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A positive result for Marco Polo Advisor in 2022: 8 transactions and a strengthening of the staff and presence in Milan
Despite a market with strong turbulences for corporate finance, Marco Polo Advisor presented a positive result with growth in all indicators: with eight transactions and a total of over 150 million euro of value transacted, 2022 represented one of the best years in its history.
The transactions closed are represented by four company sale transactions, two capital raising for start-up/scale-up companies, one IPO assistance and one debt advisory. Three deals involved the energy sector, two the industrial sector and one each the transport, retail and business services sectors.
The activity in the small-mid cap range has in fact remained significant despite negative external geopolitical (unfortunately with scenarios of war in Europe) and economic factors, with a sharp increase in interest rates and energy costs.
The motivations that drive the transaction in this phase (generational transitions, or the processes of integration into more competitive groups on a global basis) are still strong even with the new, less favourable market scenario.
In terms of organization, the structure was strengthened in 2022 with the entry of two new advisors, an associate and an analyst, who joined the existing staff. A new office has been opened in Milan, with the aim of strengthening relations with financial investors based in the Lombard city.
Some partners of Marco Polo Advisor have also favored the formation of a technological start-up, Colombo Tecnologie, again dedicated to a great explorer, which will focus on digital transition issues in investment banking.
About ten projects during the year were carried out in collaboration with colleagues from Aica, the Alliance of International Corporate Advisors, the international organization that includes around 50 corporate finance companies worldwide, of which Marco Polo Advisor is a founding member.
According to Filippo Rozzanigo CEO of Marco Polo Advisor, “2022 was a year in which our structure and our network of contacts with companies and investors were greatly strengthened, in Italy and around the world; the good results achieved are a consequence of the climate that has developed within our Company.
We believe that there are many opportunities to promote the evolution and transformation of Italian companies and the formation of stronger and more competitive groups; for this reason we also look forward to next year with confidence, whereas we expect to obtain good results on current projects and continue to acquire new projects at the current rate.
We therefore thank all the people, inside and outside the structure, who have collaborated with us this year and who allowed us to achieve these results".
Marco Polo Advisor is a financial advisory firm specialized in corporate finance transactions: sales and acquisitions, capital raisings and financial advisory projects for companies, investors and family offices. With three offices in Italy (Bologna, Padua and Milan), a staff of 12 dedicated professionals, 14 years of experience and around 60 completed transactions, represents one of the most active advisors in the small and medium-sized transactions segment in Italy. Marco Polo Advisor is a founding member of AICA, the Alliance of International Corporate Advisors, an organization which includes around 50 M&A and financial advisory companies worldwide, where it cooperates on various cross-border projects.