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Stefano Sironi
Finance Expert in London, United Kingdom
Member since June 3, 2019
An investment banker turned entrepreneur, Stefano has executed over £15 billion of M&A and capital raising transactions while working as an associate at Merrill Lynch and as M&A manager at a leading technology company. Today, Stefano enjoys advising clients on fund-raising and executing M&A transactions by leveraging his experience in investment banking, technology, and entrepreneurship.
Stefano is now available for hire
Career Highlights
- Axioma Europe Ltd.
- Octo Telematics
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Education
- ESCP Europe
- Universita degli studi dell'Insubria
Industry Expertise
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Insurance
- Telecommunications
- Financial Modeling
Other Expertise
- Capital Structure Analysis
- Debt Raises
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Private Equity Valuation
- Three-statement Modeling
Employment
Managing Director
2018 - PRESENTAxioma Europe Ltd.- Founded Axioma Europe, an insurance start-up focused on connecting repair shops to motor insurers.
- Developed sales strategy comprised of direct to business sales and indirect sales through partnerships. Secured first 10 B2B clients within 6 months of launching.
- Assembled top-tier founding and an advisory team composed of industry leaders (ex. CEO of large UK insurer, head of marketplace development of LinkedIn).
- Prepared investor memorandum and valuation materials to support external fundraise (£400,000 raise at £2.0 million valuation).
- Pitched to over 50 venture capital funds and angel investors. Incorporated feedback from investors to develop a growth strategy and demonstrate KPIs (number of acquired customers).
Focus areas: Business Development, Strategy, FundraisingM&A Manager
2016 - 2018Octo Telematics- Led buy-out of a subsidiary from Fortune 100 US company (oversaw share purchase agreement negotiation, valuation assessment, financial/technical due diligence).
- Built bottom-up financial and valuation model of VC-backed US start-up (US $400 million in value) to support price negotiation.
- Built actionable recommendation for the board of directors and CEO on build vs. buy of new technologies (analyzing investments of between $10 million to $100 million).
- Worked with sales, marketing, and operations departments to understand strategic shortcomings and aligned M&A strategy to fill gaps.
- Led integration of purchased assets (HR, financial, legal and technical integration). Negotiated a $5 million service contract with the seller to support hand-off of the business unit.
Focus areas: Partnership Structuring, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Corporate DevelopmentAssociate
2012 - 2016Bank of America Merrill Lynch- Built merger model for 3UK acquisition of O2 UK (£16.4 billion).
- Built bottom-up operating model and information memorandum of Talpa TV (producer of the Voice), which sold to ITV for £1.1 billion.
- Prepared documents (leverage/cash flow analysis) for Moody's and Standard and Poor regarding the first-time issuance of €900 million of high-yield debt of Poland's second largest telecom operator.
- Prepared financing alternatives for Sweden's largest telecom operator's acquisition of Danish telecom operator (£10.5 billion). Documents were presented to the board of directors (including Swedish state).
- Prepared business plan (operating model) for video on demand platform (which achieved €5 million revenue within 12 months of launch).
Focus areas: Initial Public Offerings, Capital Structuring, Capital Raising, Debt Raises, M&A Modeling, M&A (Sell-side)
Education
- Master's Degree in Finance2008 - 2011ESCP Europe - Paris, France
- Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Finance2005 - 2008Universita degli studi dell'Insubria - Varese, Italy
