Alessandro Cozzi, Finance Expert in Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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Alessandro Cozzi

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Bio

Alessandro is a financial expert who delivered over $6 billion in growth for startups and Fortune 500 corporations. He identified, pursued, negotiated, and integrated several M&A deals and demonstrated a high level of operations, sales, finance, IT, HR, legal, and cultural understanding to manage national and international growth projects. Alessandro has a background in economics, holds an executive MBA in corporate finance, and is certified in disruptive strategy by Harvard University.

Career Highlights

Corporate Development | Strategic Director
MX
Group Director of Acquisitions and Integration
AKKA Benelux
Manager | Corporate Transaction Services
Deloitte

Education Highlights

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Istituto di Studi Bancari (ISB)
Master's Degree
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Certification Highlights

Disruptive Strategy
Harvard Business School

Case Studies

Work Experience

Mentor

2022 - PRESENT
Newchip
  • Helped startups with fundraising pitch decks to secure Seed, Series A, and Series B rounds.
  • Introduced strategies to boost growth and scale businesses.
  • Provided consultation on potential exit strategies and valuations.
Focus areas: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Autonomous Navigation, Big Data, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Fintech, Industrials, Internet of Things (IoT), Mortgages, SaaS, Exit Strategy, Analytics, Business Development, Idea Validation, Marketplaces, Negotiation, Operations, Pitch Decks, Project Management, Market Research, Opportunity Identification, Product-market Fit, Financial Services, Finance Process Improvement, Card Payments, Early-stage Startups, Business Validation, Technology, Investor Presentations, Valuation, M&A Due Diligence (Financial)

Corporate Development | Strategic Director

2021 - PRESENT
MX
  • Defined the MX's long-term strategy alongside the executive team and the client, product, sales, and marketing divisions. Evaluated and proposed alternative strategies and potential outputs.
  • Analyzed and prioritized market expansion regarding products, verticals, and geography, aligned with the company's strategic direction.
  • Scouted and executed five strategic partnerships, investments, and M&A that led to the: (i) acceleration of the company's product strategy, (ii) access to new data points that led to sales growth, (iii) opening of new verticals, (iv) tech innovation.
Focus areas: M&A, Partnerships, Investments, Strategy, Expansion, Internationalization, Fundraising, M&A Strategy, Financing, Negotiation, Economics, Finance, Financial Modeling, Post-merger Integrations, Business Operations, Market Assessment, Pitch Decks, Business Development, Budgeting, Business Analysis, Business Models, Business Plan Consulting, Cash Flow, Data Analysis, Due Diligence, Exit Strategy, Financial Analysis, Forecasting, Fintech, Startup Growth Strategy Development, Growth Strategy, Market Research & Analysis, Market Sizing, Pitch Deck Consultant, Private Equity, DCF Valuation, Business Planning, Startups, Expansion Strategy, Sales Growth, Go-to-market Strategy, International Expansion, Buy-side, M&A (Buy-side), Market Research, Opportunity Identification, Product-market Fit, Financial Services, Finance Process Improvement, Card Payments, Early-stage Startups, Business Validation, Technology, Investor Presentations, Valuation, M&A Due Diligence (Financial)

