Lorenzo Bianchi has over 20 years of experience in cross-border capital operations and fund structure design. He has led projects covering Pre-IPO financing, SPO refinancing, structured mergers and acquisitions, private fund architecture, and execution of large-scale OTC transactions.
Renowned for his precise structural design and compliance expertise, he is one of the few investment professionals capable of operating simultaneously within the regulatory frameworks of the European Union, Switzerland, and the United States.
1999 – 2003 | Academic and Early Professional Stage
Università Bocconi – Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Finance, with a specialization in Corporate Valuation and Capital Structure Theory
London School of Economics – Master’s Degree
During his studies, he participated in the London Merchant Partners Group private transaction analysis project, supporting valuation and financial modeling for Italy’s TMT sector.
2003 – 2008 | Morgan Stanley, Milan / New York
Deputy Manager in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Group, responsible for cross-border M&A and pre-IPO financing for mid-sized Italian and American enterprises.
2008 – 2016 | Toscana Family Office, Florence
Head of Investments, managing alternative assets and international fund allocation for the family office.
2016 – 2021 | Absolute Invest AG (a wholly owned subsidiary of Alpine Select)
Senior Investment Director, overseeing first-line and liquidity strategy investments for the Southern European and North American markets.
2022 – Present | Alpine Select Italia S.r.l. (Milan / Zug / New York)
Head of Cross-Market Strategy, representing the headquarters in executing the group’s private fund issuances, structured financing, and SPO/OTC transaction architecture.
Coordinates the Zug and New York teams to facilitate cross-market investment initiatives and ensure regulatory alignment.
