Luca Buglione

15+ years of investment research, investment banking, buyside M&A/private equity advisory, strategy/corporate development, VC/entrepreneurial management • Expertise in investment research/analysis, financial modeling/valuation, competitive analysis/benchmarking, strategic/financial planning, corporate development, M&A/buyouts/LBOs, public/private capital raising, corporate finance/accounting, sourcing/managing clients, and managing due diligence/projects/transactions • Extensive experience in the Information Technology (IT), Outsourcing/BPO, Software, Business Services, Internet/New Media, Biofuel, and Water industries

- Recently engaged in investing in global luxury opportunities - Previously spent 8 years in investment banking (M&A) and private equity in Europe and Middle East at J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley - Previously spent 3 years in Business Consulting at Morgan Stanley and Arthur Andersen in Europe - Executive MBA in Global Fashion Management from Institut Français de la Mode (IFM), Paris, France, in partnership with New York Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) - MS in Information and Communication Systems Engineering from Ecole des Mines, Douai, France

Career corporate financier and banker, specialist in advising on equity and mezzanine fundraising in London (including public markets, particularly AIM and AQSE), private equity/venture capital, trade finance, asset based lending and the developing areas of crowdfunding/peer-2-peer/ICO. Experience of most industries, including technology, natural resources, services and manufacturing. Skilled in putting together creative solutions to difficult situations, including restructuring under creditor pressure and difficult jurisdictions. Advised on numerous transactions over more than 30 years, including IPOs, reverse mergers, secondary offerings, restructurings, working capital refinancing and long-term debt.