Luca Mattei Gentili

Investment Professional | INSEAD MBA

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

About

Investment professional with over 12 years of experience spanning M&A advisory, financial restructuring and private capital — a combination offering a full capital structure perspective on value creation and flexible investing. At illimity SGR (now Fürstenberg SGR), I lead the sourcing, execution and portfolio management of debt and equity investments in underperforming companies. My work sits at the intersection of private credit, special situations and private equity: acquiring distressed corporate loans, executing loan-to-own transactions, deploying flexible capital and taking active ownership of portfolio companies to drive their operational and financial turnaround. Sectors covered include industrial manufacturing, automotive and consumer goods. Previously, I worked in Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley (London), advising on M&A, IPOs and leveraged finance transactions, and in Turnaround & Restructuring at EY and Corporate Finance at Deloitte. I hold an MBA from INSEAD and a MSc in International Management cum laude from Bocconi University / CEMS. Fluent in Italian and English. Always open to connecting with professionals in private credit, special situations, M&A and corporate finance.

Experience

  • Investment Professional at Fürstenberg SGR
    Jun 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

    Lead sourcing, execution and portfolio management of debt and equity investments in underperforming companies across industrials, automotive and consumer goods sectors

  • Senior Vice President | Special Situations at Prelios
    Nov 2019 - May 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Special Situations Investment & Management

  • Associate | Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley
    Feb 2018 - Oct 2019 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Advised multinational corporations and financial sponsors on M&A, IPO and leveraged finance transactions

  • Manager | Turnaround & Restructuring at EY-Parthenon
    Sep 2014 - Jan 2018 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Delivered strategic and financial advisory to underperforming and over-leveraged companies; assessed business strategy, challenged financial forecasts, developed and negotiated turnaround plans

  • Senior Analyst | Corporate Finance Advisory at Deloitte
    Jan 2013 - Aug 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Advised multinationals, SMEs and private equity firms on valuation, M&A transactions and financial modelling