Stefano Alberto Bonfiglio (born February 1964) is an Italian businessman, the co-founder and managing partner of Stirling Square Capital Partners, a London-based private equity firm that invests in companies valued between €50 million and €500 million.
Stefano Bonfiglio | |
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| Born | Stefano Alberto Bonfiglio February 1964 (age 60) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University University of Pennsylvania Wharton Business School |
| Occupation | private equity manager |
| Known for | Founder and partner, Stirling Square Capital Partners |
| Board member of | Stirling Square Capital Partners Walkabout Foundation |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 8 |
| Relatives | Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster (father-in-law) Carlos de la Cruz (ex-father-in-law) |
Early life
editStefano Alberto Bonfiglio was born in Italy in February 1964.[1] He has a bachelor's degree in International Economics from Georgetown University, a master's degree in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Wharton Business School.[2]
Career
editBonfiglio worked for Bankers Trust in New York and Milan for eight years, then became a managing director with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and then was co-founder and managing director of Tetragon Partners, a private equity firm.[3]
Stirling Square was co-founded by Bonfiglio in 2002, and has "total committed capital in excess of €1 billion".[4][5]
Personal life
editBonfiglio was married to jewelry designer Rosa de la Cruz Bonfiglio, the daughter of Carlos de la Cruz, a Cuban-born American businessman and art collector, and they had four sons together.[6][7]
In 2010, Bonfiglio was in a relationship with TV presenter Trinny Woodall.[8][9]
In 2014, Bonfiglio married Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster, daughter of Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster, a US-based Argentine businessman, and they have three sons and a daughter together. She is a former Goldman Sachs banker and the founder of the Walkabout Foundation, of which Bonfiglio is a director.[1][10]
They live in Knightsbridge, London.[11][6] Their wedding was attended by Hillary and Bill Clinton.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Stefano Alberto BONFIGLIO". Companies House. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Stefano Bonfiglio. "Stefano Bonfiglio: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "LZRFF Company Profile & Executives - Localiza Rent A Car S/A - Wall Street Journal". Quotes.wsj.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "A private equity firm which invests across Europe in mid-market companies with an enterprise value of between €50m and €500m, Stirling Square Capital Partners". Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Stirling Square Capital Partners - About Us". Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ a b Macon, Alexandra (3 June 2014). "Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster's Wedding in the Dominican Republic". Vogue. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ Phillips, Ian (13 February 2008). "Rosa De La Cruz Bonfiglio Decorating With Art". Elledecor.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "What Trinny and Susannah did next". Telegraph. 13 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Trinny Woodall Stefano Bonfiglio Elephant Stock Photos & Trinny Woodall Stefano Bonfiglio Elephant Stock Images". Alamy.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Vilensky, Mike (4 October 2011). "After Accident, a Nonprofit Is Born". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b Herrmann, Joshi (25 June 2015). "Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster: From Goldman's to good works". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
Brought up in Greenwich, Connecticut, as the well-connected daughter of a wealthy Argentinian-born energy entrepreneur, Gonzalez-Bunster became a Londoner 10 years ago when she came to the LSE to do a masters. [...] After the LSE she briefly worked for the Clinton Foundation [her father is a director and trustee], then joined Goldman Sachs.