• Consumer sector expert Barbara Maria Giovanna Ronconi joins the newly established Corporate Finance team in Milan as a Managing Director
• Healthcare specialist Frédéric Meyer appointed a Managing Director in A&M’s Paris office

Milan & Paris, 22 September 2025 – Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announces the latest expansion of its European Corporate Finance practice, with the appointments of Managing Directors Barbara MG Ronconi and Frédéric Meyer in Italy and France, respectively.

With her international experience, Ms. Ronconi will play a key role in building the recently opened Corporate Finance practice in Milan joining fellow Managing Director Maximiliano Turelli. Ms. Ronconi will be responsible, alongside Mr Turelli, for developing the mid-market segment, with a particular focus on consumer & luxury sector.

Andrea Ruberti also joins the Italian team as a Director.

Mr. Meyer joins a corporate finance team of almost 20 in A&M’s Paris office, a year after its launch under Mark Wyatt; following Emmanuel Cresseveur he becomes the firm’s third Managing Director in France focused on M&A.

• Barbara MG Ronconi – With more than 20 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance, she has advised on more than 50 transactions both on listed and private companies across sectors, with a focus on deals in the consumer, retail & luxury market.

  Ms. Ronconi joins A&M from Equita, where she served as Managing Director and Head of Consumer sector. Having begun her career in investment banking in Lazard, she spent several years in Credit Suisse and GCA Altium. Landmark transactions include: the sale of Naturalia Tantum to HIG; Unieuro's acquisition of Covercare; Clessidra’s acquisition of Molino Nicoli; the sale of HSA to the Equity Club; the sale of Pal Zileri to Mayhoola for Investments; the sale of Mesgo to the listed Swedish industrial group Hexpol; and the investment in Pusterla 1880 by Andera Partners.She also worked on the listing of Ferretti Group, Dexelance, and Gentili Mosconi.

• Frédéric Meyer – A specialist in mid-market M&A advisory, particularly in the healthcare and life sciences sector, he has spent over 20 years advising founder-owners, private equity and corporate clients on a wide range of M&A services, including company disposals, mergers, fundraising and acquisition support. He has advised on more than 50 transactions across multiple industries with enterprise values of up to €1.5 billion.

  Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Meyer spent his career at DC Advisory, where for the past six years he served as a Managing Director leading the French Healthcare coverage. Notable assignments include advising Eurazeo on the sale of Peters Surgical to Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc (AMS), Clariane on the sale of its senior residences business Les Essentielles to Groupe Duval, Wavestone on its acquisition of Q_Perior, and Taisho Pharmaceutical on the acquisition of Laboratoires UPSA.

Ms. Ronconi said: ‘Having already successfully worked with Maximiliano and Andrea, it is a pleasure to join them at A&M to build together the practice in Milan. Thanks to its worldwide presence and great knowledge across practices, I believe A&M is perfectly positioned to serve the corporate finance needs of the Italian market.  Drawing on my experience of advising on deals across sectors, I particularly look forward to further developing the firm’s consumer expertise in Italy and across Europe.’

Mr. Meyer noted: ‘A&M has built a strong reputation for trusted execution and commitment to delivering results – values that chime with my own. The group is recognised for its ambitions to assume a leading role, leveraging its international footprint and sector expertise, and I’m pleased to play a part in the next chapter of growth in France.’

The senior appointments form part of a wave of European hires this year, with a pipeline of new recruits to eight offices across five regions. They also build on continued growth of the European practice over 2025, in Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. The number of A&M’s Corporate Finance professionals in Europe stands at 150 and counting.

Jonathan Boyers, Managing Director and Head of A&M’s Corporate Finance practice in EMEA, added: ‘We continue to invest in our team to meet sustained demand for top-quality, independent advice, especially in the mid-market. The calibre of our new joiners, Barbara in Italy and Frédéric in France – who bring local and international experience, and a strong track record in the origination and execution in both private equity and cross-border transactions – will be crucial to keeping up the momentum as we build a best-in-class platform across Europe.’

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