Paolo Gambarini

FOUNDING PARTNER

Professional Experience

Founding Partner, Wise Equity (Milan, 2000 - present)
Director of Equity Research, Credit Suisse First Boston (Milan and London, 1994 - 2000)
Equity Research, Smith New Court (London 1993 - 1994) Head of Research, Actinvest (London, 1990 - 1993)
Head of Research, Actinvest (London, 1990 - 1993)

Education

MSc in Business Economics, Università Bocconi (Milan, 1990)

Michele Semenzato

FOUNDING PARTNER

Professional Experience

Founding Partner, Wise Equity (Milan, 2000 - present)
Executive Director M&A, ABN Amro (Milan, 1999 -
2000)
Manager, Bain & Company (Milan, 1993 - 1999)

Education

Master of Business Administration
University of California at Berkeley (California, 1993)
MSc in Electronic Engineering, Università di Padova
(Padova, 1991)

Valentina Franceschini

Partner

Professional Experience

Wise Equity (Milan, 2008 - present)
Director, Wise Equity (Milan, 2000 - 2008)
Equity Research, Credit Suisse First Boston (Milan and London, 1998 - 2000)

Education

MSc in Business Economics, Università Bocconi (Milan, 1998)

Stefano Ghetti

Partner

Professional Experience

Partner, Wise Equity, (Milan, 2008 - present)
Director, Wise Equity (Milan, 2003 - 2008)
Head of Private Equity, Fineco SGR (Milan, 2001 - 2003)
Investment Manager, Incubatore Seat Matrix (Milan, 2000 - 2001)
Portfolio Manager of foreign Stock and Bond Funds, Arca SGR (Milan, 1995 - 2000)

Education

MSc in Business Economics, Università Bocconi (Milan, 1993)
CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Charterholder

Fabrizio Medea

Partner

Professional Experience

Partner, Wise Equity (Milan, 2003 - present)
Director, Wise Equity (Milan, 2000 - 2003)
Senior Consultant, Bain & Company (Milan, 1996 - 2000)
Consultant, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) (Milan and Istanbul, 1995 - 1996)

Education

MSc in Business Economics, Università Bocconi (Milan, 1995)

Luigi Vagnozzi

Partner

Professional Experience

Partner, Wise Equity (Milan, 2018 - present)
Director, Wise Equity (Milan, 2005 - 2017)
Financial Analyst, BPM Private Equity (Milan, 2004 - 2005)

Education

Master’s Degree in Merchant Banking, Università LIUC (Castellanza, 2004)
MSc in Industrial Engineering, Università Tor Vergata (Rome, 2001)

Davide Arrigoni

Principal

Professional Experience

Principal, Wise Equity (Milan, 2023 - present)
Investment Manager, Wise Equity (Milan, 2017 - 2022)
Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (Milan, 2013 - 2016)
Leveraged Finance Summer Analyst, Barclays Capital (London, 2013)
M&A Summer Analyst, JP Morgan (London, 2012)

Education

MSc in Finance, Università Bocconi (Milan, 2013)

Alessio Riccioni

Principal

Professional Experience

Principal, Wise Equity (Milan, 2023 - present)
Investment Manager, Wise Equity (Milan, 2017 - 2022)
Senior Consultant, Long Term Partners (LTP) (Milan, 2014 - 2017)
Business Analyst, Partners S.p.A. (Milan, 2012 - 2014)

Education

MSc in Finance, Università Bocconi (Milan, 2012)

Bruno Barago

Principal

Professional Experience

Principal, Wise Equity (Milan, 2023 - present)
Investment Manager, Wise Equity (Milan, 2019 - 2022)
Business Analyst, McKinsey (Milan, 2017 - 2019)

Education

MSc in Management, Università Bocconi (Milan, 2016)

Ilaria Montefusco

Investment Manager

Professional Experience

Wise Equity, Investment Manager (Milano, dal 2020)
HAT, Investment Associate (Milano, 2017 – 2020)

Education

MSc in International Management, Università Bocconi (Milan, 2018)
MSc in Corporate Finance, CASS Business School (London, 2017)

Paolo Zucchi

Investment Manager

Professional Experience

Investment Manager, Wise Equity, (Milan, 2021 - present)
Roland Berger, Project Manager (Milan, 2016 - 2020)
Permira, Investment professional Summer intern (Milan / London, 2019)

Education

Master of Business Administration, INSEAD (Fontainbleau / Singapore, 2019)
MSc in Industrial Engineering, Politecnico of Milan (Milan, 2015)

Ascanio Recchi

Investment Manager

Professional Experience

Investment Manager, Wise Equity (Milan, 2021 - present)
Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company (Rome, 2016 - 2019)

Education

Master of Business Administration, London Business School (London, 2021)
MSc in Nanotechnology Engineering, Sapienza – University of Rome (Rome, 2015)

