About
Davide Palazzo is a director at Accuracy, with more than 10 years of professional experience in the company.
Davide Palazzo joined Accuracy in 2015 and specialises in transaction services (focus on valuation, financial modelling, buy-side due diligence and vendor assistance), carrying out engagements in Italy and abroad.
Davide operates across multiple industries, with a particular focus on fashion & luxury and renewable energy.
He is fluent in Italian and English.
Qualifications
- MSc in Management (major in Finance) at Bocconi University
- Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration
In-depth expertise
Davide has extensive experience in valuation (fairness opinions, valuation reports, sworn appraisals on companies, business units, intangible assets, etc.), financial modelling (transaction, project financing, restructuring, antitrust procedures) and M&A transactions across various industries (buy-side due diligence, vendor assistance, closing support).
Fashion & luxury
For many years now, Davide has been supporting major fashion brands in integrating their supply chains through M&A transactions (e.g. tanneries, knitwear manufacturers, specialised assemblers for bags and leather goods, footwear manufacturers, RTW producers, etc.), gaining significant experience and in-depth knowledge of the industry.
Energy
Since the beginning of his career, Davide has been assisting leading players in the renewable energy sector in the context of global M&A transactions, primarily providing support in modelling and valuation activities.
Example of engagements
Fashion & luxury
- Several buy-side due diligence engagements on targets operating as suppliers of major luxury groups, in the context of their potential acquisition, and closing support assistance
- Vendor assistance in the context of the disposal of a Romanian company specialising in outerwear manufacturing for leading fashion brands
- Support in carve-out and valuation activities as part of an internal reorganisation process involving the transfer of multiple business units from Switzerland to Italy
Energy
- Financial modelling, valuation activities and transaction support in the context of the acquisition/disposal of different companies and/or portfolio of renewable assets (Europe, South Africa, South America, Australia, US, UK, India, etc.)
- Financial modelling and negotiation support in the context of project finance for a leading company operating in the gas distribution industry in southern Italy
- Several valuations and fairness opinions on renewable project pipelines worldwide, as well as investments in energy-related companies
Other
- Valuation and fairness opinion (companies, brands, NPL portfolios, airport slots, etc.), as well as expert appraisals for the contribution-in-kind of shares and business units
- BP modelling for companies operating in different industries (aerospace, paper, vending machines, real estate, manufacturing, automotive, nursing homes and private clinics, etc.)
- Modelling activities to assess the feasibility of bond issuances to refinance LBO debts undertaken by companies owned by PE funds
- Buy-side due diligence engagements on Italian and foreign targets in the context of their potential acquisition