Sante Maiolica

Experience

After working as Head of the M&A department for several years, Sante became a Partner at Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services in January 2017. Since September 2018, he has also held the positions of CEO of GTFAS and Head of Advisory.

Previously, he worked for leading Private Equity funds operating in Italy, including Finlombarda Gestioni, Impresa & Finanza, and Arca Impresa Gestioni.

His areas of expertise include:

• Assisting Italian and foreign investors, both industrial and financial, in M&A transactions involving companies operating in Italy
• Supporting Italian companies seeking to expand their business internationally through M&A transactions
• Advising on exit strategies, including the search for industrial partners or investors
• Assisting in generational transitions for family-owned businesses

His clients include companies operating in the logistics and transport, packaging, energy, chemical, cosmetics, textile, and technology sectors.

Education

Sante graduated in Business Administration from Luigi Bocconi University in Milan in 2000, specializing in Corporate Finance, and completed his academic journey with a thesis on Private Equity.

In 2023, he also completed an Executive Business Program at Harvard Business School.

Professional Qualifications & Memberships

• Professor of Corporate Strategy at Università Cattolica in Piacenza
• Subject expert in Corporate Finance at the University of Brescia, where he founded the Permanent Observatory on the Italian Mezzanine Financing Market
• Promoter of the "Mini-Bond Observatory" established at the Department of Economic and Business Management Sciences at Università Cattolica in Milan, where he serves as a member of the Scientific Committee
• Member of the EMEA M&A Leaders Group of Grant Thornton International Ltd.

In addition to speaking at courses and conferences at leading Italian universities, Sante has authored numerous publications on investment and finance. He has also contributed to the writing of a book on "alternative investments."