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Growth capital
Private equity and growth finance
Capital, governance and advanced instruments for companies, acquisitions and growth transitions.
Private equity · Impact · Space economy
Capital becomes the future when it meets an industrial vision.
Alessandro Sannini works alongside companies, investors and institutions when innovation must become scale, technology must become industry and capital must build lasting value.
AS1979 / IT
50+Companies advised
81Verified signed articles
03Academic institutions
Capital · Industry · Future
Profile · 01
Reading the present. Financing what comes next.
Private equity investor and advisor with extensive experience in growth finance. An independent perspective connecting capital structure, governance, technology and industrial capability.
Read the full profileAreas of work · 02
Structuring capital. Directing growth.
Capital creates value when it strengthens industrial capability, governance and long-term choices.
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Industrial orbit
Space economy and industry
From technological excellence to industrial scale: SMEs, supply chains, consolidation and patient capital.
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Measurable change
Impact & Philanthropy Venture
Financial discipline, intentionality and measurement for organisations creating economic and societal value.
UNIFIA.A.
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26/27
Florence
43.7696° N
11.2558° E
University of Florence · 2026/2027
Impact Investing & Venture Philanthropy
An applied perspective on return, risk, intentionality and measurement, linking financial tools, governance and real-world cases.
View the official course pageBook · 04
Space is not remote. It is the next industrial infrastructure.
Volare Alto shows how strong companies, resilient supply chains and appropriate capital can make Italy a credible protagonist in the new space economy.
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ISBN
978-88-3365-854-4
978-88-3365-854-4
Critical reception · Three perspectives
When critics recognise a vision, a book becomes infrastructure for the debate.
Three publications, three complementary readings: analytical rigour, industrial proposals and a clear thesis on Italy’s ability to turn technical excellence into scale.
Pandora Rivista
A rigorous yet accessible investigation for stakeholders and anyone seeking to understand an economic and political frontier of growing importance.
Read the reviewFormiche
A work spanning academic analysis, economics and policy, translating fragmentation and undercapitalisation into concrete proposals.
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A precise thesis: discussing space means discussing supply chains, value creation, industrial growth and economic governance.
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An observatory on industrial transformation.
Analysis of capital, infrastructure, technology, governance and the space economy in a verified archive searchable by date and publication.
Full archiveFeatured · Latest publications
The three latest analyses.
The observatory’s most current perspective on capital, industry and space as events unfold.
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ItalyPost
Space economy, l’Italia parte da una filiera d’eccellenza ma servono aggregazioni e capitali per accelerare
Intervista a Gori e Sannini sulla filiera aerospaziale italiana: eccellenze tecnologiche, necessità di aggregazioni e capitale per crescere.
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StartMag
Leo Cargo, il caso della franco tedesca The Exploration Company e la sfida del capitale europeo
Valutazione di The Exploration Company e Leo Cargo come test della capacità europea di trasformare programmi spaziali in capitale e controllo.
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CorCom
Space Alliance e Bromo: l’Italia non può firmare un’altra resa
Analisi della joint venture Airbus-Leonardo-Thales e dei rischi di governance per l’industria spaziale italiana.
Dialogue · 06
Ambitious ideas deserve serious conversations.
If you are navigating a growth transition or building an industrial strategy, let us begin a conversation.
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