Frankfurt, Milan, Paris – 9 October 2024, CASE CASSIOPEA, a leading European partner led investment banking advisory firm, announces the entrance of a new partner in the Milan office and the strengthening of the team in the Paris office.
Filippo Lardera is joining the firm's Milan office as Partner. Filippo will leverage his over 30 years of investment banking advisory experience to further develop the M&A business with both financial sponsors and corporates, particularly within tech, technology enabled services, as well as covering certain other key clients in other sectors.
"Filippo's joining our team is in line with our strategic goal of delivering best in class investment banking and corporate finance advisory services in our key markets," commented Stefano Trentino, CASE CASSIOPEA’s Founding Partner. "Filippo’s insights into some fast-growing sectors of the Italian economy will improve our coverage of the market and enhance opportunities for our clients”
Filippo stated, "I'm thrilled to join CASE CASSIOPEA to continue offering dedicated, independent and personalised service with the aim of building long standing relationships based on trustworthy advice and flawless execution. CASE CASSIOPEA offers me the opportunity to focus on my core market and leverage a growing international platform”.
Before joining Cassiopea, Filippo was a Managing Director at Lincoln International, previously founded Sigma Corporate Finance and held senior roles at GE Capital and UBS.
CASE CASSIOPEA is also strengthening its team in France by hiring three new colleagues in the Paris office. Wallerand Gayon is joining as Vice President. Wallerand has 6 years of M&A experience having previously worked at Clearwater International France in Paris. Other new hires are Salome Moatti and Maxime Gillet joining as M&A analyst.
Nicolas De Canecaude and Damien Segond, CASE CASSIOPEA’s Founding Partners, stated: “The arrival of these new young talents shows our commitment to nurturing emerging talent and build-up further our execution capabilities in the context of the development of our international platform.”
About CASE CASSIOPEA
CASE CASSIOPEA is a European partner-led investment banking advisory firm with offices in Frankfurt, Milan, and Paris, cooperating with an international network of partners in Benelux, the Nordics, Spain and the Americas. We provide our clients with discreet, bespoke and independent advice on all strategic and financial operations including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, capital raisings and other corporate finance transactions. All CASE CASSIOPEA senior partners have been working together for the past twenty years providing the foundation for a common corporate culture with close teamwork across the offices. Partners are all heavily involved in deal execution and are truly committed to long-term relationships based on mutual trust with clients. This culture is shared by our international team of more than 30 experienced and highly qualified professionals, who provide our clients with seamless, customized services: an international team, not just a network.