As a vital member of our INFINITA M&A Alliance, Caretti & Associati stands as a pivotal cornerstone within our global network. Since its foundation in 1992, the company has cultivated an impressive track record based on its long-standing expertise and entrepreneurial vision. Operating as an independent boutique and boasting discretion among its core values, Caretti & Associati’s bespoke advisory services include M&A, IPO & ECM advisory, debt capital raising and strategic development.

Accompanied by an experienced team who has worked on a wide range of transactions and has strong international experiences in the industry, Caretti & Associati has assisted clients with investments and exits in M&A contexts in a variety of challenging situations. With a commitment to fostering enduring partnerships, Caretti & Associati has successfully completed assignments across a wide spectrum of sectors, including fashion and consumer goods, industrial machinery and engineered components.

Caretti & Associati is a member of AIDAF, the Italian association of family-owned businesses counting more than 200 companies among its members. Caretti & Associati is also a partner of Elite, a network of European SMEs established in 2012 and aiming to foster entrepreneurship in companies throughout their life cycles.

With Caretti & Associati, we are delighted to enhance the global presence of the INFINITA M&A Alliance through its expansive network.

 

Q: What is Caretti & Associati`s USP?

A: Caretti & Associati provides bespoke advisory services fine tuning the depth and breadth of its engagement according to the requirements of each situation, e.g. including, where needed, assisting in preparing the company and its owners to an M&A transaction, adapting to the stringent execution timeline required by an IPO, facilitating the forming of a common vision across the shareholding base, entertaining clients on strategic options based on well-thought assessments of trends in a sector, etc. etc.

Q: Why did Caretti & Associati decide to join the INFINITA M&A Alliance?

A: Caretti & Associati has been working with some of the current members of INFINITA for more than 20 years and once the Alliance has taken the current form it felt natural to be among the founding members.

Each assignment taken on by Caretti & Associati is likely to have an international angle and therefore being part of a network of like-minded professionals is a big opportunity and effectively a requirement in today’s M&A and corporate finance world.

Q: Looking ahead, what exciting developments or initiatives can we anticipate from the partnership between mayerhöfer & co and Caretti & Associati?

A: Germany and Italy boast the most impressive and developed manufacturing footprints in Europe, with companies from both countries enjoying long standing co-operations across many key supply chains. Not only that: industrial and financial groups from both countries have had overlapping and deep-rooted interests in each other’s countries since the beginning of the European Union.

Building on their respective DNA, mayerhöfer & co and Caretti & Associati are ideally placed to co-operate and assist clients interested in further strengthening their grip in one of the two markets or both by bringing on deep knowledge, a fabric of broad connections and a unique local perspective to each assignment.