Winnerge is the independent M&A boutique for Italian SMEs
We support entrepreneurs and families in sale and acquisition transactions with an approach based on industry experience, a structured method, and advanced digital tools. Our goal is to maximize company value and ensure continuity for a lifetime’s work, always with confidentiality and professional integrity.
Every business sale or acquisition is never just a financial transaction; it involves people, assets, and entrepreneurial stories. This is why Winnerge applies a structured method that combines professional ethics, industry experience, and advanced technology to ensure fast and secure processes.
Ethics and transparency
Every deal is managed with the utmost discretion. Sensitive information is protected and shared only with qualified counterparts. Transparency and integrity guide every stage, because in the M&A world trust is the foremost value.
Industry experience
We are not just financial advisors; we have deep knowledge of the operational dynamics of Italian SMEs, their markets, and the daily challenges entrepreneurs face. This experience allows us to engage as equals and design sale or acquisition paths that are concrete and realistic.
Method and technology
We use structured processes and advanced digital tools that make every stage clearer and more secure. From the initial valuation to closing, we provide a confidential data room and AI-driven solutions to ensure efficiency and control.
Each counterpart has different needs. Winnerge offers dedicated paths for entrepreneurs, families, professionals, investors, and referrers who seek an independent partner able to maximize every stage of the transaction.
Entrepreneurs and families
We support those who wish to enhance and sell their company, turning a complex journey into a structured, secure, and results-oriented transaction.
We support those seeking growth through acquisitions, identifying opportunities aligned with the industrial plan and managing every stage with method, technology, and confidentiality.
We collaborate with advisors, lawyers, accountants, and consultants who identify market opportunities, creating value for clients and building long-term relationships.
Every M&A deal is unique. Our values are the guarantee of a serious, ethical, and results-driven approach, always with full respect for the people and companies involved.
Confidentiality
Protecting information is essential for us. Every piece of data is handled with the utmost care and shared only with selected counterparts, ensuring a discreet and secure process from start to finish.
Independence
We operate without conflicts of interest, pursuing only the client’s objectives. This independence allows us to best represent entrepreneurs and provide solutions truly focused on their value.
Professionalism
Our team combines industrial, financial, and technological expertise, built over years of direct experience with SMEs. This enables us to deeply understand entrepreneurs’ needs and translate them into effective transactions.
Result
Every project is designed to achieve a concrete and measurable outcome. We work with method and advanced digital tools to turn complexity into real opportunities, ensuring continuity and long-term growth.
Behind every deal there is a team. The Winnerge team brings together industrial, financial, technological, digital, and entrepreneurial experience to provide cross-functional expertise and a comprehensive vision.
Managing Partner
Marco Belloni
Partner with over twenty years of experience in M&A transactions for Italian SMEs. He has overseen numerous sale and acquisition processes in the industrial and consumer sectors, supporting entrepreneurs and families through the most delicate phases. His expertise combines strategic vision and negotiation skills, with an approach focused on maximizing company value and ensuring a clear, secure path to results.
Partner and Head of Corporate Finance
Angelo Zanzi
Expert in corporate finance and growth strategies, with solid experience in cross-border transactions and corporate restructurings. He supports entrepreneurs and managers in defining development paths, with a focus on family-owned SMEs and expanding businesses. His approach integrates financial expertise and strategic vision, providing concrete solutions to address acquisitions, alliances, and generational transitions.
Head of Financial Officer
Lucia Stifani
With consolidated experience in administration, accounting and finance, she oversees the company’s administrative processes, ensuring efficiency, accuracy and operational continuity. Her attention to process quality enables her to provide constant support to management, contributing to the reliability and solidity of the company’s operations.
M&A Manager
Julian Sina
Advisor specialized in SMEs and extraordinary transactions, he supports entrepreneurs and managers in their first acquisition or sale experience. His financial background, combined with a pragmatic and direct approach, facilitates fast and informed decision-making. He assists in the operational management of deals and helps ensure transparency, reliability, and methodological rigor throughout all stages of M&A transactions.
Financial Analyst
Ilaria Cavallaro
Financial analyst with experience in corporate finance, capital raising and debt restructuring. She supports companies and management teams in financial analysis, business plan development and the assessment of sustainable growth paths. At Winnerge, she contributes to analysis, financial modelling and operational support in M&A processes, with an approach based on analytical rigour, strategic perspective and attention to data quality.
Financial Analyst
Nicolò Magni
Financial analyst specialized in supporting SMEs in extraordinary buy-side transactions. He assists entrepreneurs and management teams in acquisition-led growth paths, from the definition of the strategy to the identification and analysis of potential targets, through to the execution of the transaction. He contributes to structuring complex M&A processes in a clear and effective way, with an approach focused on analysis, method and the industrial sustainability of the transaction.
Financial Analyst
Alberto Santoro
Analyst with a background in corporate finance, supporting the team in analysis activities and in the preparation of materials for M&A transactions. He has developed experience in business analysis and company valuations, contributing to the financial and economic assessment of companies. His approach combines analytical rigour, attention to detail and method, with the aim of making decision-making processes clearer and more effective for entrepreneurs and management teams.
Head of Business & Digital Strategy Advisory
Paolo Sordi
Advisor with expertise in M&A and digital technologies. At Winnerge, he contributes to the strategic development and positioning of SMEs in phases of sale or growth. His long-standing experience in tech and digital confirms Winnerge’s innovative and advanced approach. He has managed complex projects combining data and communication strategies, strengthening credibility with investors and stakeholders, and making M&A processes more effective, transparent, and results-oriented.
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