Group Director of Acquisitions and Integration

2019 - 2021
AKKA Benelux
  • Championed the integration of PDS Tech, leading global M&A stakeholders—internal and external—through all transactions and post-merger integration activities and overseeing SPA negotiations.
  • Tripled the US company's year-over-year EBITDA by focusing on KPIs, increased performance transparency, budgets, and targets at the business and branch levels, and improved talent acquisition, IT simplification, and workforce restructuring.
  • Surpassed revenue targets, increasing year-over-year by 15% against a 10% goal, partly through reorganization of commission structures, integration of AKKA and PDS offers, and optimization of technologies for requisition assignment.
  • Acted as a temporary chief operating officer (COO) for PDS Tech.
Focus areas: Post-merger Integrations, Deal Flow Origination, M&A, Business Operations, Negotiation, Market Assessment, Project Management, Financial Modeling, Process Improvement, Business Evaluation, Budgeting, Business Planning, Strategy, M&A Strategy, Financing, Finance, Expansion, Internationalization, Pitch Decks, Business Development, Working Capital Management, Chief Operations Officer (COO), Business Process Optimization, Business Analysis, New Business Development, Business Plan Consulting, Market Opportunity Analysis, Market Sizing, Cash Flow Analysis, Cash Flow Modeling, Corporate Finance, Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down), Data Analysis, Due Diligence, Exit Strategy, Finance Strategy, Fintech Consultant, Growth Strategy, Industry Analysis, PMI, Profitability Analysis, Investments, Startups, Expansion Strategy, Go-to-market Strategy, International Expansion, Buy-side, M&A (Buy-side), Market Research, Opportunity Identification, Business Validation, Technology, Investor Presentations, Valuation, M&A Due Diligence (Financial)

M&A Leader

2016 - 2019
AKKA Benelux
  • Scouted, negotiated, and executed several deals ranging from $2 million to $350 million, leading AKKA Technologies from $1 billion in revenue to $2 billion in three years.
  • Boosted the group's digital presence in IoT, automation, autonomous driving, AI, virtual reality and augmented reality, big data, and cybersecurity through acquisitions and alliances in Europe.
  • Developed standard models, pitching, and execution materials like teasers, valuation models, CIM, and data packs.
Focus areas: M&A, Finance, Partnerships, Startups, Expansion Strategy, Sales Growth, Go-to-market Strategy, M&A Strategy, Financing, Negotiation, Economics, Strategy, Financial Modeling, Post-merger Integrations, Business Operations, Market Assessment, Expansion, Internationalization, Pitch Decks, Business Development, International Expansion, Cross-border M&A, EMEA, North America, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM), Market Research & Analysis, Market Opportunity Analysis, New Business Development, Business Analysis, Cash Flow Analysis, Profitability Optimization, Finance Structures, Due Diligence, Investments, Deal Flow Origination, Project Management, Process Improvement, Business Evaluation, Budgeting, Business Planning, Buy-side, M&A (Buy-side), Market Research, Opportunity Identification, Business Validation, Technology, Valuation, M&A Due Diligence (Financial)

M&A Director | Board of Directors

2014 - 2016
LKQ | Rhiag Group
  • Directed the deal flow from the start and created Rhiag's growth strategy.
  • Chaired the divestment of Rhiag Group, $1 billion in revenue, to LKQ Corporation, a $10 billion US-based business. Subsequently became part of a more established global M&A practice and spent the last eight months of my tenure driving acquisitions.
  • Expanded the aftermarket's branded automotive spare parts portfolio into two new sectors.
Focus areas: Market Assessment, Expansion Strategy, International Expansion, Finance, Financing, Initial Public Offerings, Sell-side, Buy-side, M&A Strategy, Negotiation, Economics, Strategy, Financial Modeling, Post-merger Integrations, Business Operations, Expansion, Internationalization, Business Evaluation, Pitch Decks, Business Development, Market Fit, Growth Strategy, Market Opportunity Analysis, Business Partnerships, B2B Partnerships, Business Process Analysis, Corporate Development, Interim CFO, Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down), Exit Strategy, Deal Flow Origination, Project Management, Budgeting, Business Planning, M&A (Buy-side), M&A (Sell-side), Market Research, Opportunity Identification, Business Validation, Valuation, M&A Due Diligence (Financial)

