Paolo Guida

Paolo Guida is a Partner at Eureka where he leads ETA Fund I. An early investor in Tre Cime Capital, recognised as the first Search Fund launched in Italy, Paolo has since become an active investor and supporter of search funds and entrepreneurship through acquisition initiatives, contributing to the development of the model in the Italian private capital ecosystem. Paolo is an ETA Adjunct Professor and kick-started the Market Observatory on Search Funds at GSOM Politecnico of Milan. He advises a Single FO across private market capital allocation strategies. Paolo has over 20 years of experience across investment banking, principal investing, and entrepreneurship, with a track record spanning M&A, turnaround investments, search funds, fintech, blockchain, and cybersecurity. Paolo began his career in strategy consulting before joining Lehman Brothers’ Financial Advisory Group, where he advised on M&A and IPO transactions across Italy, Germany, and France. He subsequently