Alberto Cei

Partner

Alberto Cei is Founding Partner of SURE started-up in September 2021.
Before founding SURE, Alberto was a Managing Director in Natixis, where he set up and headed the Energy Infrastructure practice in Italy since 2007.
He was also one of the 5 Power&Renewables Industry Bankers of the bank at global level.

Alberto has more than 24 years experience in originating, structuring, managing and distributing transactions across the energy, infrastructure and telecom sectors.

Alberto has a strong record of awards having closed many “market first” transactions including among others the First Italian Project Bond, the First European Interconnector Project Finance and the Italian PPP.

Previously, Alberto worked for WestLB AG Milan and for SanPaolo IMI, London Branch where he has been involved in international transactions in Europe, Middle East, Africa and South America in the energy sector.
He began his career in the management consulting firm AT Kearney.

Alberto holds a Master Degree (with hons) from the Berkeley University (USA) and an MSc in Industrial Engineering.

 

Ivan Aloi

Partner

Ivan Aloi is Founding Partner of SURE and has a long track record of bringing complex and structured transactions to financial close across different infrastructure sectors.

Before founding SURE, Ivan contributed since 2008 to launch and expand the Energy Infrastructure desk of Natixis Milan whereby as a Director he managed, supervised and worked in many of the most innovative and “market first” transactions closed in the Italian market in the renewable and infrastructure sector.

In more than 17 years’ experience he structured, arranged, closed and distributed transaction in the renewable sector, transportation and social, oil gas.

Previously, Ivan worked in Marsh Mc Lennan providing insurance advisory services for non recourse project financing in different sectors, with focus on renewable energy and transportation social infrastructures He began his career in a broker house in London in the team in charge of structuring and sale of hedging products for Italian financial institutions and insurance companies.

Ivan graduated with honors in Business Administration from the Bocconi University in Milan and has gained international academic experiences at Uppsala University in Sweden.

 

Davide Petraroli

Director

Davide Petraroli joined SURE from its foundation in 2021 bringing an extensive experience in investment banking and private equity in the Infrastructure and Energy sector.

Prior to becoming a member of SURE, Davide worked at ValeCap, an Investment Banking boutique in Milan advising clients in M&A and debt advisory transactions in the renewable, energy and infrastructure sectors; before that, he was an Investment Executive between Paris and Luxembourg at Cube Infrastructure Managers, a multi billion infrastructure fund where he worked across several transactions in the Energy sector on a pan European level.

Davide began his career in investment banking working with Banca Euromobiliare in the Corporate Finance Advisory Division in Milan.

Davide holds a Master of Science in Management from the Bocconi University, and has gained international academic experiences at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore and Toulouse Business School.

 

Riccardo De Nardi

Vice President

Riccardo De Nardi joined SURE in May 2022.

Before becoming a member of SURE, Riccardo worked in the Energy, Infrastructure & Environment team of Mazars where he gained a strong experience in the valuation, financial advisory and financial modelling of renewable energy & Infrastructure projects; before that, he was part of the renewable investment team at Finanziaria Internazionale Investments SGR, with a main focus on the acquisition of photovoltaic projects in greenfield and secondary market.

Riccardo began his career as an investment analyst in a private equity fund focused on SMEs acquisitions located in Northeast Italy.

Riccardo graduated with honors in Economics and Finance from the University in Padua and has gained international academic experiences at Bochum University in Germany.

 

Roberto Rainone

Analyst

Roberto holds a Master of Science in Finance and a Bachelor Degree in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University in Milan.

He focuses on financial modelling and execution of M&A and debt transactions.

 

Andrea Brangi

Analyst

Andrea holds a Bachelor degree in Economic and Social Sciences at Bocconi University and he is enrolled in the Master of Economic and Social Sciences at Bocconi University, in Milan.

Andrea focuses on financial modelling and execution of M&A and debt transactions.