Paolo Giancane

Paolo Giancane, CFA, is a veteran investment banker, serial angel investor in disruptive sectors and advisor to a large Chinese conglomerate in overseas investments.

Paolo has been exposed to the Chinese market since 2005 and has participated in several equity financings on behalf of Chinese clients and advised European clients in prospective investments in China as well as divestitures of European assets to Chinese buyers.

He worked at Lehman Brothers in New York and London from 1997 through 2002 in the corporate finance and leveraged finance teams.

He was a Director at UniCredit Investment Banking in Milan, Beijing and Hong Kong from 2002 through 2009.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• External Advisor, one of China’s largest asset managers (US$ 200BN AUM), 2020 – Present

• Partner, Mount Flag Capital (Hong Kong), 2015 – 2017

• Director, UniCredit Corporate & Investment Banking (Beijing and Hong Kong), 2005 – 2009

• Vice President and Staffer, UniCredit M&A Group (Milan), 2002 – 2005

• Analyst, Corporate Finance Telecom & Media, Lehman Brothers (London and New York), 1997 – 2001

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Finance, IEU, 2009 – Present

• Executive programs for IE School of Architecture (MBArch, MRED, and GMRED)

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• MSc in Finance, London Business School, 2001

• BA Degree, Bocconi University, Milan, 1994

• Paolo Giancane holds the CFA designation