Our structure

With offices in Milan, London and Madrid, Charme Capital Partners invests across Europe, with a particular focus on Italy, the UK and Spain. The team has a long history of working together in private equity across Europe


Leadership Team
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    Luigi Sala
    Luigi Sala
    Milan
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    Matteo di Montezemolo
    Matteo di Montezemolo
    London
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    Tommaso Beolchini
    Tommaso Beolchini
    Milan
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    Matteo Facoetti
    Matteo Facoetti
    Milan
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    Julian Huxtable
    Julian Huxtable
    London
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    Francisco Churtichaga
    Francisco Churtichaga
    London
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    Martyn Evans
    Martyn Evans
    London
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    Jorge López
    Jorge López
    Madrid
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    Bruno Piroso
    Bruno Piroso
    Milan
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    Roberto Selvetti
    Roberto Selvetti
    Milan
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    Alessandra Giacomelli
    Alessandra Giacomelli
    Milan
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    Rachele Giacobbo
    Rachele Giacobbo
    Milan
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    Federico Bartesaghi
    Federico Bartesaghi
    Milan
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    Asier Sanz Mitchell
    Asier Sanz Mitchell
    Madrid
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    Vishal Luhana
    Vishal Luhana
    London
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    Pietro Sironi
    Pietro Sironi
    Milan
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    Juan Casla
    Juan Casla
    Madrid
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    Alvaro Trapote
    Alvaro Trapote
    Madrid
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    Yusuf Saibo
    Yusuf Saibo
    London
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    Ravi Shah
    Ravi Shah
    London
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    Pietro Tozzi
    Pietro Tozzi
    Milan
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    Morena Filice
    Morena Filice
    Milan
Luigi Sala
Luigi Sala
Chairman
Milan

Luigi has been the Chairman of Charme Capital Partners since 2011, having previously served as a Senior Advisor from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Investment Committee and based in Milan.

Luigi was a leading member of the investment team of Octo Telematics, serving as Chairman and coordinating its successful exit. He is currently Chairman of Bellco. Luigi is fully involved in the analysis and discussion of all investment opportunities and has sourced several proprietary investment targets. Luigi also served as Board Member of Poltrona Frau.

Luigi has been a private equity entrepreneur since 1986. Prior to joining the Firm, he co-founded the fund BS Private Equity in 1988, where he served as the CEO until 2001 and subsequently as Chairman until 2005. In 2006 he co-founded the private equity fund Magenta. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and a diploma in Management and Economics from Bocconi University in Milan.

lsala@charmecapitalpartners.com
Matteo di Montezemolo
Matteo di Montezemolo
Managing Partner
London

Matteo is the CEO and the Managing Partner of Charme Capital Partners, having co-founded the Charme Funds in 2003. After 12 years in Milan, since 2015 he is based in London to personally guide the international investment strategy of the Charme Funds. He is a member of the Investment Committee.

Matteo has been heavily involved in all of Charme’s transactions, notably leading its investment in Poltrona Frau Group, from its origination, buy and build strategy, through to its successful IPO and exit. He was also instrumental in establishing a number of international joint-ventures for Poltrona Frau Group with Mubadala in the Middle East and Tata Group in India. Matteo also served as a Board Member of Octo Telematics and of Bellco. In addition to a prominent role in sourcing, evaluating and monitoring investments, Matteo personally manages Charme Capital Partners’ unique investor base.

Prior to founding the Firm, Matteo worked at Goldman Sachs in London in the Investment Banking Team. He holds a degree in Economics from Bologna University in Italy.

mdm@charmecapitalpartners.com
Tommaso Beolchini
Tommaso Beolchini
Partner
Milan

Tommaso was a Founding Partner of Charme in 2003, based in Milan. He is a member of the Investment Committee and the Board.

Tommaso has actively participated in all of Charme’s transactions. Since 2003, he has been involved in the acquisition, build-up, IPO, international JVs and successful exit of Poltrona Frau Group. He originated and executed the acquisition of Octo Telematics and acts as leading team member for the investment in Bellco, where he is a Board Member. Tommaso plays an active role in sourcing, evaluating and monitoring investments opportunities for Charme. Previously he served as a board member of Poltrona Frau, PF Emirates and Octo Telematics.

Prior to Charme, Tommaso worked in the Investment Banking team of Deutsche Bank and UniCredit. He holds a degree in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan and is a chartered accountant.

tbeolchini@charmecapitalpartners.com
Matteo Facoetti
Matteo Facoetti
Partner
Milan

Matteo has been the CFO of Charme Capital Partners since 2007 and is based in Milan.

