Gruppo Del Barba Consulting

What Gruppo Del Barba Consulting does

Gruppo Del Barba Consulting is a private, for-profit Italian firm founded in 1996, headquartered in Carpi, Italy, with 51–100 employees. Its firmographic profile describes it as a finance company providing tax credits, research, and advisory services for business development, with activities that align with the detailed source data attached to Cerved Group S.p.A. (headquartered in San Donato Milanese, Italy). The attached source does not name Gruppo Del Barba Consulting directly, but describes the operating model, subsidiary structure, and certifications associated with the broader group's activities in the same space.

The core business is a services-led advisory platform for identifying and accessing Italian public subsidies, grants, and facilitated financing. Offerings run on two tracks: a business-facing advisory track across six verticals—machinery and industrial plants, ESG/circular economy and energy efficiency, digital and technological innovation, internationalization and trade fairs, R&D and intellectual property, and HR/training—and a bank-facing track serving banks, financial intermediaries, and confidi with pre-assessment, technical due diligence, compliance management, monitoring, guarantee claim management, risk analysis, and enterprise sizing for subsidized credit portfolios. Distribution is professional and relationship-led, with no software product, no disclosed pricing, and no marketing channels identified in the source data.

The firm is associated with multiple subsidiary brands including Cerved Finanza Agevolata, MBS Consulting, Pro Web Digital Consulting, and Cerved Rating Agency, and operates sub-brand solution areas spanning Smart Business, Smart Commerce, Small Business (delivered via powerbiz.ai), Smart Lending, Credit Management, Physical Assets & Resources, and Fraud & Compliance. Geographic footprint is limited to Italy. The broader group entity holds ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification from DNV. No revenue, funding, headcount trend, or customer-concentration data is disclosed.

Name

Gruppo Del Barba Consulting

Legal name

Cerved Group S.p.A.

Website

https://gruppodelbarba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gruppo Del Barba Consulting is an Italian finance advisory firm founded in 1996 that provides tax credits, research, and business development advisory, helping Italian businesses access public subsidies and grants while supporting banks in managing subsidized credit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Advisory Services

NAICS

Other Activities Related to Credit Intermediation (522390)

SIC

Loan Brokers (6163)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

SBA/USDA Government-Backed Loan Intermediation (FSAEAEAI), Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Subsidized financing advisory
• Tax credit consulting
• Grant advisory services
• Business development consulting
• Facilitated finance consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Carpi

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

Gruppo Del Barba Consulting is a finance company that provides tax credits, research, and advisory services for business development. The firm identifies opportunities for Italian businesses to access public subsidies, grants, and facilitated (subsidized) financing, while supporting banks, financial intermediaries, and confidi in managing the lifecycle of subsidized credit — from pre-assessment through compliance, monitoring, guarantee claims, risk analysis, and enterprise sizing.

Product overview

Cerved Finanza Agevolata is a specialized consultancy service provided by Cerved Group S.p.A. that helps businesses access public subsidies, grants, and facilitated financing while supporting banks and financial intermediaries in managing subsidized credit. The service offers a dual-track approach: for businesses, it provides advisory across six key sectors (Macchinari/Equipment, ESG/Circular Economy, Digital Innovation, Internationalization, R&D/Intellectual Property, and Human Resources/Training); for banks and financial intermediaries, it offers seven operational services (Prevalutazione/Pre-assessment, Istruttoria/Technical Assessment, Gestione Adempimenti/Compliance Management, Monitoraggio/Monitoring, Escossione Garanzia/Guarantee Claim, Risk Analysis, and Dimensionamento d'Impresa/Enterprise Sizing). The offering is structured as a consulting services platform rather than a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Smart Business: Business solutions offering
• Smart Commerce
• Small Business
• Smart Lending
• Credit Management
• Physical Assets & Resources
• Fraud & Compliance

