progetti
Strategy and management consultancy
Banking & Finance
We advised a Private Italian Bank in the organisation of its commercial banking division bringing new credit scoring capabilities and new Corporate Finance techniques. We also joined the Bank's credit committee.
Strategy and management consultancy
Banking & Finance
We have co-operated as Tutor with the Italian Banking Association in the delivery of its most relevant course, the Financial & Banking Diploma, to various Italian banks.
Strategy and management consultancy
Banking & Finance
Since 2001 we take care of the training process of the Corporate bankers of an Italian Bank, including in-house courses on Psychological Selling Skills and Negotiation Strategies skills.
Strategy and management consultancy
Banking & Finance
We advised an Italian Security House on the restructuring of its sales dept. including both Corporate Finance and Securities activities in order to improve its market capabilities with institutional clients.
Strategy and management consultancy
Banking & Finance
EqS was engaged in analysing, structuring and dealing with the Italian monetary authorities all aspects for the establishment of a new Sicav specialised in Future & Options.
Strategy and management consultancy
ICT
When a leading US company operating in Interactive TV planned to develop its activity in Italy, EqS assisted in preparing an innovative business and Financial plan and in presenting it to leading Italian operators in the TV industry.
Strategy and management consultancy
Industrial Products
EqS represented a German company in the acquisition of an Italian after-market manufacturer for the automotive industry in order to strengthen the company's position on the Italian market.
Strategy and management consultancy
Real Estate
EqS was engaged by a listed group to increase the value of a large area in Tuscany. EqS created a Joint venture company including the owner of the land, a real estate developer and a tour operator to establish an appropriate resort.
Financial Advisory
Banking & Finance
We assisted a bank in the financial valuation of an Insurance Company operating in casualty in Italy, whose shares were pledged by the bank.
Financial Advisory
Energy & Utilities
We acted as Financial Advisor in the creation of a major JV in the utilities industry. We analysed the businesses and assigned a value to 14 Business Units bestowed by different entities in order to create the new Gelsia Multi utility operating outside Milan.
Financial Advisory
Energy & Utilities
EqS assisted a gas utility located near Milan in the financial and accounting aspects related to its transformation from a municipal-owned entity into a stock Capital company. We produced the relevant official company valuation approved by the Milan court.
Financial Advisory
ICT
We produced the Financial valuation of 8 target companies acquired by a major Italian Software group rapidly growing through acquisitions.
Financial Advisory
Media
EqS acted as Financial Advisor in the JV between a telecommunication company and a content provider.
Financial Advisory
Real Estate
On behalf of a leading RE group we valued an hotel in Bologna, the key money of a large retail centre in Milan, a sport and leisure centre. We also produced the fairness opinion on the bestowal on a RE company controlling 336 buildings previously held by Enel and sold to an Arabian investor.
Financial Advisory
Real Estate
EqS prepared the corporate valuations related to the acquisition of an area for a listed RE fund.
Financial Advisory
Real Estate
EqS provided the valuation to settle a put/call option between an international investment bank and and an Italian RE group.
Financial Advisory
Real Estate
EqS acted as Financial Advisor in the Real Estate development of a large area outside Milan close to the new Milan – Brescia motorway. We assisted in the whole 3-year project starting with the initial market feasibility study to the final divestiture process.
Financial Advisory
Real Estate
We were appointed advisor in the valuation of 18 RE companies operating in different European countries on behalf of a listed RE fund.
Financial Advisory
Transportation
We acted as CFO of Progetto Milano Bastioni SpA, a new project for building and managing an city motorway running below Milan, for an overall 1.6 billion Euro capex; the company presented this project Financing highway to Milan municipality and is now negotiating the final contractual aspects in view of Milan's Expo 2015 fair.
Financial Advisory
Transportation
When Ferrovie dello Stato, the Italian Railway company, decided to build a strong multi module business together with some external partners EqS joined a team of advisor in the valuation of the Financial aspects of the strategic alliance.
