D.G.P.A. & Company

What D.G.P.A. & Company does

D.G.P.A. & Co. S.r.l. is a Milan-based boutique financial advisory firm founded in 1991 by Maurizio Dallocchio and Luciano Avanzini, specializing in extraordinary corporate finance transactions for Italian corporate clients. The firm operates through four service divisions: Corporate Finance Advisory (M&A, mergers, distressed divestitures, joint ventures, capital markets including IPOs and public/private placements, and corporate consultancy such as business planning), Restructuring (Independent Business Review, bank debt renegotiation, crisis composition and insolvency proceedings under Italy's Codice della Crisi, feasibility attestations, and financing sourcing), Financial Modelling (business analytics, valuation modelling, impairment testing, fairness opinions, damage quantification, and risk management), and Expertise and Appraisals (peritial services, expert witness testimony in arbitral and judicial proceedings, and asseverations of restructuring and renovation plans).

The firm is structured as an Italian S.r.l. with €250,000 of share capital, headquartered at Via Crocefisso 27, Milan, and is entirely owned by its founding partners. It maintains a small senior team of approximately 10 equity partners and co-partners, most of whom hold chartered accountant and statutory auditor credentials and academic positions at Bocconi University and SDA Bocconi School of Management; this academic linkage is a defining characteristic of the firm. The business model is professional services: revenue is generated through engagement-based advisory fees (retainers, success fees, and hourly rates) on bespoke mandates, with pricing not publicly disclosed. GTM is direct, consultative, and relationship-driven, delivered personally by senior partners to enterprise-level clients, with no intermediary or platform distribution. Technology is not a meaningful component of the offering — value is delivered through intellectual capital, analytical methodology, and the professional reputation of the partner team rather than proprietary platforms.

Name

D.G.P.A. & Company

Legal name

D.G.P.A. & Co. S.r.l.

Website

https://dgpa.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Milan-based boutique financial advisory firm founded in 1991, providing M&A, capital markets, restructuring, valuations, financial modelling, and expert witness services to corporate, listed, and distressed clients in Italy, with a senior team deeply tied to Bocconi University.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Finance Advisory

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (52315), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC), Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB), Fairness Opinions & Independent Financial Advice (BPAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Corporate finance advisory
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Capital markets advisory
• Debt restructuring services
• Business valuation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Fees: D.G.P.A. & Co generates revenue through professional advisory fees for extraordinary corporate finance transactions including M&A, restructuring, capital markets, valuations, and expert witness services. Revenue is derived from engagement-based fees, likely including fixed retainers, success fees for completed transactions, and hourly rates for ongoing advisory mandates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

D.G.P.A. & Co is an independent financial advisory firm providing professional consulting services for extraordinary corporate finance transactions. Its services span M&A and strategic finance (mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures), capital markets (IPO, multilateral trading, delisting, public and private placements), financial and debt restructuring, business valuations and impairment testing, financial modelling, and expert witness and appraisal services. The firm targets corporate clients, listed companies, and institutional entities in Italy.

Product overview

D.G.P.A. & Co. operates as an advisory firm offering professional financial consulting services organized into four main divisions: Corporate Finance Advisory (M&A, capital markets, corporate consultancy), Restructuring (IBR, debt renegotiation, crisis management), Financial Modelling (business analytics, valuations, risk management), and Expertise and Appraisals (expert witnesses, peritial services). The firm provides advisory services primarily to corporate clients, financial institutions, and private equity firms, with no software-as-a-product offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Finance Advisory Advisory services for corporate clients covering M&A and strategic finance (mergers, acquisitions, divisions, distressed company divestments, joint ventures), capital markets (quotations in regulated and multilateral trading markets, delisting, public and private placements), and corporate consultancy (company valuations, corporate reorganizations, business planning).
• Restructuring Financial and debt restructuring services including Independent Business Review (IBR), bank debt renegotiation, assistance in crisis composition processes and insolvency regulation tools under the Italian Insolvency Code, feasibility attestations of economic-financial plans, and sourcing of financial resources for debt renegotiation.
• Financial Modelling and Risk Management Business analytics and financial modelling services including financial planning, business valuation models, impairment testing, technical assistance for opinions and appraisals of assets and financial instruments, technical assistance for opinions and appraisals of damages, and risk management services.
• Expertise and Appraisals Expert witness and appraisal services for extraordinary corporate transactions, including company valuations for M&A and LBO operations, technical consultancy in arbitral or judicial proceedings (CTP/CTU), appraisals for contributions and fairness opinions for mergers, divisions, and LBOs, specific appraisals in arbitral proceedings on financial matters, and asseverations of restructuring and debt recovery plans.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Università Bocconi di MilanocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerD.G.P.A. & Co maintains strong strategic partnership with Bocconi University through founding partner Maurizio Dallocchio (Full Professor of Corporate Finance and Past Dean of SDA Bocconi School of Management) and partner Elena Coffetti (SDA Associate Professor of Practice). This academic connection provides research capabilities, talent pipeline, and credibility within the Italian financial community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Lazard Italy:

Broad incumbents

• Mediobanca: Italy's leading independent investment bank offering M&A advisory, capital markets, and restructuring—competes for the same Italian corporate finance mandates as D.G.P.A. but at a significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Rothschild & Co Italy: Global advisory group with a long-standing Italian practice in M&A and restructuring; competes with D.G.P.A. for higher-end Italian corporate finance mandates and family-business transactions.
• BDO Italy (M&A Advisory): International accounting and advisory network with Italian corporate finance and valuation services—competes with D.G.P.A.'s valuation, fairness opinion, and corporate consulting practices from within a larger professional services platform.

Direct peers

• Banca Leonardo: Italy-focused independent investment bank and advisory firm offering M&A, capital markets, and restructuring services to mid-market corporates and entrepreneurs—same client base and transaction types as D.G.P.A.
• Equita: Independent Italian investment bank with M&A advisory, capital markets, and equity research; competes directly with D.G.P.A. for Italian mid-market extraordinary finance and ECM mandates.
• DC Advisory Italy: International mid-market M&A advisor with active Italian practice; comparable boutique-to-mid-market positioning serving similar corporate finance and cross-border advisory mandates as D.G.P.A.
• Fineurop Soditic: Independent Italian M&A advisory firm focused on mid-market transactions and corporate finance advisory—directly comparable boutique in size, geography, and service offering to D.G.P.A.
• Vitale & Co (Alantra): Italian independent M&A and financial advisory boutique (now part of Alantra), directly comparable to D.G.P.A. as a conflict-free, partner-led advisor serving Italian mid-market corporate finance and M&A mandates.

Regional players

• Clessidra Capital Credit: Italian alternative asset manager with restructuring/special situations focus; comparable Italian market presence and overlaps with D.G.P.A.'s restructuring and distressed advisory practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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