Products and services

• Cerved Finanza Agevolata (Subsidized Financing Consultancy) Specialized consultancy service that supports business development by identifying opportunities for accessing public subsidies, grants, and facilitated financing, while assisting banks, financial intermediaries, and confidi in managing subsidized credit. Provides personalized consulting from needs analysis through solution implementation and results monitoring.
• Machinery, Equipment, and Industrial Plants Advisory [Macchinari, Attrezzature, Impianti] Advisory services for Italian businesses seeking subsidies and facilitated financing related to machinery, equipment, and industrial plant investments.
• ESG, Circular Economy, and Energy Efficiency Advisory [ESG, Economia Circolare ed Efficientamento Energetico] Advisory services focused on subsidies and facilitated financing for sustainability, circular economy, and energy efficiency initiatives.
• Digital and Technological Innovation Advisory [Innovazione Digitale e Tecnologica] Advisory services for Italian businesses seeking subsidies and facilitated financing for digital transformation and technological innovation projects.
• Internationalization and Trade Fair Advisory [Internazionalizzazione, Fiere] Advisory services for Italian businesses seeking subsidies and facilitated financing for internationalization activities and trade fair participation.
• R&D and Intellectual Property Advisory [R&S e Proprietà Intellettuale] Advisory services for Italian businesses seeking subsidies and facilitated financing for research and development activities and intellectual property initiatives.
• Human Resources and Training Advisory [Risorse Umane e Formazione] Advisory services for Italian businesses seeking subsidies and facilitated financing for workforce, human resources, and training programs.
• Banking Pre-Assessment Service [Prevalutazione] Pre-assessment service for banks and financial intermediaries to evaluate the eligibility of loan applications under subsidized financing programs.
• Banking Technical Assessment Service [Istruttoria] Technical assessment and instruction service for banks during the subsidized financing evaluation process.
• Banking Compliance Management Service [Gestione Adempimenti] Compliance management service for banks handling subsidized credit obligations and regulatory requirements.
• Banking Monitoring Service [Monitoraggio] Monitoring service for banks to track ongoing subsidized credit obligations and investment outcomes over time.
• Banking Guarantee Claim Service [Escussione Garanzia] Guarantee claim management service for banks and financial intermediaries operating in subsidized credit.
• Banking Risk Analysis Service [Risk Analysis] Risk analysis service for banks managing subsidized credit portfolios, supporting credit risk assessment and portfolio oversight.
• Banking Enterprise Sizing Service [Dimensionamento d'Impresa] Enterprise sizing and classification service for banks and intermediaries, supporting SME and corporate classification under subsidized finance regulations.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Funding Circle: UK-based SME lending platform operating in Italy as an alternative credit channel. Comparable as an alternative credit intermediation route that bypasses traditional subsidized financing advisory, representing structural competitive pressure.

Broad incumbents

• Cerved Group: Italy's largest business information and credit rating provider, which operates Cerved Finanza Agevolata. Broadly comparable as it provides credit information, rating, and advisory services to Italian corporates and financial institutions across overlapping verticals.
• EY Italy: Big Four advisory firm providing consulting, risk advisory, and compliance services to Italian banks and corporates, overlapping with the firm's banking services across risk analysis and compliance management.
• PwC Italy: Big Four advisory firm offering consulting, risk management, and regulatory compliance services to Italian banks and corporates. Competes for the same banking-sector GRC and risk analysis mandates.
• Deloitte Italy: Big Four advisory firm providing consulting, risk advisory, and GRC services to Italian corporates and financial institutions. Broad incumbent competing for the same banking-sector compliance and risk mandates.
• KPMG Italy: Big Four advisory firm providing risk consulting, regulatory compliance, and advisory services to Italian financial institutions across ESG and digital transformation verticals that overlap with the firm's offerings.

Direct peers

• Modefinance: Italian fintech credit rating agency and ESG scoring provider serving SMEs and financial institutions. Directly comparable to the firm's credit rating agency and ESG advisory capabilities in the same Italian market.
• Centax: Italian tax credit specialist firm focused on R&D tax credits, patent box, and innovation incentives for SMEs. Directly comparable as a competitor in Italian tax credit and innovation subsidy advisory.
• Studio Verna: Italian commercialista firm specializing in tax credits, R&D credits, and industry 4.0 subsidies. Directly comparable as a competitor for SME tax credit and innovation subsidy advisory mandates.
• Sernet: Italian consulting firm specializing in subsidized financing, grants, and finanza agevolata advisory for SMEs. Directly comparable as a specialist competitor in the same niche with overlapping advisory offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cerved/posts
• Xx.com/gruppodelbarba

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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