Beside You - International Advisory Group

What Beside You - International Advisory Group does

Beside You - International Advisory Group is a privately held multidisciplinary advisory firm headquartered in Milan, Italy, founded in 2008 by partners who departed EY to establish SILT – Studio Internazionale Legale e Tributario. The group was unified under the Beside You brand in 2020 alongside a digital and service-model refresh. It delivers integrated tax, legal, business advisory (M&A, corporate finance, internationalization), and fully-integrated outsourcing (finance, HR, payroll, administration) services through its branded ONE TEAM© delivery model, targeting Italian SMEs and mid-market companies as well as multinational groups requiring cross-border support.

The firm's core intellectual property consists of proprietary advisory methodologies rather than technology platforms: ONE TEAM© integrates Chartered Accountants, Business Lawyers, Business Advisors, Employment Consultants, and Finance Coaches under a single engagement; PROFIT FORMULA® provides a three-phase (Design, Build, Optimize) SME revitalization framework; and Fresh Start® is an ESG-focused network initiative for SMEs and startups. No proprietary technology, AI, API, or SDK is disclosed; delivery relies on cloud-based collaborative tools. The firm operates from four owned offices (Milan, Lugano, Oslo, Maputo) supported by a stated international partner network in the UK, USA, South America, and Africa.

Revenue is generated exclusively through bespoke professional services fees billed per engagement, with no public pricing, no external funding, and no disclosed financials. The legal structure consists of four wholly owned member-firm entities (SILTGEST SRL as primary brand owner in Italy, SILT, Be Whiz Srl, and SILT NORGE AS in Norway), each operating under shared Beside You branding. GTM is sales-led and partner-driven, with growth in 2020-2026 increasingly oriented toward ESG, Life Sciences, Defense, and Scandinavian cross-border advisory practices.

Name

Beside You - International Advisory Group

Legal name

Siltgest S.r.l.

Website

https://besideyougroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beside You is a Milan-based multidisciplinary advisory group founded in 2008 by EY alumni. It delivers integrated tax, legal, business advisory, and outsourcing services to Italian SMEs and multinational clients through offices in Milan, Lugano, Oslo, and Maputo.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Advisory Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHADAA

Corporate Strategy Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Strategy & Corporate Finance Advisory

SECONDARYBPAHAOAG

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/M&A, Transaction & Restructuring Advisory

SECONDARYBPAHABAF

Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting Advisory (GAAP/IFRS)

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Accounting, Audit & Tax Services

Keywords

• Business advisory services
• Tax and legal consulting
• SME restructuring
• M&A advisory
• International business consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Advisory Services: Revenue is generated through professional service fees for tax and legal advisory, business advisory, and outsourcing engagements. Services are tailored to client size, industry, and lifecycle stage, delivered through a multidisciplinary team across Milan, Lugano, Oslo, and Maputo offices.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Beside You is a multidisciplinary business advisory group providing integrated Tax and Legal advisory, Business Advisory (corporate finance, M&A, internationalization), and fully-integrated Outsourcing (finance, administration, HR, payroll) services. Services are delivered to Italian SMEs and multinational groups through a unified ONE TEAM© model combining Chartered Accountants, Business Lawyers, Business Advisors, Employment Consultants, and Finance Coaches from offices in Milan, Lugano, Oslo, and Maputo.

Product overview

Beside You - International Advisory Group is a multidisciplinary consulting advisory group offering professional services through a unified 'One Team' approach. The portfolio consists of Tax and Law advisory, Business Advisory (including corporate finance, M&A, internationalization), and Outsourcing services (finance, HR, administration). The group also offers branded proprietary methods including Profit Formula (a structured SME revitalization method combining coaching, consulting, management, and outsourcing) and Fresh Start (an ESG network for SMEs and startups). Services are delivered through offices in Milan, Lugano, Oslo, and Maputo, with a focus on Italian and international SMEs and multinational companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PROFIT FORMULA®: A structured three-level method designed to help entrepreneurs reset, transform, and relaunch their SMEs. The formula includes Design, Build, and Optimize phases with coaching, consulting, flexible management, shared operations, and operational outsourcing components.
• Fresh Start®

