Stefano Bonfiglio
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.
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Born | Stefano Alberto Bonfiglio February 1964 (age 56) |
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 |
Spouse(s) | Rosa de la Cruz Bonfiglio Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster |
Children | 6 |
Relatives | Rolando Gonzalez-Bunster (father-in-law) Carlos de la Cruz (ex-father-in-law) |
Early life
Stefano 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
Bonfiglio 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
Bonfiglio 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 a son 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
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- Stefano Bonfiglio. "Stefano Bonfiglio: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- "LZRFF Company Profile & Executives - Localiza Rent A Car S/A - Wall Street Journal". Quotes.wsj.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- "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.
- Macon, Alexandra (June 3, 2014). "Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster's Wedding in the Dominican Republic". Vogue. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- Phillips, Ian (2008-02-13). "Rosa De La Cruz Bonfiglio Decorating With Art". Elledecor.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- "What Trinny and Susannah did next". Telegraph. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- "Trinny Woodall Stefano Bonfiglio Elephant Stock Photos & Trinny Woodall Stefano Bonfiglio Elephant Stock Images". Alamy.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- Vilensky, Mike (October 4, 2011). "After Accident, a Nonprofit Is Born". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- Herrmann, Joshi (June 25, 2015). "Ex-Goldman Sachs banker Carolina Gonzalez-Bunster: From Goldman's to good works". London Evening Standard. Retrieved October 19, 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.