Fabrizio de Simone

Background

About Fabrizio de Simone

Experienced corporate finance professional, with a strong sector focus on healthcare, an international profile, a solid transaction track record and significant management skills- Founder of Valere, an independent financial advisory house focused on healthcare - Former Leader of the Italian Life Sciences practice at EY (which I started up) from 2015 to 2021 - Previously, 10 years at the investment banking division of Citi, followed by experiences as co-founder of an M&A boutique and as contributor to the start-up of the Italian M&A team at EY - Entrepreneurial: contributed to the successful start-up and management of 4 teams in 3 different organizations - Effective and amiable management style, with demonstrated ability to build and motivate teams - Clear strategic vision, coupled with seamless execution capabilities - Enthusiastic, relentless commitment and unwavering adherence to ethics - Strong believer in cooperation, both within my team and with other teams, as a key attitude to succeed as an organization - Proactive, disciplined, structured and energetic - Culturally fluent: work experiences in London, Sydney, New York and Milan; speaking four languages - Worked on over 100 deals (mostly cross-border), worth in excess of $25bn - Main focus on M&A, coupled with an excellent knowledge of Equity, Turnaround and Leveraged Finance - Conversant both with large corporates and Private Equity funds and with midcap clients - Key sector focus: Pharma, Medical Devices, Healthcare. Past experience in Consumer, Retail, Industrials - Keywords: M&A, corporate finance, IPO, business plans, fundraising, corporate restructurings, Life Sciences, Pharma, Medical Devices, Healthcare