Human Capital · Real Economy

Human capital for the real economy.

We stand beside the founders who build the real economy, at the most important transaction of their lives, pairing institutional M&A rigour with our own capital, invested alongside yours. An aligned capital partner.

Inspire people to achieve outstanding results.

2016
Operating since · Mayfair, London
Advisory & Capital
Aligned, deal by deal
Multi-sector
Health at the core
ELITE
Partner · Borsa Italiana / Euronext
The Firm

Advisory and capital, aligned.

Advbeca is an independent boutique born in London. We advise the founders, families and entrepreneurs who build the real economy on the transactions that define their companies, and we back our conviction with our own capital, invested before your risk. The result is an alignment a pure advisor and a blind-pool fund can never offer.

Advisory & capital

M&A advice of institutional rigour, paired with principal capital invested alongside the client. Skin in the game, always.

Independent sponsor

We co-invest deal by deal through dedicated vehicles, a circle of entrepreneurs investing together, with each deal structured as it needs to be. We invest alongside you, to help you build.

Sectors of interest

Selected sectors across the real economy, industrials, consumer & Made-in-Italy, technology, energy and more, anchored by our core vertical in health, where our depth runs deepest.

Services

Two ways we serve.

From origination to liquidity event, and beyond. A dedicated team supports clients throughout the investment lifecycle.

Family Office Advisory

Advisory for HNWIs, entrepreneurs and families with significant wealth, tailored and client-centric. And more than advice: the opportunity to co-invest alongside us, deal by deal, in the very opportunities we back with our own capital.

Business Advisory

From origination to liquidity event. We diversify sources of capital, selecting the most suitable financial or strategic private partner, and co-invest alongside.

The Model

A partnership that compounds.

Most advisors close a deal and move on. We invest our own capital alongside yours, then help grow the business for years, through add-on acquisitions and toward a stronger future. Each mandate becomes a long-term partnership, and every partnership builds lasting value: for your company, and for the firm we build together.

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Advise
Origination to closing
02
Co-invest
Our capital, first
03
Build
Buy-and-build add-ons
04
Exit
A stronger outcome
Sectors of Interest

Health at the core, across the real economy.

Health is our core vertical, where our depth runs deepest. Around it, we pursue selected sectors of the real economy where founder-led, mid-market opportunities and our network align.

Health & life sciences

Our core vertical, medtech, occupational health and health services, where proprietary depth and measurable impact compound.

Industrials & manufacturing

The backbone of the real economy, machinery, automation and precision manufacturing, ripe for cross-border consolidation.

Consumer & Made-in-Italy

Founder-led brands in food, design and lifestyle, with international growth and export strength.

Technology-enabled services

Software and AI-enabled businesses bringing efficiency and scale to the real economy.

Energy transition

Infrastructure and services for decarbonisation, real assets with measurable impact.

Business services

Specialised B2B services with recurring revenue and buy-and-build potential.

Approach

Senior craft, amplified.

A deliberately small, senior team, operating at the scale of a full house, with impact that is measured, not claimed.

AI-native execution

The scale of a full house.

AI carries the weight of diligence, modelling, materials and sector mapping, so judgment, relationships and negotiation stay human. One senior team runs more live mandates, with institutional depth on any sector, in days not weeks.

Measurable impact

Return and impact coincide.

In the health economy, financial return and human outcome are the same driver. We measure impact in real KPIs, not labels, and use it to widen the pool of aligned capital.

Track Record

Selected transactions, shown blind.

Across M&A, corporate strategy and restructuring, every client confidential.

Clinical laboratories network
Consortium & aggregation
Industrials
Buy-side advisory
Food & beverage
Buy-side advisory
Business services
Sell-side advisory
Energy
Buy-side advisory
Wine & beverages
Corporate strategy
Utilities
Corporate strategy
Fashion & lifestyle
Corporate strategy
Consumer goods
Corporate strategy
Industrials
Corporate strategy
Consumer goods
Corporate strategy
Food & agriculture
Sell-side advisory
Industrials
Buy-side advisory
Wealth & family office
Family office
Consumer & retail
Corporate strategy
For Institutional Investors

Your partner for investing in Italy.

International funds, family offices and institutions: Italy's mid-market is full of founder-led companies, but it rewards those with local trust, language and reach. Advbeca is your partner on the ground, sourcing, structuring and co-investing our own capital alongside yours.

Proprietary access

Off-market, founder-led opportunities in the Italian mid-market, reached through relationships a foreign investor cannot replicate.

Local execution

Sourcing, diligence, structuring and negotiation on the ground, bridging language, culture and the way Italian founders do business.

Aligned and hands-on

We co-invest alongside you and stay involved through the build, with senior accountability from first meeting to outcome.

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Team

Our team.

We combine global expertise and local insight to turn ambitious goals into reality, capitalising on real-world experience.

ASAlessandro Scala

Alessandro Scala

Founder
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CDClaudio D’Alpaos

Claudio D’Alpaos

Business Originator
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LLLeonardo Leoncini

Leonardo Leoncini

Engagement Manager
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CBCarla Balistreri

Carla Balistreri

Business Manager
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FPFrancesco Palma

Francesco Palma

Intern
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Manifesto

The values behind the work.

Our optimism and passion for the projects we undertake are contagious. We are curious, we are innovative, we embrace change, and we build for the long term.

Integrity Transparency Authenticity Diversity & inclusion Collaborative leadership Long-term relationships
Vision

We inspire people to achieve outstanding results.

Mission

We listen, then execute achievable solutions, shaping unanticipated opportunities and bold, long-term results.

Purpose

Doing the right thing: leaving a legacy and playing a role in improving our society.

ELITE

Advbeca is a partner of ELITE, the ecosystem launched by Borsa Italiana (part of Euronext) supporting private companies on their growth journey. This relationship does not imply endorsement of Advbeca's services by ELITE, Borsa Italiana or Euronext, and does not constitute investment advice.

Contact

Start a conversation.

Office45 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4JL
Phone+44 (0) 203 633 1182
Emailinfo@advbeca.com
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