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Filippo, who is based in Rome, began his career at Banca Leonardo joining the Brokerage Department starting at the Volatility Desk and then at the Institutional Sales Desk. Subsequently he moved to the Research Department as an equity analyst. For over eight years he has covered several companies operating in different sectors such as industrial, infrastructure, technology, real estate and services.
In 2009 Filippo started working in a single family office based in Lugano, Switzerland. Reporting directly to the board, he was the driving force in the start up of the family office planning and leading the diversification process as Investment Director. In this capacity he was able to operate on a global scale and in the main asset classes following countless transactions and making significant investments both directly and through funds.
In 2024 Filippo joined Translink as a Partner
Filippo graduated in Business Administration from La Sapienza University (Rome Italy) and has been an ordinary AIAF member since 2001. Filippo is able to carry out transactions in both Italian and English.
Pedro is an Analyst at Translink Italy with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, in Canada. Pedro is able to work in Portuguese, English, and Italian
Riccardo joined as Director. He has more than seven years of international work experience: he worked in London in the Accounting and Finance sector, as consultant for some worldwide-leading Italian brands and as Accounting and Finance Manager for the UK subsidiary of a Krones Group company. In 2022, he moved back to Italy where he worked as M&A Analyst for a boutique consultancy firm in Venice. Riccardo holds a master’s degree in accounting and finance from Ca’ Foscari University
Riccardo works as an Analyst. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Florence and a Master's degree in Administration, Corporate Finance and Control from Bocconi University. He is able to work in Italian and English.
Riccardo works as an Analyst. He holds a bachelor degree in Economics of Financial Markets and Intermediaries at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and is completing a Master of Science in Finance at the Grenoble Ecole de Management. He is able to work in Italian, English and French.
Filippo Dalponte is a senior professional with a long career in the italian Investment Banking industry and an extensive experience in Corporate Finance and M&A activities.
Filippo worked for some of the most reputed investment banks, advisory firms and financial institutions, amongst which La Compagnia Finanziaria, Gruppo Sopaf, Efibanca, Centrosim, Mitfin. He advised many large to mid-small corporates on Debt Capital Markets issues, Acquisition Finance, Equity Capital Markets (he managed more than 10 IPOs on the italian Stock Markets), M&A transactions, valuations and fairness opinions. He enjoys longstanding relationships with the Private Equity industry, having worked with major financial sponsors in the country on several deals in different sectors.
Filippo holds a Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Corporate Finance from Bocconi University. He also attended top tier courses at SDA Bocconi School of Management on Financial Management and Corporate Finance. Filippo speaks Italian and English and may run business in both languages. His mainly covers industrials, consumer goods, food, private equity.
Will has over 10 years’ experience in M&A, having advised on a broad range of transactions including owner-managed businesses, large corporates and private equity.
He has extensive experience in providing shareholders and management teams with strategic advice on corporate mergers & acquisitions, business disposals, exit strategies, management buy-outs/buy-ins and raising debt or equity capital.
Will’s sector experience spans a wide range of markets, and he is a member of our Energy & Environment specialist sector group.
Will enjoys spending his free time with his young family around the Yorkshire countryside and has a passion for a range of sporting hobbies including golf, skiing and general fitness.
Matt has over 15 years’ of mid-market corporate finance experience across numerous sectors including TMT, Logistics, Manufacturing and Business Services.
He advises owner-managers, corporate and private equity clients, with a particular focus on M&A strategy and execution.
Matt has been described as being a cornerstone in the successful completion of the transaction, always on top of the facts and totally on the ball in constantly changing situations.
He is a member of the ICAEW and holds a MA in Finance.
John has worked in the corporate finance industry for over 20 years including in M&A at a top six firm, as an investment professional at a private equity house and now at Translink Corporate Finance.
He enjoys advising a wide variety of business owners, management teams and financial institutions on a range of corporate transactions and strategies. Since joining Translink Corporate Finance John has been responsible for the successful delivery of several domestic and cross-border disposals and fund raisings including for a building products business which enabled transformational growth.
John spends his downtime either walking his dog Doris with his family, or road cycling in the peak district.
Tim is an experienced deal maker, having enjoyed working with privately owned businesses for over 15 years.
His experience cuts across a wide range of industry sectors, advising clients on disposals to strategic acquirers and financial investors, providing advice on raising funds for growth or acquisitions and advising management teams through private-equity-backed MBOs.
Tim enjoys an active social life, maintaining his passion for golf and playing off a +1 handicap and regularly competing in Sheffield and Yorkshire teams as well as some national events when time permits!
Declan has over eight years’ experience of providing corporate finance advice to owner managers and ambitious management teams. In recent years he has advised on a number of company sales, corporate acquisitions and MBOs for clients across a range of sectors including automotive, TMT, industrial and healthcare.
In 2019 he was named Emerging Dealmaker of the Year at the Insider Sheffield City Region Dealmakers Awards.
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