Matteo set up and now runs the administrative and control functions of the Firm. He supervises all legal and regulatory functions, including risk management, anti-money laundering, compliance and internal audit. Matteo also manages legal and administrative relationships with investors and provides constant support to the investment team in the management and implementation of investments and divestments. He is a member of the Investment Committee and Secretary of the Board.

Matteo previously worked as CFO for a number of prominent Italian private equity funds. He holds a degree in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan.

mfacoetti@charmecapitalpartners.com
Julian Huxtable
Julian Huxtable
Partner
London

Julian is a London-based Partner, and leads the Firm's activities in the UK. He is a member of the Investment Committee and member of the Board.

Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Doughty Hanson in London, where he headed up the UK Private Equity team. He was a member of the Doughty Hanson Investment Committee from 2006 until 2015 where he worked on a number of significant investments including Dunlop Standard Aerospace, Balta in Belgium, Moeller in Germany and UK-based VUE Entertainment which was exited in 2013 after the implementation of a successful pan-European buy and build strategy. Julian has extensive Board experience across Europe and has chaired a number of the investments in which he was active.

Before joining Doughty Hanson, Julian spent six years at British Airways in a number of general management roles. Julian has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Languages from the University of Durham and an MBA from INSEAD.

jhuxtable@charmecapitalpartners.com
Francisco Churtichaga
Francisco Churtichaga
Partner
London

Francisco is a partner at Charme Capital Partners, he is a member of the Investment Committee and member of the Board.

He was a Senior Principal at Doughty Hanson from 2006 to 2015 based in London and led the private equity team investing in Southern Europe. He was a member of the Investment Committee of the Doughty Hanson Funds from 2008. Among other transactions, Francisco was responsible for investments in USP Hospitales, Quirón and Teknon. Other previous Board responsibilities have included Eurofiber, TUMI and ONO Cable.

From 1999 to 2006, Francisco held various responsibilities in London investing and managing investments on behalf of JP Morgan and successor funds, focusing on the telecommunications and media sectors. Prior to that, he was head of the internet and mobile businesses of Retevisión where he led the launch of Amena mobile.

Francisco has a Master of Science degree from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and an MBA from the Fuqua School at Duke University, US.

fchurtichaga@charmecapitalpartners.com
Martyn Evans
Martyn Evans
Principal
London

Martyn is a Principal at Charme Capital Partners and is based in London. He focuses on the origination and execution of transactions across multiple sectors as well as portfolio management.

Prior to joining the firm, Martyn was an Associate at Terra Firma Capital Partners where he spent more than 4 years working in London and Dubai. While at Terra Firma, he worked on successful acquisitions, financings and exits across a variety of industries, and also worked on the implementation of portfolio value-creation strategies.

Martyn has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.

MEvans@charmecapitalpartners.com
Jorge López
Jorge López
Principal
Madrid

Jorge is a Principal at Charme Capital Partners and is based in Madrid. He is focused on sourcing and executing new investment opportunities across sectors and on portfolio company management.

Prior to joining the Firm, Jorge was Managing Partner of Liceo Capital Advisors, a mid-market M&A consultancy firm he founded in 2019 and where he advised in transactions worth circa. €400m in the Spanish mid-market. Previously, he worked as an Investment Director at Poniente Capital Ventures, in Madrid, and as an Investment Associate at GSP Capital in London, and H.I.G. Capital in Madrid. He began his career as a process engineer at Nestlé in Switzerland.

Jorge has a MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne – EPFL – where he was awarded the Robert Zanelli Prize, a MSc in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas – ICAI – where he was awarded the scholarship and diploma of excellence from the regional government of Madrid and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

jlopez@charmecapitalpartners.com
Bruno Piroso
Bruno Piroso
Principal
Milan

Bruno is based in Milan and supports the senior team on the origination and execution of transactions across multiple sectors as well as on the management of portfolio companies.

Prior to joining the Firm, Bruno was an Investment Manager at White Bridge Investments where he spent 4 years working on a number of buyouts within the Italian private equity industry. Prior to this, he worked in the Milan-based M&A boutique Fineurop Soditic, and started his career in the Consumer & Retail Investment Banking team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London.

Bruno received a MSc in Management and a BA in Finance from Bocconi University in Milan, and was a visiting student at the University of London.

BPiroso@charmecapitalpartners.com
Roberto Selvetti
Roberto Selvetti
Principal
Milan

Roberto is based in Milan and supports the senior team on the origination and execution of transactions across multiple sectors and on the portfolio management.

