New Advisory Partner and new office in Brescia

Thanks to his vast experience, the twentieth partner entering Bernoni Grant Thornton will further broaden the Advisory service offer, heading the "Debt Restructuring" service line of Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services, and will develop the new office in Brescia.

Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services Srl, subsidiary of Bernoni Grant Thornton, reached an agreement for the appointment of Giuseppe Bernardi as partner responsible for the Debt Restructuring service line. Bernoni Grant Thornton and its subsidiaries now include 20 partners and about 200 people.

This further development allows Bernoni Grant Thornton to continue strengthening its positioning in the advisory service line and to extend its presence in Italy thanks to a new office in Brescia, led by the new partner.

Giuseppe Bernardi has a thirty-year experience in Corporate Finance and Debt Restructuring, accrued, first, in E&Y and, later, in Business Bridge, the advisory boutique he founded in Brescia.

He was director and chairman in various companies, including Mittel Corporate Finance, Holinvest, Hopa, Carlo Tassara, Bialetti, Lombarda Vita (UBI Banca Group), Tua Assicurazione (Cattolica Assicurazione Group).

He is currently chairman of the religious foundation Alma Tovini Domus in Brescia and member of the steering committee of the banking association “Fondazione Banca del Monte di Lombardia”.

«I am very pleased about Giuseppe Bernardi entering our firm. His broad experience and proven technical skills can help us strengthen our team and further extend the service offering to our clients. We pay particular attention to the selection of our resources and Giuseppe Bernardi shares our values, as well as our vision and strategy» - stated Stefano Salvadeo, CEO of Grant Thornton Financial Advisory Services and partner/Head of Advisory at Bernoni Grant Thornton.

«Moreover, the opening of a new office in Brescia will allow us to be closer to a high-potential economic system. This will be a further push to the development of our business model based on the provision of integrated services to our clients».

«I have known Giuseppe Bernoni for some years and I have always appreciated his professional skills and solid human virtues – said Giuseppe Bernardi – and I appreciate the excellent skills and human virtues of colleagues and collaborators at Bernoni Grant Thornton, as well.

«Corporate Finance and Debt Restructuring consultancy is crucial for the development of businesses, allowing them to become more solid, profitable and efficient, as well as to increase their competitiveness in global markets. I am honouredthat an office is being opened in Brescia, which is the third Italian industrial city and one of the first industrial cities in Europe.»