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Former consultants Andrea Biancardi and Alessio M. Matteocci, both with deep entrepreneurial spirit rooted in their families’ SMEs, have teamed up to launch Vulturnus with the objective of stepping into senior leadership and driving value creation within an Italian SME. They are supported by a group of strong entrepreneurs and investors, including Vonzeo Capital, Cerralvo Capital, Alza Capital, Forti Search Fund Partners, TTCER, Legacy Partners, Navigator, Cabiedes Inversiones, Phidias Capital, Nicolas Rudzki, Herbert Doliesch, Loris Lanzelotti, and Paolo Guida.
Alessio brings a decade of experience working side by side with senior executives — CEOs, CFOs, and COOs — of more than 25 companies, gained at leading firms such as Kearney, KPMG, and Arthur D. Little. He developed deep expertise across sectors including Consumer, Retail, and Automotive, with a particular focus on strategy, organizational transformation, and sustainability. Alessio holds an MBA from IESE Business School and a Master’s degree in Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management (QTEM) from HEC Lausanne and Monash Business School, having gained international experience spanning three continents.
Andrea combines experience from both large multinationals and strategic consulting, with strong expertise in developing and implementing growth strategies, particularly in the consumer, retail, and entertainment sectors. After working at Unilever in Mexico and earning his MBA from IESE Business School, he led over 15 projects at McKinsey, where he helped define growth strategies for major Mexican and Central American companies. His expertise ranges from reorganizing global brands to designing expansion strategies and driving operational efficiency.
Vulturnus seeks an Italian SME with €2–4M EBITDA with a clear business model, ideally operating in growing markets with tangible competitive advantages with international expansion potential. The focus is on businesses with EBITDA margins above 10%, low capital intensity, limited financial leverage, diversified client base, and a motivated seller with willingness to partner on succession. Target companies should demonstrate recurring revenues, solid sales growth, and consistent positive cash flows over the past three years. Their preferred sectors for the search include includes B2B Food & Beverage sector, specialized B2B services such as certifications, safety, and security, as well as ICT & Software.