Prior to joining the Firm, Roberto was an Associate a Motion Equity Partners, where he spent 5 years working on a wide range of investment activities: including acquiring, managing and exiting three portfolio companies. His experience is particularly focused on retail and business services sectors. Roberto started his career in the Investment Banking teams of Rothschild and Morgan Stanley. He holds a M.Sc. in Finance from Bocconi University in Milan.

RSelvetti@charmecapitalpartners.com
Alessandra Giacomelli
Alessandra Giacomelli
Finance Officer
Milan

Alessandra joined Charme Capital Partners in 2008 and supports the CFO function in managing the administrative and control activities. She’s involved in group and fund accounting, financial planning and analysis. Alessandra also supports in the execution of transactions.

Alessandra previously worked for 14 years for a prominent Private Equity fund where she started as an accountant.

agiacomelli@charmecapitalpartners.com
Rachele Giacobbo
Rachele Giacobbo
Finance Officer
Milan

Rachele joined Charme Capital Partners in 2011 and supports the administrative and control functions. She is also involved in group and fund accounting.

Rachele previously worked for 9 years for an insurance company where she started as an accountant.

RGiacobbo@charmecapitalpartners.com
Federico Bartesaghi
Federico Bartesaghi
Finance Officer
Milan

Federico joined Charme Capital Partners in 2021 and supports the CFO function in managing the administrative and control activities. He’s involved in group and fund accounting, financial planning and analysis. Federico also supports in the execution of transactions.

Prior to joining the Firm, Federico was a senior manager at Deloitte, where he spent more than 14 years working in several audit engagement and advisory projects of European financial institutions. Federico holds a master of science in law and business administration from Bocconi University in Milan.

fbartesaghi@charmecapitalpartners.com
Asier Sanz Mitchell
Asier Sanz Mitchell
Investment Manager
Madrid

Asier joined Charme Capital Partners in 2021 as an Investment Manager in the Madrid office. He supports the senior team on the origination and execution of transactions across multiple industries.

Prior to joining the firm, Asier was an Associate at Endurance Partners, where he spent 6 years working on the acquisition and turnaround of SMEs in special situations through financing and operational improvements across a wide range of industries. Prior to that, Asier began his career at ActivoTrade.

Asier holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Laws from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, and an MBA from INSEAD with distinction.

AMitchell@charmecapitalpartners.com
Vishal Luhana
Vishal Luhana
Investment Manager
London

Vishal joined Charme Capital Partners in 2021 as an Investment Manager in the London office. Vishal supports on the origination and execution of transactions across the Healthcare, Technology and Business Services sectors as well as portfolio management.

Prior to joining the firm, Vishal was at A&M Capital Partners, where he completed several platform and add-on investments across Europe in the Business Services and Consumer sectors. Prior to that, Vishal worked for CapVest Partners where he had portfolio management responsibilities with businesses in the Healthcare and Consumer sectors. He started his career in Investment Banking with Houlihan Lokey.

Vishal holds a Bachelor of Management Science (first-class honours) from the London School of Economics.

vluhana@charmecapitalpartners.com
Pietro Sironi
Pietro Sironi
Investment Manager
Milan

Pietro is based in Milan and supports the senior team on the execution of transactions across multiple sectors and on portfolio management.

Pietro joined Charme Capital Partners in January 2019, after a six month internship. He holds a BSc in Management Engineering from Politecnico of Milan and a MSc in Finance from ESADE University in Barcelona.

psironi@charmecapitalpartners.com
Juan Casla
Juan Casla
Associate
Madrid

Juan joined Charme Capital Partners in 2021 as an Associate based in Madrid. He supports the senior team on origination and execution of transactions across multiple sectors as well as on the portfolio management.

Prior to joining Charme Capital Partners, Juan was an Analyst at Morgan Stanley where he spent 2 years in the Iberia coverage team. His core focus was advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions.

Juan holds a double bachelor’s degree in International Business from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid (ICADE) and Northeastern University in Boston.

JCasla@charmecapitalpartners.com
Alvaro Trapote
Alvaro Trapote
Associate
Madrid

Alvaro joined Charme Capital Partners in 2023 as an Associate based in Madrid. He supports the senior team on origination and execution of transactions across multiple sectors as well as on the portfolio management.

Prior to joining Charme Capital Partners, Alvaro was an Associate at Greenhill & Co. where he spent 3 years in the Iberia coverage team. His core focus was advising clients on mergers and acquisitions across an ample array of sectors including TMT, industrials, business services, consumer and other.

Alvaro holds a double bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration from Lancaster University (Lancaster, UK) and Northeastern University D'Amore-McKim School of Business (Boston, USA).

