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Corporate Advisory
Method, strategy, decisions
Aetos Partners supports entrepreneurs and SMEs in their most complex strategic and financial decisions: growth, transformation, extraordinary transactions, the entry of new shareholders. An approach that combines strategy, finance and change management, with hands-on support at the critical moments.
Why now
SMEs are growing, credit is getting tighter
Italian SMEs incorporated as limited companies in 2025, 21% more than in 2019, with 5.6 million employees
family businesses that may face a generational handover in the next decade
bank lending to companies with fewer than 20 employees in one year, while lending to businesses overall is growing
Sources: Cerved, SME analysis presented in September 2026; AUB Observatory on family businesses, 17th report (companies with revenues above 20 million euros); CGIA research office, November 2024 – November 2025.
What it does
Three areas, a clear path for every situation
Financial planning is not an end in itself but a tool for making better decisions. For each area, Aetos starts from situations SMEs commonly face and guides them along a clear path.
Stability and balance
Financial structure and planning
- Revenues growing, cash under pressure
- Unplanned investments
- Dependence on the banking system
Evolution
Transformation and growth
- Growth tied to personal relationships
- Evolution of the business model
- Growth through acquisitions
Decision
Support for complex decisions
- Diverging views among shareholders
- Decision-making concentrated in the founder
- Entry of a new investor
How it works
Services
One team for every stage
Corporate finance
- CFO Services · financial management
- Financial Planning · structured planning
- Credit Risk · credit risk
- Risk Assessment · business risks
- Debt Opportunities · minibonds and debt funds
Strategy and organisation
- Strategy Consultancy · strategic advisory
- Change Management · organisational change
- Governance Consulting · governance advisory
- Startup and SME Setup · launching innovative start-ups and SMEs
- Pre IPO Strategy · the path to listing
Transactions and incentives
- Corporate Advisory · M&A advisory
- Transaction Services · extraordinary transactions
- Subsidised finance · access to subsidised funding
- Development contracts · structuring of the contracts
- Tax Credits · tax credits
Who it works with
SMEs, industrial groups, investors
- SMEs · companies that are growing, transforming or reorganising, or facing a critical turning point
- Industrial groups · holding companies seeking strategic support for their subsidiaries
- Funds and family offices · investors looking for specialised SME advisory, from build-ups to scouting
Within the Net 4 Capital group
Buy-and-build experience, put to work for SMEs
Aetos Partners provides the group with expertise in selection, due diligence, M&A and integration, and offers strategic and financial advisory to SMEs. What we learn from buy-and-build projects becomes expertise for other businesses.