Key Takeaways
- • Gallagher has appointed Giulio Greco as Chief Broking Officer of its EMEA-wide Private Equity and M&A (PEMA) practice in a newly created role, positioning him to lead broking strategy across the UK, Europe, and Middle East from Milan.
- • Five new hires expand Gallagher's Italy footprint, including Federica Marcabruni as Head of Transaction Solutions for PEMA Italy—a corporate M&A lawyer with over 10 years' experience and prior roles at Deloitte and Simmons & Simmons.
- • Carlo Ungaro joins as Director of Relationship Management for Southern Europe, taking responsibility for managing relationships with private capital funds, corporate clients, and advisory communities across the region.
- • The expansion includes two additional qualified lawyers—Alberto Corolla and Vincenzo Ferrini—appointed as Director and Associate Director of Transaction Solutions in Italy, strengthening the firm's deal execution capabilities.
- • This build-out represents Gallagher's sustained investment in European private capital advisory infrastructure, with particular emphasis on Italy as a regional hub and transaction solutions expertise.
Summary
Gallagher has announced five new appointments to its Private Equity and M&A practice across EMEA, marking a significant expansion of its capital advisory capabilities in Europe. The hires reinforce the firm's strategic commitment to building regional infrastructure and deepening client-focused expertise, particularly in Italy and Southern Europe.
Giulio Greco has been appointed Chief Broking Officer of the EMEA-wide PEMA practice in a newly created role based in Milan. In this position, Greco will lead and develop Gallagher's broking strategy for insurance-backed transactional risk solutions, coordinating across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. He will work directly with insurers to optimize client outcomes across deal and post-closing solutions and will report to Alistair Lester, Gallagher's EMEA CEO for PEMA.
Also based in Milan, Carlo Ungaro has been appointed Director of Relationship Management for Southern Europe. Ungaro will manage relationships with private capital funds, corporate clients, and the wider advisory community while overseeing delivery of Gallagher's full suite of deal and post-closing solutions. This role reflects the firm's focus on relationship continuity and regional client service across private equity and M&A transactions.
Federica Marcabruni has been appointed Head of Transaction Solutions for PEMA Italy, bringing corporate M&A legal expertise accumulated over more than a decade at leading advisory firms including Deloitte and Simmons & Simmons. Reporting into Lester, Marcabruni will lead transaction solutions delivery within Italy's private equity market. Supporting this function, Alberto Corolla and Vincenzo Ferrini have been appointed as Director and Associate Director of Transaction Solutions in Italy, respectively. Both are qualified lawyers with corporate law backgrounds, positioning the Italy team to execute complex transactional work with deep legal and regulatory expertise.
This expansion continues Gallagher's year-long investment in building a top-tier European team dedicated to supporting M&A transactions and private capital activity, reflecting sustained demand for specialized insurance and risk advisory services in the EMEA private equity market.
Giulio Greco has been appointed Chief Broking Officer of the EMEA-wide PEMA practice in a newly created role based in Milan. In this position, Greco will lead and develop Gallagher's broking strategy for insurance-backed transactional risk solutions, coordinating across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. He will work directly with insurers to optimize client outcomes across deal and post-closing solutions and will report to Alistair Lester, Gallagher's EMEA CEO for PEMA.
Also based in Milan, Carlo Ungaro has been appointed Director of Relationship Management for Southern Europe. Ungaro will manage relationships with private capital funds, corporate clients, and the wider advisory community while overseeing delivery of Gallagher's full suite of deal and post-closing solutions. This role reflects the firm's focus on relationship continuity and regional client service across private equity and M&A transactions.
Federica Marcabruni has been appointed Head of Transaction Solutions for PEMA Italy, bringing corporate M&A legal expertise accumulated over more than a decade at leading advisory firms including Deloitte and Simmons & Simmons. Reporting into Lester, Marcabruni will lead transaction solutions delivery within Italy's private equity market. Supporting this function, Alberto Corolla and Vincenzo Ferrini have been appointed as Director and Associate Director of Transaction Solutions in Italy, respectively. Both are qualified lawyers with corporate law backgrounds, positioning the Italy team to execute complex transactional work with deep legal and regulatory expertise.
This expansion continues Gallagher's year-long investment in building a top-tier European team dedicated to supporting M&A transactions and private capital activity, reflecting sustained demand for specialized insurance and risk advisory services in the EMEA private equity market.
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