Milan, July 1st, 2025 - EQUITA, the leading independent investment bank in Italy, announces a new partnership with the independent advisory boutique BZM – Buttignon Zotti Milan & Co (“BZM”) to strengthen corporate finance advisory services in the Triveneto region.

Headquartered in Padua, BZM is a well-known advisor in the North-East Italy, who partners with entrepreneurs, families, institutional and private investors by offering valuation, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and financial restructuring services.

The partnership will promote corporate finance and capital markets solutions in the Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige regions. The aim is to elevate the potential of the territory, value the deep roots and strong bonds of BZM in Triveneto, and consolidate the role of EQUITA as the leading independent investment bank in Italy also for the northeastern areas of the Country.

The collaboration between EQUITA and BZM will allow both partners to integrate their expertise and networks, creating valuable synergies by leveraging on domestic and international contacts. Entrepreneurs, shareholders and investors will access a complementary offering of tailor-made advisory services and will benefit from the local presence of both EQUITA and BZM teams in Padua.

Filippo Guicciardi and Carlo Andrea Volpe, main sponsors of the initiative for the EQUITA investment banking team, commented: “We are pleased to initiate this partnership in the Triveneto region with an advisor who shares our core values: independence, trust, and integrity. By joining forces with BZM - Buttignon Zotti Milan & Co, EQUITA will strengthen its local presence in the Triveneto area and consolidate its role of leading independent investment bank in Italy. Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino-Alto Adige have plenty of excellent entrepreneurs, families and investors, with strong innovation capabilities and growth opportunities. Our goal is to help these successful stories to become even more successful with value added corporate finance and capital markets solutions.”

Fabio Buttignon, Antonio Zotti and Giulia Milan, co-founders and managing partners at BZM, commented: “The partnership with EQUITA aligns high professional standards and execution capabilities, strengthens the relationship with our contacts in the region, and completes our set of services offered to clients. The outstanding expertise of EQUITA and the value of its international partners will allow BZM to provide a full set of solutions, including access to capital markets, keeping at the same time the flexibility and client-centric approach that have always differentiated us.”