A selection of BTG Investors

Domenico is a Senior Executive Search Advisor and the Operating Partner with BF & Company responsible for the advanced composites portfolio company Maricell. After working in technology with IBM and Hewlett-Packard in Italy, he spent 14 years with LEK Consulting in London and Milan, where he became managing partner, co-founded the Milan office and advised  private equity funds and corporates. Domenico co-invested with Societe Generale Private Equity in Moleskine (IPO on Milan stock exchange in 2013), led the management buy-out of Emaze SpA, a cybersecurity company sold to Tinexta in 2020, and was a first-round investor in the first Italian search fund Patria Capital. Domenico holds a degree in Theoretical Physics cum laude from Bologna University and an MBA from INSEAD 

Chiara is an experienced  strategic and financial advisor with specific focus on the real estate sector.  Chiara is co-founder and managing director of ALCAMA – Investment & Advisory (previously AB Capital), operating as Holding Co. (small cap/startups) and consulting firm. Acts also as independent member of the BoDs and RE fund committees.  Gained in dept financial and real estate expertise (over 25 years), having worked on and coordinated a number of major real estate transactions (over €16bn) in Italy - such as portfolio acquisitions, debt restructuring, securitizations, structuring and placement of a real estate funds, creation of JVs - from primarily corporate and financial institutions, private equity groups and public authorities. 

After a brief experience in LEK Consulting, she spent more than a decade in the investment banking sector in Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. Graduated from Bocconi University

Paolo is an experienced investor in private markets, both in VC and PE. Paolo was the first Italian investor to back the first Italian Search Fund launched in 2017. Since then he has personally invested in 20+ search funds and several acquisitions.

He’s frequently asked to serve as board member or obsever due to his hands on experience and proactive approach in supporting founders and searchers. 

Paolo has gained entrepreneurship experience first-hand having co-founded and launched two businesses himself, and raised or helped to raise finance from private and institutional investors for various tech businesses. 

He has worked in private equity (Privet Capital) and investment banking (Lehman Brothers) in London and previously spent almost ten years in management consulting (Gemini Consulting, Arthur D Little and Value Partners).

Paolo is graduate from Bocconi University, holds and MBA from Chicago Booth

João Diogo Stoffel is the CEO of Project To Be, an education group that acquires and integrates schools while preserving their unique identities. A former lawyer at leading international firm Uría Menéndez, he brings strategic and managerial expertise to the education sector. João holds an MBA from IESE Business School and is an active contributor to the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) and Search Funds communities, speaking and moderating panels at institutions such as Nova SBE and IESE. Passionate about impactful growth, João leads Project To Be with a mission to build a collaborative, high-quality network of schools across Iberia 

Executive advisor and independent board member specializing in industrial strategy and business economics, with a focus on how emerging technologies reshape corporate models and key economics, in an ever-changing geopolitical setting. A BCG alumna with solid experience in international consulting, followed by 15+ years in executive leadership roles across industrial multinationals, holding C-level positions as CEO, COO, and General Manager. Directly managed 500+ employees and 2,500+ indirect service partners, leading large-scale industrial transformations across global markets. Now a Faculty Member at Luiss, teaching Data Science and Management (Master's and MBAs), exclusively in English, bringing together academic research and executive expertise to design data-driven industrial strategies

Vagner Morais is director of a Brussels-based innovation, research and advisory company, specializing in strategic growth, ventures and innovation funding, with a track-record of over 50M raised in the last years. He is a seasoned management, business, innovation, and growth funding advisor with over 15 years of experience within global corporations, and international/European organizations, including SMEs, midcaps and startups. Vagner has led and been involved in the advisory and fundraising of more than 50 DeepTech start-ups and SMEs from a wide range of industries, in particular digital, industrial, energy and biotech sectors. Vagner holds an MBA from London Business School, with an academic background in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a postgraduate qualification in Digital Systems and Industrial Informatics. His main interests lie at the intersection of innovation, funding and scale-up strategies, including venture capital (from seed to growth stage) and search funds 

Carlo leads the Commodities division at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), where he works closely with leading financial institutions on market and regulatory developments. He previously headed AFME’s work on sustainable finance. Before that, he was Head of Financial Services at global consultancy Weber Shandwick, advising major banks and asset managers on strategic, regulatory, and reputational issues. Carlo began his career in public policy, with roles at the European Commission and the Italian diplomatic service. He brings deep insight into the financial services landscape and extensive experience navigating complex regulatory environments 

  Giovanni provides assistance in favor of several Italian and foreign multinational groups on local tax compliance and international taxation matters, including extraordinary transactions, M&A operations, tax due diligence and business reorganization. 

He provides tax assistance in real estate transactions, advising institutional and private clients on the purchase and development of real estate assets and in the investment in both Italian and foreign real estate funds.

He advises multinational groups on projects regarding the development and implementation of an effective tax-control framework (TCF) aimed at improving risk-assessment procedures and strengthen corporate governance.

Giovanni supports his clients during tax investigation and litigation, including tax settlement procedures.

He assists individuals, resident in Italy or not, in relation to the computation of their level of direct taxation (e.g. tax implications of employee’s benefits and incentive plans; tax treatment of specific components of the remuneration, also upon termination of the employment agreement; tax treatment of inbound and outbound expatriates, and definition of a tax residency checklist) and with voluntary disclosure procedures.

Giovanni is an expert of digital economy taxation, and primary contact advisor of IAB Italia (Interactive Advertising Bureau) for tax issues related to this sector

Marco is a strategic advisor and investment professional who helps family offices, funds, and founders navigate complexity through foresight and cross-border innovation strategies. He specializes in identifying market shifts 18–24 months in advance by applying systematic pattern recognition and cultural intelligence.

As both a business angel and venture builder, he has co-founded ventures, structured cross-border investments, and served on startup boards. His approach blends Eastern strategic thinking with Western financial expertise, offering distinctive cross-cultural navigation in high-stakes decision-making.
With a background as an award-winning film producer, Marco adds strategic storytelling to his toolkit, crafting compelling narratives that build market trust and attract capital.
He holds the CEFA® Financial Analyst certification, the IFTF Foresight Practitioner qualification, and is a Qualified Family Officer under Italian Law 4/2013