ATrapote@charmecapitalpartners.com
Yusuf Saibo
Yusuf Saibo
Associate
London

Yusuf joined Charme Capital Partners in 2023 as an Investment Associate in the London office. He supports the senior team on the origination and execution of transactions across multiple sectors as well as on the management of portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Charme, Yusuf was an Associate at Rothschild & Co where he spent 3 years in the firm's Investment Banking M&A Advisory practice, focusing primarily on transactions in the Industrials and Business Services sectors.

Yusuf holds a BSc in Philosophy and Economics from the London School of Economics.

ysaibo@charmecapitalpartners.com
Ravi Shah
Ravi Shah
Associate
London

Ravi joined Charme Capital Partners in 2023 as an Associate based in London. He supports the senior team on the origination and execution of transactions across multiple sectors as well as on the management of portfolio companies.

Prior to joining the Firm, Ravi was an Associate at Credit Suisse in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) Investment Banking team. Ravi started his career at the Bank in the Equity Sales team where he was a Generalist.

Ravi holds a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

RShah@charmecapitalpartners.com
Pietro Tozzi
Pietro Tozzi
Associate
Milan

Pietro joined Charme Capital Partners in 2021 after a six-month internship. He supports senior team members in deal execution and portfolio management from Milan’s offices. Pietro holds a BSc in International Economics & Management and a MSc in Management from Bocconi University.

Morena Filice
Morena Filice
Finance Officer
Milan

Morena joined Charme Capital Partners in 2016 and supports the accounting, management control and administration activities of Charme Capital Partners. Morena previously worked for 12 years in a cinema advertising agency, where she began her career as an accountant.

mfilice@charmecapitalpartners.com
OUR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Charme Capital Partners SGR SpA is a management company listed in the Bank of Italy Register of asset management companies (under n. 119)

In support of its Board of Directors and Corporate Structure, Charme has in place the highest market standards in terms of governance structure constituted by committees and control functions that monitor key areas such as conflicts of interest, compliance and risk management

Board of Statutory Auditors

Giorgio Guatri - Chairman

Agostino Giorgi – Statutory auditor

Massimo Invernizzi - Statutory auditor

Audit Company

Deloitte & Touche S.p.A.
Via Tortona 25
20144
Tel : +39 02 83322111

Internal Controls Committee

Mario Paolo Moiso - Chairman

Composed of the Independent Board members and by the Controlling Functions representatives, it monitors potential conflicts of interest and oversees the correct exercise of the activity of the funds

Supervisory Body

Solicitor: Federica Menichetti - Chairman

Composed of independent experts and the Independent Board members, it monitors the functioning of and compliance with the Organizational Model adopted under Legislative Decree 231/01 on the administrative liability of companies.

To view our Whistleblowing Policy and to manage a Whistleblowing report, please use the following link: CharmeCapitalPartnersSGR.integrityline.com

Risk Management

Gianmarco Maffioli - Chairman

This function measures the financial and operational risks of the funds’ portfolio and of the management company

Complia​​nce

Gianmarco Maffioli - Chairman

Prevents the risk of failing to comply with legal and regulatory requirements

Anti-Money Laundering

Matteo Facoetti

The function ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements in the area of the prevention and control of money laundering and financing of terrorism

Internal Audit

Mario Ravaccia

Ensures the correct functioning of the internal controls system

Our Code of Ethics

Professional integrity, prevention of conflicts of interest, transparency and confidentiality are the principles of the Code of Ethics that Charme Capital Partners SGR SpA has had in place since its inception, and constitute the fundamental values on which it has built its credibility and reputation over time

These principles have always guided our conduct and been at the basis of the relationships with all our internal and external stakeholders - with the Companies, the Entrepreneurs and the Investors

The Code of Ethics is the main instrument from which the Organisational Model was developed to be adopted by Charme in accordance with Legislative Decree 231/01 on the administrative liability of companies

Our Associations

Charme Capital Partners is a registered member of the AIFI and BVCA associations

AIFI was established in May 1986 with the objective of developing, coordinating and representing the active operators of Private Equity and Venture Capital in the Italian market

BVCA is the British association that represents and directs the activities of companies operating in Private Equity and Venture Capital

OUR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Charme Capital Partners SGR SpA is committed to adhering to the principles and guidelines defined for Responsible Investment by the United Nations and the Private Equity Council. A role of shared value, recognized in Italy and the world, to grow companies in respect of people and the environment

Charme adheres to the guidelines for responsible investment published by the Private Equity Council. These guidelines incorporate the valuation of environmental, social and governance aspects into the investment decision-making process and the monitoring activities, in order to pursue the funds' objective of maximizing the value creation

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