Legacy. Continuity.
Growth.
Onebirdie Capital is an entrepreneurial venture backed by international investors,
created to acquire and lead a single Italian SME for the long term, following the search fund model.
About us
An entrepreneurial model for business continuity.
The search fund is an entrepreneurial model established internationally for over forty years, created to address the challenge of generational transition in businesses. An entrepreneur with relevant skills, backed by a group of experienced investors, seeks a single, solid company to acquire and continue developing. For the seller, the difference is substantial: the company does not enter a portfolio, nor is it absorbed into a group — it passes to an entrepreneur who will make it their own project, respecting its history and its people.
A single company
Resources and energy dedicated exclusively to the acquired company and its growth.
Entrepreneurial expertise
The Managing Partner takes over the company's management, bringing skills and operational flexibility.
Respect for tradition
The company's history and its people as the foundations of the development project.
Long-term horizon
An entrepreneurial vision, free from the deadlines and constraints of traditional acquisition models.
Guido Pagani
Managing Partner
Guido Pagani is an entrepreneur and manager with over fifteen years of international experience. He began his career as a strategy consultant to banks and supervisory authorities in Oliver Wyman's Milan office. He then spent three years in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in London, working first-hand on numerous M&A and capital markets transactions for multinational companies in the technology sector. He went on to lead Uber's operations across the Northern European markets, based in Amsterdam. Most recently, he was founder and CEO of a startup backed by internationally renowned investors such as Exor and Flash Ventures (Rocket Internet).
Guido graduated with honours in Chemical Engineering (BSc and MSc) from the University of Bologna, and holds an MSc in Financial Economics from the University of Oxford and an MBA from the University of Chicago (Booth School of Business). In 2026 he founded Onebirdie Capital, with the goal of searching for and acquiring a single Italian company to lead personally as chief executive.
LinkedIn ↗Our investors
- Institutional 65%
- Individuals and family offices 35%
- Americas 52%
- Europe 37%
- Italy 11%
What we look for
A solid company, approaching a generational transition or change of ownership.
Profitability
Stable earnings over the years, solid margins, positive cash flows.
Sector
Stable demand, low cyclicality, limited technological risk.
Structure
Managers and employees able to ensure technical and operational continuity.
Ownership
Shareholders ready to hand over the reins, for personal or family reasons.
The process
A clear, personal and efficient path.
First conversation
A confidential meeting to get to know each other and understand the owner's situation, goals and timeline. With no obligation.
Analysis and proposal
Once a non-disclosure agreement is signed, we review the company's key information and submit a non-binding proposal (LOI).
Due diligence and agreement
Detailed verifications with the support of each side's advisors and definition of terms: e.g. price, structure, timing, the owner's role after the handover.
Handover
Signing and the Managing Partner's entry into the company, with the arrangements and any transition period agreed with the owner.
The process is managed directly by the Managing Partner from the first step to the last.
Contact
A first conversation, with no obligation.
We speak with business owners, advisors and M&A professionals. An email is all it takes: we personally reply to every message.
info@onebirdiecapital.com