Paolo Righetto

Paolo Righetto

Managing Partner

Executive with over twenty years of experience in managing Private Equity investments, business reorganization and corporate development. Strong background in strategic planning and international company relations management (Europe, US, Canada and Middle East). Experienced in working in highly competitive markets, supporting companies to navigate throughout several global economic and financial crisis. Founded Aliante in early 2006 and is today the Managing Partner of the Group, particularly focusing on the Deal Flow and Platforms development. Matured a robust industrial background, proven leadership skills and strong commitment to organizational goals, refined in over 22 years of investment experience, as well as the completion of two Lean Six Sigma Degrees with operational exposure. The architect and the first developer of the “Industrial Platform strategy”, maturing an unrivalled expertise in transforming businesses as a patient and effective investor, able to engage entrepreneurs at-the-same-level by showing them a vision and the steps needed for that vision to be achieved on a global scale. Historically originated all the deal flow at Aliante, leveraging on his network and personal relationships with entrepreneurs and international community. Over the last 16 years, Aliante has raised over 300€mln, generating a capital gain in excess of 300€mln and achieving 16% net IRR and 8.6x net MoIC for its Investors. Other than Aliante’s track record, over his career Paolo’s obtained the following achievements: – Screen Service: deal originated and developed as senior manager in Natexis, resulting in a >20x MoIC in 5 years through an IPO exit – Eltra Automation: deal originated and developed as junior manager in Natexis Cape, resulting in a >20% IRR and 2.5x MoIC – 60+ film making activity (as external investor and/or co-producer), with top tier return, investing more than 100M Euro in the last 8 years – at personal level, finalised and divested several succesfull projects into the Green Economy (photovoltaic parks), tech compnaies, fashion business and real estate.