Edoardo Vaghi

Investment Manager

Professional Experience

Wise Equity, Investment Manager (Milan, 2023 - present)
Roland Berger, Junior Consultant (Milan, 2021-2023)
Wise Equity, Investment Analyst (Milan, 2021)

Education

MSc in Management, Università Bocconi (Milan, 2020)

Antonella D’Amicis

Investment Manager

Professional Experience

Wise Equity, Investment Manager (Milan, 2023 - present)
Mediobanca, Analyst (Milan, 2022 – 2023)

Education

MSc in Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (Milan, 2021)

Fabio Danisi

Investment Manager

Professional Experience

Investment Manager, Wise Equity (Milan, 2023 – present)
Associate, McKinsey (Milan, 2021 – 2023)
Investment Banking Analyst, William Blair (London, 2019 – 2021)

Education

MSc in Finance, Warwick Business School (Coventry, 2018)
Master’s Degree in Market Economics, Università Tor Vergata (Rome, 2016)

Giacomo Bruno

Investment Manager

Professional Experience

Wise Equity, Investment Manager (Milan, 2025 - present)
Roland Berger, Consultant (Milan, 2022 - 2025)

Education

MSc in Management, Università Bocconi (Milan, 2021)

Carlo Arsi

Head of Origination

Professional Experience

Wise Equity, Head of Origination (Milan, 2023-present)
Credit Suisse, International Wealth Management, Client Advisor (Milan, 2012-2023)
Credit Suisse, Investment Banking Division, Managing Director (Milan/London, 2002-2012)
Deutsche Bank, Structured Capital Markets Group, Director (Milan/London, 1999-2002)
Bankers Trust, Corporate Finance / Capital Market Division, Associate (Milan, 1993-1999)

Education

Master of Business Administration, University of California at Berkeley (California, 1993)
MSc in Management Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (Milano, 1986)

Anna Fusi

Analyst

Professional Experience

Wise Equity, Analyst (Milan, 2024 - present)
Wise Equity, Internship (Milan, 2023 - 2024)
AUCTUS Capital Partners AG , Internship in private equity fund (Milan, 2023)

Education

Master's Degree in Finance, Università Bocconi (Milan, 2023)
Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Management, Università Bocconi (Milan, 2021)

Elvira Viviani

CFO

Professional Experience

CFO, Wise Equity (Milan, 2015 - present)
Senior Director Portfolios & Banking Non-core Division, The Royal Bank of Scotland (Milan, 2008 - 2014)
Director Leveraged Finance, The Royal Bank of Scotland (Milan, 2001 - 2008)
Credit Analyst, ABN AMRO (Milan, 1997 - 2001)

Education

MSc in Political Economy, Università Bocconi (Milan, 1997)

Alessia Orsili

Head of administration & accounting

Professional Experience

Administration and Risk Control, Wise Equity (Milan, 2009 - present)
Supervising Senior in management and operational coordination, KPMG (Milan, 2004 - 2009)

Education

MSc in Business and Corporate Law, Università Bocconi (Milan, 2005)

Domenico Nachiro

ADMINISTRATION

Professional Experience

Wise Equity - Fund Accountant – Administration, Accounting and Financial Reporting (Milan, 2022 - present)
BFF Bank SpA – Specialist NAV & Limit Control – Mutual Funds (Milano 2022)
C-Global - Cedacri Group –Bank Fund Operations - administrative - accounting (Parma 2015-2022)

Education

MSc in Business Economics – Marketing, University of Bari (Bari, 2014)
Degree in Business Administration - Marketing and Business Communication University of Bari (Bari, 2010)

Maria Varini

ADMINISTRATION

Professional Experience

Wise Equity, Staff AML - Administration (Milan, 2022-present)
Support staff, Wise Equity (Milan, 2022-2023)
Receptionist and Technical secretary, Silea Srl (Milan, 2018-2021)

Education

Degree in Educational Sciences, Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca (Milan, 2014)

Ilaria Nicastri

ADMINISTRATION

Professional Experience

Wise Equity, Fund Accountant (Milan, 2025 - present)
Forvis Mazars, Senior Auditor Financial Services (Milan, 2021 - 2025)
Deloitte DBS, Stage Finance & Accounting (Milan, 2021)

Education

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Postgraduate Master’s in Accounting and Auditing (2021)
Università della Calabria, Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Management (2020)
Università della Calabria, Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (2018)

Elena Negri

ADMINISTRATION

Professional Experience

Wise Equity, Administration, Back Office (Milan, 2002 - present)
Matrix S.p.A., Personal Assistant to CEO (Milan, 1998 - 2001)

Education

Monica Corcella

Support Staff

Professional Experience

Support Staff, Wise Equity (Milan, 2018 - present)
Assistant Manager, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan, 2014 - 2017)

Education

Alessia Agnello

Support Staff

Professional Experience

Wise Equity, Support Staff (Milan, 2022 - present)
S.M.E.R.I. Srl, Back-office assistant (Milan, 2021-2022)

Education

Technical Institute for Tourism (Milan, 2021)