Products and services

• Tax and Law Tax and legal advisory services covering fiscal advisory, international tax advisory, legal advisory, compliance models, labor law advisory, and private client services for SMEs and multinational groups.
• Business Advisory Strategic and operational advisory covering corporate finance, M&A, internationalization, strategy planning, startup support, and control and growth management for SMEs and multinational groups.
• Outsourcing Fully-integrated outsourcing solutions for finance and administration, control management, HR administration, payroll, and employment advisory, delivered through cloud-based collaborative systems.
• PROFIT FORMULA® A proprietary three-level SME revitalization method (Design, Build, Optimize) combining coaching, consulting, flexible management, shared operations, and operational outsourcing to help entrepreneurs reset post-Covid weaknesses, transform through growth pillars, and relaunch for lasting competitive advantage.
• Fresh Start® ESG network and acceleration program for SMEs and startups, focused on sustainable business models, ESG methodology, knowledge building, and skills development to help entrepreneurs revitalize their businesses and align with EU 2020-2030 sustainability directives.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• American Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as an association and collaboration partner. Nature and scope of collaboration is not detailed beyond the logo association on the International Network page.
• OwafminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as an association and collaboration partner. Owaf (Organization for Welfare and Development) appears as a partner on the International Network page.
• Consulate of SwedenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as an association and collaboration partner. The Consulate of Sweden appears alongside other institutional partners on the International Network page. Also connected through the Honorary Consul for Norway and Sweden Gianni Baravelli.
• Federated Innovation-MindcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeside You (through Be Whiz structure) is a founding member of Federated Innovation for Life Sciences, a public-private collaboration model among universities, research centers, and companies including Novartis, AstraZeneca, Bracco, Nippon Gasses, Stavanato-Group, SynLab, and Accenture. The ecosystem focuses on sharing resources, technologies, and programs to stimulate innovation and business sustainability in the Life Sciences sector.
• Nordic Center for Sustainable HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeside You has obtained inclusion in the Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare, an organization focused on integrating sustainable development into business within the Life Science and Healthcare sectors. Connected to the Scandinavian branch and the Italian-Swedish team formation initiative.
• Gen. Francesco CosimatominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBesideYouGroup collaborates with General Francesco Cosimato to advise clients on compliance pathways for accessing the Defense sector, from requirements assessment to process standardization and necessary certifications for participation in Defense programs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chiomenti: Chiomenti is a major Italian business law firm with strong tax and corporate finance capabilities, competing for the legal arm of Beside You's cross-border SME mandates.
• RSM Italy: RSM is a mid-tier international advisory network with an Italian presence serving mid-market SMEs with audit, tax, and consulting — directly overlapping Beside You's target segment and multidisciplinary delivery model.
• Crowe Italia: Crowe Italia is part of the Crowe Global advisory network and competes for Italian SME audit, tax, and business advisory mandates, with similar integrated delivery and SME focus.
• Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati: Pirola Pennuto Zei is a leading Italian tax, legal, and advisory firm serving SMEs and multinationals. Comparable multidisciplinary model with deeper tax/legal specialization than Beside You.
• LCA Studio Legale: LCA is an Italian multidisciplinary law firm with tax, corporate, and labor practices serving SMEs and mid-caps — comparable business-law boutique profile within Beside You's competitive set.

Broad incumbents

• BDO Italia: BDO Italia is a larger mid-tier member of the global BDO network offering tax, audit, and advisory to Italian SMEs and multinationals. Larger than Beside You but competes for the same multidisciplinary SME mandate.
• Mazars Italia: Mazars Italia is the Italian member of the Mazars international audit/accounting/advisory network, serving mid-market and SME clients with integrated tax, legal, and consulting services — directly comparable multidisciplinary offering.
• PwC Italia: PwC Italia is the Big 4 incumbent from which Beside You's founders originated (via EY). Competes for the same SME and mid-market advisory, tax, and outsourcing mandates with substantially greater resources.
• Grant Thornton Italia: Grant Thornton Italia is the Italian member of a global mid-tier advisory network, providing audit, tax, and consulting to SMEs and mid-market — overlaps Beside You's value proposition with greater brand reach.
• KPMG Italia: KPMG Italia is one of the Big 4 incumbents competing for Italian SME and multinational tax, advisory, and outsourcing work — represents the larger-scale competitive alternative Beside You is benchmarked against.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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