cleantech sector group, focusing on mid-market corporate M&A transactions and equity fundraising, from the initial to the advanced stages.

He then joined Linkers Mergers & Acquisitions as director of mergers and acquisitions, before becoming partner in charge of the energy and cleantech sector, where he carried out some 15 transactions, including buy and sell operations, joint ventures, LBOs and financial engineering operations.

In mid-2022, he joined Audacia and co-founded the pan-European venture capital fund Exergon with Charles Beigbeder. This investment vehicle targets deeptech innovations to support and accelerate the energy transition.

A native Italian speaker, he is fluent in English, French, Spanish and German.