Tommy is a Managing Director and the Chief Legal Officer at Tifosy. Tommy joined the firm in 2017 and is an advisor on M&A and financing transactions, deal strategy, transaction documentation and sports regulation. He has a leadership role across the firm’s advisory and capital solutions business lines.

Tommy recently advised on the takeover of Olympique Lyonnais following the Iconic Sports’ investment into Eagle Football, Oaktree’s financing of Inter Milan, Ares’s investment into Inter Miami, Melbourne Victory’s record capital raise, the takeover of Pisa Sporting Club and numerous financings in the sector. He sits on the investment committee for Tifosy Sports Credit which has deployed more than €150m in secured lending and previously managed the $345m IPO of Iconic Sports Acquisition Corp. on the NYSE.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Tommy was a senior corporate lawyer at a leading European law firm specialising in M&A. He has a wide range of advisory experience across public and private transactions, private equity, high-yield bond issuances, IPOs, financing structures and corporate governance.

Tommy holds a bachelor’s degree in business and law from University College Dublin and professional solicitor qualifications from the Law Societies of Ireland and England & Wales.

Marco Re is a Managing Director at Tifosy and head of the Italian office. Marco joined Tifosy in 2020 and is a key part of the firm’s strategic client coverage as an adviser to top tier clubs and clients across Europe. He has an in-depth knowledge of the sports industry and is highly valued by clients for his holistic view on the sports M&A and financing market.

In addition to advisory work on transactions, Marco leads the Tifosy Sports Credit strategy where he sits on the investment committee and manages the team and deal flow from origination through to execution. In partnership with a large European asset manager, Tifosy Sports Credit has deployed more than €150m in secured financing in sports, primarily in professional football.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Marco served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Board at Juventus FC where he held responsibility for all financial and non-sporting operations. During his twenty years at Juventus, Marco led various capital market transactions including leading the club through its IPO, €300m rights issue, stadium construction financing, J Village financing (real estate fund structure) and €175m high yield bond issuance. As an experienced CFO, Marco has a detailed understanding of not only industry specific financing arrangements, such as factoring of broadcasting and player receivables, but also related developments having assumed senior leadership roles in the J Medical and J Hotel projects.

Marco holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Turin and has been enrolled in the Italian Register of Chartered Accountants and in Register of Auditors since 2003.

Maxime Budin is an Executive Director at Tifosy and a core member of our client coverage team. Maxime is actively involved in the structuring and execution of M&A and financing transactions.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Maxime was an Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs where he acted as advisor to financial institutions (FIG), building extensive experience working on various M&A transactions, IPOs and debt financings. He also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank.

Maxime holds a master’s degree in Management from ESCP Europe / Cass Business School and is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

Simone Bonfiglio is an Executive Director at Tifosy and a core member of the client coverage team. Simone is actively involved in the structuring and execution of M&A and financing transactions.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Simone was an Investment Banking Associate at Credit Suisse, where he advised in the media, sports and telecom sectors on financing solutions, growth strategies and capital structure optimisation. He also worked as a Sales Associate on the Financial Analytics team at Bloomberg.

Simone holds a master’s degree in Finance from Esade and in International Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Bocconi and is fluent in Italian, English and Spanish.

Pavel Montero is an Executive Director at Tifosy. Pavel joined the firm in 2023 and is a core member of the client coverage team working on the execution of M&A and financing transactions.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Pavel was an Investment Banking Vice President at Credit Suisse, where he advised on various M&A, ECM and DCM transactions. During his eight-year tenure at Credit Suisse, Pavel worked in the Madrid, London and New York offices.

Previously to Credit Suisse, Pavel worked in the M&A department at BBVA and as an auditor at Deloitte.

Pavel holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is fluent in Spanish, Galician and English, and conversant in Portuguese.

Nicola Verdun is the Head of Business Development at Tifosy. Nicola is responsible for the firm’s business development strategy and various senior relationships within the sports industry across Europe.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Nicola was Head of Global Partnerships and International Development at Juventus FC where his responsibilities included developing the club’s brand and commercial footprint on a global basis as well as securing sponsorship contracts with major international brands. He also worked at Nielsen Sport (formerly Repucom) where, as European Business Development Director, he provided full-service sponsorship, marketing analysis and evaluation to rights holders and brands seeking to maximise their assets and return on investment within sports and entertainment.

