Team / Mara Caverni

Mara Caverni

Managing Partner founder

Professional experience:

2016: Member board of Eight International;
2012: Managing Partner and founder of New Deal Advisors SpA;
2005-2011: Head of Private Equity for Italy, and member of PricewaterhouseCoopers global Private Equity team;
2000-2010: Visiting Professor – Master Banking at LIUC University, co-author of a number of publications covering M&A, Private Equity and Due Diligence subjects;
2008: Part of a “Ready-for-board women” list;
2003-2005: Head of PricewaterhouseCoopers European Private Equity Transactions;
1999: Admitted to partnership in PricewaterhouseCoopers, Italy;
1991: Chartered accountant and chartered auditor.

International Experience:

London (1998): PwC Transaction Services;
Paris (1993): PwC;
(1994-1996): CFO of a subsidiary of a multinational group;
(1988): Warwick University postgraduate course in economic history.

Industry and Transactions expertise:

Leading Due Diligence, Refinancing and Restructuring projects on the major Transactions occurred in the domestic and international markets within the following industries: Retail, Luxury, Consumer Goods, Industrial Products, Long Term Contracts and Manufacturing.

Current Positions:

Independent Director at Italcanditi SpA; Independent Director at Arcturus Srl; Independent Director and Chairman of CCRS Committee at La Doria SpA; Independent Director at UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA; Independent Director at Eldor Corporation SpA.

Positions Held:

Chairman of the Board of Directors;
Chiarman of the Control and Risk Committee at Erg SpA;
Independent Director and Member of the Control and Risk Committee at Cordusio Sim and Cerved Group SpA.

Some of the major Transactions:

SEAT, Prysmian, Coin, Permasteelisa, Moncler, Valentino Fashion Group, Ducati, Upim, TeamSystem, Rhiag, The Nuance Group, Seves Group, Marcolin, Jakala.

The team’s skills stretch far beyond usual professional competence, enabling them to extract reliable data even in challenging environments, simplifying highly complex analyses and providing sound and reliable support to sensitive decision making, in the context of a constructive and positive spirit.

ANDERA – Luca Maria Ravano / Massimo Massari Partners

The extreme professionalism and availability, the immediate understanding of the customer’s needs and practice, the experience in detecting and determining damages, the clarity and completeness of the prepared technical report: these are the elements that have characterized the team’s work of New Deal Advisors which has assisted us in a dispute initiated by one of our clients for the unlawful suspension of contracts in public procurement.

Avv. Matteo Padellaro socio Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners

In 2017, we realized a strategic and structuring external growth operation in Italy, initiated by our participation ORCA, with the take-over of FAIT PLAST, European leading manufacturer of technical thermoplastic films. During this operation, we really enjoyed working with New Deal Advisors who has demonstrated its ability to find and analyse key financial information and deliver a very good DD report in a short timeframe.

idi - Augustin Harrel-Courtès Senior Associate

I worked with New Deal Advisors in a project that involved the evaluation of an intangible asset in the presence of different elements of damage. Andrea was very attentive to the needs of the end customer, both in terms of budget and delivery time of the evaluation report. The final product was excellent with wide customer satisfaction having been followed its indications and identified original technical solutions to obtain the expected final result.

Avv. Vincenzo D'Ambra socio Studio Nunziante Magrone

We have been working with New Deal Advisors for many years and for us they have become a reference partner in our investment processes. They are extremely competent and flexible professionals with a very pragmatic and always in-depth analysis approach. A senior team that has been able to gain esteem and confidence even from its counterparts by being appreciated for its ability to bring real added value even in the post deal.

PFH – Nicola Iorio, Nadia Buttignol e Massimiliano Mattietti

We used the help of New Deal Advisors as part of our portfolio monitoring activities through IBR, financial review, forensic services and we found a great skill, innovation and originality in strategies and actions and added value of the analyzes produced.

Elena Lodola Head of Leveraged Finance Capital Markets Italy, BNP Paribas.

With New Deal Advisors we have collaborated in identifying and representing criminally relevant elements before the Public Prosecutor’s Office following the investigations conducted by them; their experience in this field, the solid technical preparation and the ability to put it at the service of the client and the lawyers have proved to be fundamental for the concrete pursuit of the results expected by the client at the beginning of the project.

Avv. Gildo Ursini socio Studio Ursini

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