Typical client
Industrial operators
Data center providers, fiber operators, cloud service providers, and edge computing players evaluating a sale, external growth, or capital opening.
Industry
Digital Infrastructure.
Data center, cloud, connectivity.
Data centers, connectivity operators, and edge computing are growing fast in Italy, driven by AI investment and enterprise cloud migration. These are capital-intensive businesses with long-term enterprise contracts, valued with methods that sit between real estate and infrastructure. Montesino advises financial sponsors and industrial operators.
Who it's for
European consolidation.
The market is consolidating at European scale across operators, funds, and telco groups.
Typical client
Infrastructure funds
Infrastructure funds (core, core+, value-add) active in European digital infrastructure for acquisitions, build-outs, and consolidations.
Typical client
Telco and tech strategics
Telecom operators and tech groups evaluating infrastructure asset carve-outs, partnerships, or acquisitions.
What we do
Carve-outs and debt.
The sector sees intense M&A activity and complex infrastructure debt structures. Montesino handles both the advisory and the financing.
Type
Sales to infrastructure funds
Sell-side advisory on data center, fiber, and tower assets sold to specialized funds.
Type
Carve-outs from telco groups
Structuring of infrastructure asset spin-offs from integrated industrial groups.
Type
Acquisition financing
Acquisition debt structuring and long-term leverage for infrastructure platforms.
Type
Build-up and consolidation
Add-on transactions to build national and European platforms.
Industry insight
Industry research.
REPORT
Sector map and key players
NOTE
Consolidation trends and recent M&A activity
ARTICLE
Current multiples and valuation benchmarks
REPORT
Cross-border outlook and international investors
The team
Lead partners.
Gian Piero Sala
Chartered accountant since 1993, court-appointed expert (CTU) at the Tribunal of Milano (Milan). Cross-border M&A negotiations.
Mirco Galeri
Managing Partner
Thirty years in business management, combining direct entrepreneurial activity and management consulting. CFO and executive committee member at companies in metals and mechanics, chemicals, agriculture and services.
Riccardo Puddu Cortesi
Managing Partner
Business development and SME internationalization.