Andera Partners strengthens its European expansion and announces the appointment of Alberto Vigo as Senior Advisor for Italy within its Andera Acto team. With over twenty years of investment banking and private equity experience in the Italian market, Alberto Vigo will be tasked with supporting the deployment of Andera Acto’s sponsorless strategy in Italy.
Andera Acto, Andera’s sponsorless strategy, continues to expand its network of Senior Advisors across Europe with the appointment of Alberto Vigo for the Italian market. Dedicated to founders and family-owned businesses, this strategy enables companies to accelerate their development with the support of a leading financial partner, without sacrificing capital control or governance flexibility.
Alberto Vigo, Senior Advisor Italy
Alberto Vigo has over 20 years of investment banking and private equity experience, having led more than 70 MidCap transactions in Italy and internationally, and has an in-depth knowledge of the Italian Private Equity ecosystem.
Prior to joining Andera Acto, he was a Senior Partner at Nextalia from 2021. He was previously Head of Italy at DC Advisory, Head of Mid Corporate at Mediobanca, Partner at Vitale & Co and Head of Leveraged Finance Italy at Credit Suisse. He also worked at ABN AMRO, UBS and JP Morgan. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan.
A sponsorless strategy in full growth
Already active internationally through investments in Austria (exceet Card), Switzerland (Redslim) and the Netherlands (OneXillium), the Andera Acto team has launched its European expansion with the support of Senior Advisors who identify and support investment opportunities in each of the geographies they cover.
This rollout began in Belgium with the appointment of Serge Prosman in April 2025, followed by Germany with the appointment of Sébastien Neiss in June 2025.
This international organisation feeds the deployment momentum of the Andera Acto V fund, whose final closing at €1.1 billion took place last February, and is part of Andera Partners’ overall strategy to strengthen its presence in high-potential European markets.
“With a deep fabric of family-owned businesses that have historically proven their resilience and ability to grow beyond their borders, Italy is a top-priority market for our sponsorless strategy. Alberto’s expertise in this market, combined with the real development potential of sponsorless financing in this geography, is a major asset for Andera Acto”, says Stéphane Bergez, Managing Partner at Andera Acto and co-Managing Partner of Andera Partners.
“I am deeply honored and grateful to join Andera Acto as a Senior Advisor for the Italian market. I would like to thank them for their trust and I am fully committed to bringing my energy, my dedication together with my knowledge of the Italian industrial landscape in order to help Andera Acto to grow his presence in this important market and to achieve great results together”, says Alberto Vigo, Senior Advisor Italy at Andera Acto.
A well-established Italian footprint
In Italy, the Milan office, opened in 2022, supports the development of Andera MidCap’s activity, which has been present in the country for over ten years with six investments completed. Andera Life Sciences also carries out long-term activity in Italy, with several notable portfolio companies.
Alberto Vigo’s appointment further builds on this presence by extending the sponsorless strategy developed by Andera Acto to the Italian market, drawing on the presence and reputation that Andera Partners has established in Italy.