Value Creation
and Value Sharing.
Investment policy
Alto Partners focuses upon attractive, growing business sectors where our team has acquired a particular expertise. These investments can serve as ideal platforms for developing premier niche leaders into valuable assets for strategic trade buyers or acquisitive sector consolidators over a three-to-five-year period.
Main sectors of interest
Design, luxury
and clothing
Precision mechanics and electromechanics
Food
Services and specialised distribution
Chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Geographic focus
Italy, particularly Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto, Emilia Romagna and Tuscany
Deal types
Buyout/majority to support generational transition. Expansion/minority to support development programs
Exclusions
Start-up, turnaround and restructuring; real estate and financial services; non-ethical sectors
Process
Alto Partners is a majority or controlling minority shareholder, focusing upon business development through intensive portfolio company monitoring. It actively drives growth initiatives and industrial acceleration in its portfolio companies by leveraging its solid industrial background, broad network of contacts, and sector expertise.
- Diversified client base
- Demonstrated cycle resilience
- Control of distribution channels
- Strong brand recognition
- Geographical market diversification
- Export-oriented businesses with strong international exposure
- Differentiated manufacturing process
- Innovation capacity
- Revenue growth
- Solid profitability
- Low indebtedness
- Strong cash generation
- Capacity to execute build-up strategy
Each investment is completed after an extensive due diligence process aimed at thoroughly understanding strategic, tax, accounting, legal, insurance and ESG aspects
Each investment is subject to continuous, proactive monitoring. Alto Partners actively cooperates with each portfolio company and its management to support the growth plan
Company support
Company support is provided by Alto Partners’ leveraging on its exclusive network of industry experts, primarily via such assistance as:
Top-line growth
Evaluation, selection and negotiation of strategic acquisitions
Selection and recruitment of qualified human resources
Implementation of corporate governance best practices
Managing interaction with banks
Brand development and positioning
Introduction to new potential customers or suppliers
Promoting relationships between portfolio companies and sector entrepreneurs
Our achievements
A long-term partnership with companies and entrepreneurs resulting in*:
REVENUES
Growth of aggregate portfolio companies revenues (556 million to 726 million Euro)
EBITDA
Aggregate portfolio companies EBITDA growth (82 to 112 million Euro)
EMPLOYEES
Net increase in aggregate employees (2,005 to 3,067 FTEs)
*Figures include all the investments and exits part of the Team’s track record