Corporate Finance: LBO
ICT
EqS organised the LBO of an ICT company operating in ERP and CRM solutions for dealers, acquired from a UK group. We also acquired a minority share that we later resold.
Corporate Finance: LBO
ICT
EqS organised the MBO of an ICT company operating in rings for the mobile telecommunication industry.
Corporate Finance: LBO
ICT
EqS studied, organised and raised both Equity and Debt in the MBO of the Italian market leader in Information and Telecommunication research. The deal resulted in a case-study success story, as the managers later resold the company to the a large US Group.
Corporate Finance: LBO
Industrial Products
Financial Advisor in the MBO of a cable producer Italian , acquired by the management from a major UK Group. We both assisted as advisor and as debt fund raisers.
Corporate Finance: LBO
Media
EqS studied, organised and raised both Equity and Debt in the MBO of the Italian leader in TV and movie post-production. The deal required a complex corporate and contractual structure for the relevant assets held by the company.
Corporate Finance: M&A
Consumer Goods
EqS represented a leading Italian industrial group in approaching and holding negotiations with one of the largest European producers of white goods.
Corporate Finance: M&A
Energy & Utilities
EqS acted as advisor to a fast growing company specialised in the installation of small gas-turbine co-generation power plants arranging a JV with a Swiss Energy group.
Corporate Finance: M&A
Food
EqS advised a privately held food company leader in fresh food in its sale to the Italian leader in diary products.
Corporate Finance: M&A
ICT
EqS organised the management buy out of a company operating in software for the telecommunication industry, in which the management replaced two former stakeholders. Three years later we assisted in its sale to a larger group.
Corporate Finance: M&A
Industrial Products
EqS assisted the private owners in the divestiture of a leading Italian producer of garage pivoting doors and its subsidiary, a company operating in security steel gates.
Corporate Finance: M&A
Industrial Products
EqS assisted a Zurich based company, operating in the photo and imaging business, in the divestiture of its Italian subsidiary.
Corporate Finance: M&A
Industrial Products
EqS acted as M&A advisor for a small company producing flexible packaging for the food industry, market leader in bakery products packaging.
Corporate Finance: M&A
Industrial Products
EqS assisted in the merger between two Italian companies operating in the production of automatic doors and other components for the elevator industry.
Corporate Finance: M&A
Real Estate
We assisted an Italian Real Estate developer in the acquisition of a large industrial area in Milan from the real estate fund Colony Capital.
Corporate Finance: PE
Industrial Products
We advised a privately held Italian company operating in health care services for hospitals in raising equity with a PE investor.
Corporate Finance: PE
Media
EqS assisted the start-up of am Internet company, preparing business and Financial plans and raising equity from a Private Equity fund. The company was developed and resold.
Financial Control
Banking & Finance
On behalf of an English Private Equity Fund we worked on the valuation of its re-assurance policy and due-diligence on the casualty portfolio of an Italian Insurance company.
Financial Control
Energy & Utilities
EqS structured complex financing packages (including Advance Payment bonds, Performance Bonds, etc. in countries all over the world) for the international development of a small company specialised in de-aerators and pressure vessels for the energy plant industry.
Financial Control
ICT
We acted ad external part-time CFO in the Italian subsidiary of a Swiss-German software company specialised in security systems prior to its listing in Germany, developing both Italian GAAP and IAS reporting to head office.
Financial Control
Industrial Products
EqS acted as advisor in funding an important CAPEX for a middle-sized company in the shoe industry.
Financial Control
Retail
EqS provided Transaction Services including accounting and contract in the divestiture of a retail centre.
Financial Control
Retail
EqS assisted the development in Italy of the apparel group Esprit, represented by a foreign distributor. EqS acted as CFO and helped in growing a network of franchisee shops and in developing strong sales relationships with the large apparel retail chains.
Financial Control
Services
We developed the overall Financial Control system for a new company in the catering business creating simple but effective revenues and cost control systems in order to allow day-by-day industrial control of the business.