Previously Nicola was Account Director at MEC Access, a sports marketing agency specialising in research, negotiation, strategy, activation and evaluation for international clients such as Procter & Gamble, Nestle, Pirelli, Xerox, Visa and Sony Ericsson.

Nicola holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Turin.

Sara is a Legal & Compliance Officer at Tifosy. Sara joined the firm in 2021 and oversees and manages legal and compliance matters for Tifosy in Italy as well as assisting with legal and transactional matters in the Tifosy group as a whole.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Sara was an associate at DLA Piper Milan advising primarily on leveraged and acquisition finance, project finance, distressed lending and debt restructuring transactions. Sara has a broad experience in finance and debt capital markets and before joining DLA Piper trained with Latham and Watkins in Milan and worked as an associate in the banking department. During her career Sara has also completed banking secondments at Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit and advised on specialist transactions in the sports sector including the financing of the AS Roma stadium and the structuring of the €300 million senior secured bonds issued by Inter Milan.

Sara holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Trento and a professional qualification from the Italian Bar Association.

Mrinal Sinh Smith is Chief Digital & Marketing Officer at Tifosy. Mrinal has overall responsibility for the product strategy and development of the Tifosy Investment Platform as well as leading platform innovation, operations and overseeing certain tech-enabled regulatory functions.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Mrinal was Head of International Publishing at the Guardian News & Media. As part of the senior management team that led the Guardian to becoming the most-read newspaper in the world, he held responsibility for core newspaper business representing 65% of revenue and consumer revenue products, including launching the Guardian's apps and digital subscription products. Mrinal also worked at global advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi and McCann, leading digital, data and membership strategies for brands including Visa, Costa Coffee and Philips.

Mrinal holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Geoff Tidey is the Chief Technology Officer at Tifosy. Geoff leads the team responsible for the technical development and maintenance of the Tifosy Investment Platform and integrated company website.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Geoff had over 20 years of professional development experience in multiple programming languages, development processes & environments. He worked at SiS (Satellite Information Services), Kelkoo and Lovefresh building bespoke and complex systems for real-time gambling & live television, online retail & fintech.

Geoff holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of De Montfort.

Daryl Watson is a Lead Developer at Tifosy. Daryl is responsible for the development and implementation of new platform features as well as overall site upgrades and maintenance.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Daryl began his career in the luxury hospitality industry before retraining as a coder at the prestigious Makers Academy in London where he went on to coach other students. Daryl is now a full-stack developer with experience using Ruby on Rails, Javascript with Backbone and ES6, and PostgreSQL.

Alexander Kossmann is Finance Director at Tifosy. Alex is responsible for the firm’s finance, corporate affairs and investor relations. He also oversees data analytics for the Tifosy Investment Platform.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Alex was a Client Associate at Julius Baer and before that at Merrill Lynch, trading and delivering portfolio analysis and research in the equity, fixed income and currency markets. He also worked as a financial analyst at Tenaris, a large multinational in the oil drilling industry.

Alex holds a master’s degree in finance from the London Business School and a bachelor’s degree in banking and finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Montevideo and is fluent in Spanish, German and English.

Javier Vela is an Associate at Tifosy. Javier joined the firm in 2022 and is a core member of the client coverage team working on the execution of M&A and financing transactions.

Prior to joining Tifosy, Javier was an Investment Banking Associate at Credit Suisse, where he advised on various M&A, ECM and DCM transactions in Spain and Portugal. Previous experience includes an internship at City Football Group.

Javier holds a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) from ESADE Business School and completed an exchange programme with the City University of London. He is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, English and French.

Davide Fazio is an Analyst at Tifosy. Davide joined the firm in 2023 and is responsible for market research, due diligence, and modelling as part of M&A and financing transactions.

Davide possesses a deep understanding of the professional sports industry and experience developing insightful data-based analysis.

Davide holds a BSc from University of Studies of Turin (Italy), a Double Master’s in Management from ESCP Business School (France and Spain), and is fluent in Italian, English and Spanish

Ishita Mishra is an Associate at Tifosy. Ishita joined the firm in 2024 and is a core member of the client coverage team working on the execution of M&A and financing transactions. Prior to joining Tifosy, Ishita interned at Citi Group's Investment Banking Division as an MBA associate where she was involved in multiple M&A deals. She also worked in Goldman Sachs Asset Management for four years where she covered institutional clients from the Middle East and Asia, and constructed and managed multi-asset portfolios for them.

She has an MBA from the London Business School and holds a master's in Economics from Delhi School of Economics.