since 2025
Freelance financial / M&A advisor

since 2023
Southern Europe Cluster Head at Citigroup Inc., Milan / Italy

since 2018
Professor of "M&A and Investment Banking" at Luiss Guido Carli University, Rome / Italy

2016 – 2023
Italy Country Officer at Citigroup Inc., Milan / Italy

2013 – 2023
Head of Citi Investment Banking, Vice Chairman of Investment Banking Italy at Citigroup Inc., Milan / Italy

2009 – 2013
Head of Investment Banking Coverage and Advisory Italy, Vice Chairman Investment Banking Coverage and Advisory at Deutsche Bank AG, Milan / Italy

2000 – 2008
Member of Italy investment Banking Team, Head of Investment Banking Coverage Italy, Head of M&A Southern Europe at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Milan / Italy

1989 – 1999
Sanpaolo Finance/Crediop/Credipar: member of investment banking and principal investment teams, Hambros Bank London – Secondment, Head of Corporate Finance Sanpaolo, Head of Rome Office Banca IMI at Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A, Milan / Italy

Leopoldo Attolico is currently acting as freelance financial advisor. He has been Southern Europe Cluster Head and Italy Country Officer at Citigroup. Before joining the company in 2013, he served in leadership roles at Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers and Intesa Sanpaolo. Leopoldo Attolico holds a degree in Statistics & Economics from La Sapienza University in Rome and, since 2018, has also been a professor at Luiss Guido Carli University, specializing in M&A and investment banking. His career embodies a balance of industry experience and academic engagement, contributing to both domains with his expertise.

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