Before joining Alto Partners in September 2023 as Board Member and Partner, Gianmarco Gandolfi was Co-founder and Senior Partner of the Equity Club from 2018 to 2023, a club deal sponsored by Mediobanca and its management team with raised capital of €500m. In this role he managed investments in 9 portfolio companies and 17 add-ons. Beforehand, he worked with the Percassi Group as Group CFO from 2009 to 2012 and Managing Director & Executive President of the US activities from 2013 to 2017. His previous professional experience includes 4 years with Banca Leonardo in the investment banking division as a Managing Director and 4 years with Lazard & Co as a VP of M&A, following foremost clients such as Exor, Generali, Pirelli, Prada, Telecom, ENEL, ENI, Edison e Banca Intesa. At Alto Partners, Gianmarco Gandolfi focuses on deal origination, negotiation, portfolio monitoring and development. Gianmarco Gandolfi graduated in Business and Economics with Bocconi University in Milan and attended an advanced management program in Columbia University in New York.