Manager | Corporate Transaction Services

2011 - 2014
Deloitte
  • Provided senior counsel on more than $5 billion in transactions, redacting sales memorandum and leading 30+ due diligence processes.
  • Worked on the buy and sell side of M&A transactions, fairness opinion, IPO, carve-outs, and restructuring for domestic and foreign entities.
  • Performed financial analysis for private equity and corporate structures, including merger modeling, pro forma impact and profitability analysis, cash flow generation, working capital management, EBITDA, and net debt normalization.
  • Helped private equities and strategic buyers and sellers achieve their goals.
Focus areas: Due Diligence, M&A, M&A (Buy-side), M&A (Sell-side), Finance, Initial Public Offerings, Carve-out Analysis, Carve-out Planning, Private Equity, M&A Strategy, Economics, Accounting, Financial Modeling, Business Evaluation, Pitch Decks, Budgeting, Business Analysis, Business Models, Business Planning, International Expansion, Cash Flow Management, Profitability Analysis, Corporate Governance, Data Analysis, Exit Strategy, P&L Forecasting, Industry Analysis, Pitch Presentations, Private Equity Consultant, Startup Consulting, Transaction Advisory, Corporate Transactions, Project Management, Sell-side, Buy-side, M&A Due Diligence (Financial)

Supervisor | Senior Audit

2006 - 2011
Deloitte
  • Oversaw day-to-day operations of complex audit engagements.
  • Audited firms across diverse industries such as automotive, construction, engineering, manufacturing, media, nonprofit, pharmaceutical, publishing, and telecommunications, including clients like Vodafone, Cairo Group, and Rhiag.
  • Increased client satisfaction on the overall audit engagement.
Focus areas: Big 4 Accounting, Audits, SOX, Finance, Cash Flow, Profit & Loss (P&L), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Economics, Accounting, Project Management, Budgeting
2009 - 2009

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Corporate Finance

Istituto di Studi Bancari (ISB) - Lucca, Italy

2001 - 2006

Master's Degree in Economics

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Milan, Italy

DECEMBER 2020 - PRESENT

Disruptive Strategy

Harvard Business School

Finance

Accounting, Financial Modeling, M&A, Budgeting, Due Diligence, M&A (Buy-side), M&A (Sell-side), Private Equity, Big 4 Accounting, Cash Flow, Profit & Loss (P&L), Data Analysis, Forecasting, DCF Valuation, Working Capital Management, Market Opportunity Analysis, Cash Flow Modeling, Cost Reduction & Optimization (Cost-down), Profitability Analysis, Cross-border M&A, Profitability Optimization, P&L Forecasting, Market Research, Valuation, Corporate Finance, Finance Strategy, Finance Structures, Finance Process Improvement, Fundraising, M&A Modeling, Investment Thesis, Value Creation, Risk, Blockchain

Geographic Expertise

EMEA, North America, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM)

Industry Expertise

Financial Services, Early-stage Startups, Technology, Industrials

Other

M&A Strategy, Financing, Negotiation, Economics, Finance, Strategy, Investments, Expansion, Internationalization, Post-merger Integrations, Deal Flow Origination, Business Operations, Market Assessment, Project Management, Process Improvement, Business Evaluation, Business Planning, Startups, Expansion Strategy, International Expansion, Sell-side, Buy-side, Audits, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Pitch Decks, Business Development, Business Analysis, Business Models, Business Plan Consulting, Exit Strategy, Financial Analysis, Growth Strategy, Market Research & Analysis, Market Sizing, Pitch Deck Consultant, Business Process Optimization, Cash Flow Analysis, Industry Analysis, PMI, Market Fit, Business Process Analysis, Corporate Development, Cash Flow Management, Pitch Presentations, Transaction Advisory, Corporate Transactions, Opportunity Identification, Business Validation, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Partnerships, Sales Growth, Go-to-market Strategy, Initial Public Offerings, Carve-out Analysis, Carve-out Planning, SOX, Fintech, Startup Growth Strategy Development, Chief Operations Officer (COO), New Business Development, Fintech Consultant, Business Partnerships, B2B Partnerships, Interim CFO, Corporate Governance, Private Equity Consultant, Startup Consulting, Product-market Fit, Card Payments, Investor Presentations, Financials, Modeling, System Integration, Culture Development, Communication, Profit Optimization, Process Optimization, Business Technology, Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), P&L Analysis, P&L Management, Resource Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Autonomous Navigation, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Internet of Things (IoT), Mortgages, SaaS, Analytics, Idea Validation, Marketplaces, Operations

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