Andrea OTTAVIANO
Managing Partner Europe L Catterton
Born and raised in Milan, Andrea Ottaviano started his career at the beginning of the ‘90s in the Investment Banking industry, with roles of growing responsibility in Barclays, Société Générale, Mediobanca and lastly Merryl Lynch, where as responsible for the Consumer & Retail practice in Italy and Spain he has completed, among the others, the IPO of Tod’s.
After around ten years in Investment Banking, Andrea moved on to the Private Equity industry, as CEO of Sofipa SGR, the private investments arm of Capitalia (now Unicredit).
From 2008 to 2016 he was then Partner and responsible for the Italian market at L Capital, the Private Equity fund sponsored by LVMH. Since 2016, following the merger between L Capital and Catterton Partners, a US fund focused on the Consumer & Retail industry, Andrea is Managing Partner for Europe at L Catterton, the world’s largest Private Equity firm investing solely in the Consumer, Retail and Fashion industries. The current Italian company portfolio includes Zanotti, Dondup, Pinarello, Caredent, Cellularline.