About
Marco Francescon is a Principal on AEA's Middle Market Private Equity team, where he works on investment opportunities in Europe, mainly in the industrial technology and advanced materials sectors. He previously worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in London and Sydney, covering client coverage and M&A execution. He holds a B.A. with honors in philosophy, politics and economics and an MSc in African studies, both from Oxford University.
Invests in
Deep TechNew Materials
Experience
- AEA InvestorsPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
- AEA InvestorsVice President2020 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- AEA InvestorsAssociate2017 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleyUK M&A Associate2016 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleyAustralia M&A Analyst2015 — 2016Greater Sydney Area
- Morgan StanleyUK M&A Analyst2013 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- The Hut GroupManaged a Portfolio Website2012 — 2013Cheshire
- Barclays CapitalCommodity Sales2012London Area, United Kingdom
- UBS Investment BankM&A2011London Area, United Kingdom
- Ernst & YoungTransaction Advisory2010
Skills & more
Investment Banking10Financial Institutions1Research3International Relations3Political Science3Microsoft Office2Politics1International Development1Economics3Microsoft Excel2
Languages French · Italian
From Marco's professional profile.
Colleagues at Aea Investors
Aaron Tobias
Associate at Aea Investors
Abram Turner
Data Scientist, Data Analytics at Aea Investors
Adam Goetsch
Operating Partner and Head of e-Commerce at Aea Investors
Alex Bales
Vice President at Aea Investors
Alex Reedy
Vice President at Aea Investors
Allexandre Mehfar
Partner at Aea Investors
Anne-Sophie Marchal
Associate at Aea Investors
Anneka Kamel
Partner at Aea Investors
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marco Francescon?
- Marco Francescon is a Principal on AEA's Middle Market Private Equity team, where he works on investment opportunities in Europe, mainly in the industrial technology and advanced materials sectors. He previously worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in London and Sydney, covering client coverage and M&A execution. He holds a B.A. with honors in philosophy, politics and economics and an MSc in African studies, both from Oxford University.
- Where does Marco Francescon work?
- Marco Francescon is Principal at Aea Investors.
- What does Marco Francescon invest in?
- Marco Francescon invests in Deep Tech, New Materials.
- Where did Marco Francescon go to school?
- Marco Francescon studied at University of Oxford (MSc African Studies, Political Science); University of Oxford (Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Political Science).
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