Strategy and M&A
for business growth
Business Plans
A tailored, independent approach, working alongside entrepreneurs, senior executives and Private Equity funds: from the business plan to organization, through to corporate transactions.
Prince Consulting & Investment Partners is a management consulting and M&A advisory boutique founded by Davide Snaidero, former Partner at Value Partners. It advises entrepreneurs, family shareholders, CEOs and CFOs of Italian mid-market companies, as well as Private Equity funds, from the business plan to organization and extraordinary transactions. Based in Milan; sector focus on Industrial Goods & Services, Travel, Tourism & Infrastructure, Contract & Retail Interiors and Aerospace & Defense.
Davide Snaidero
With over 20 years of experience in management consulting, he advises large multinational groups, mid-market champions and Private Equity funds on their most complex challenges.
Before founding Prince Consulting & Investment Partners, he was a Partner at Value Partners, where he led the international growth of the Industrial Goods & Services and Private Equity practices.
His approach combines analytical discipline with entrepreneurial pragmatism, and a vertical focus on high-complexity, high-value sectors.
Expertise
Business plans, organization & governance, financial planning & control, operational excellence and M&A Advisory
Sector focus
Industrial Goods & Services, Travel, Tourism & Infrastructure, Contract & Retail Interiors, Aerospace & Defense and Private Equity
Education
Master's degree with honors in Management Engineering,
University of Udine
Executive Education in Corporate Strategy and M&A, Columbia Business School
Experience and Distinctive Capabilities
On every project, the team is built to purpose, leveraging an established network of management consulting professionals — each with years of experience on complex strategy and M&A engagements — and of senior advisors with long-standing managerial and industrial experience in our focus sectors.
For the client, this means genuine seniority at every stage of the work, and expertise selected for the specific need.
Strategy first, then organization and finally, if needed, the extraordinary transaction
Every project is different; the sequence is almost always the same, for the entrepreneur planning growth and for the fund assessing an investment.
- 1
Business plan
Building on the company's distinctive positioning, strategic priorities become initiatives, targets and a financial plan.
- 2
Organization
Structure, processes and governance must be able to deliver the plan.
- 3
Extraordinary transactions
Only when they serve the plan: acquisitions, disposals, new investors, generational succession.
An extraordinary transaction is only as good as the plan behind it.
Professional Services
Management Consulting
Creating industrial value
M&A Advisory
Origination and Execution
For Private Equity Funds
A dedicated partner, from origination to post-deal
of completed M&A transactions are buy-side for Private Equity funds
projects delivered for Private Equity funds
Delivering results
management consulting projects
M&A deals closed
in aggregate M&A deal value
In addition to the industrial value generated by our management consulting work, reflected in our clients' growth, profitability and equity value creation.
Management Consulting
Number of projects by sector:
Industrial Goods & Services
Contract & Retail Interiors
Private Equity
Travel, Tourism & Infrastructure
Aerospace & Defense
Other sectors
M&A Advisory
Over 15 transactions completed in the Italian mid-market, with an aggregate value of over €1.3 billion
Buy-side for Private Equity funds
Sell-side for family businesses
Selected consulting engagements
Business plan for a leading engineered components manufacturer
Review of the strategic guidelines and growth initiatives over a multi-year horizon to capture the opportunities arising from a changed market context; definition of the product-portfolio expansion initiatives and acceleration of the internationalization path
Strategic Advisor
New organizational model for a leading wood-processing Group
Design of the new first- and second-level organizational structures, definition of the key responsibilities of the main managerial positions, and set-up of the key processes and coordination mechanisms
Strategic Advisor
New planning & control model and reporting processes for a leading energy-grid construction operator
Definition of the new planning and control model (models, processes and tools) and introduction of reporting views at executive level and for the main corporate functions
Strategic Advisor
Selected M&A track record
Acquisition of a high-end contract furniture company
A Private Equity fund acquires a majority stake in a family-owned company as the platform for a buy & build project in high-end contract furniture
Financial Advisor
Sale of a minority stake in a gears and components manufacturer
A multinational group sells a minority stake in a gears and components manufacturer to a private equity fund
Financial Advisor
Reorganization of the ownership structure of an electronics and automation company
Structuring of a Family Buy-out to consolidate the majority with the operating shareholders. The transaction resolved the critical issues of succession planning
Financial Advisor
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