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MP Capital & Advisory GmbH is an independent strategic and corporate advisory firm serving banks, asset managers, entrepreneurs, and investors. We partner with clients to achieve sustainable growth, preserve legacy, and create long-term value that endures across generations.
We bring together the best of innovation and tradition. Grounded in Swiss values of excellence, precision, and integrity, we provide trusted advice for an evolving world.
Get in touchMP Capital & Advisory GmbH is a Swiss-based independent advisory firm providing strategic, corporate, and transactional counsel to corporations, their shareholders, and management teams.
Founded by Mauro Palombo following a distinguished career at top-tier international private banks, including Julius Baer and EFG International, the firm brings senior-level perspective to complex situations where strategic clarity and financial judgment both matter.
We work with a select number of clients pursuing commercial, strategic, or entrepreneurial objectives, offering the rigour of a major institution with the attention and discretion of a boutique practice.
Mauro Palombo is a seasoned banking executive with more than 35 years of experience in private banking, strategic leadership, and corporate governance. His career has been shaped by senior roles at two of Switzerland’s foremost private banks, where he served as Group Chief Credit Officer, Global Head of Strategic Client Management, and Head of Group Strategic Initiatives.
An Approved Director recognised by both the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market and the Jersey Financial Services Commission, Mauro brings deep expertise in governance, risk oversight, and institutional development.
He currently chairs the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee and the Asset Liability Committee of an international private bank in Abu Dhabi Global Market, advising on matters of strategy, risk, and long-term value creation.
Strategic planning and analysis, business development, market entry and expansion advisory, and organisational consulting for corporations and their leadership teams.
Independent advice on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and corporate restructurings for companies and shareholders with industrial or entrepreneurial objectives.
Structuring and negotiation support for lending transactions, including credit facility design, lender selection, and financing strategy in connection with corporate transactions.
Independent director mandates and governance advisory drawing on extensive experience as a board and audit & risk committee member at regulated financial institutions.
Advisory on private debt and structured finance solutions for corporates and entrepreneurs, leveraging the SIRIO PCC platform and a deep network of institutional lenders.
Confidential strategic counsel to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and entrepreneurs navigating complex personal or corporate situations.
Deep familiarity with the Swiss regulatory environment, banking landscape, and institutional relationships built over three decades at leading Swiss banks.
Expert in credit structuring, risk frameworks, and lending negotiations.
Senior roles spanning investment solutions, wealth planning, and strategic client management for UHNWIs, family offices, and external asset managers at global private banking institutions.
Broad experience advising corporates, SMEs, banks, brokers, and institutional clients on credit, transactional banking, and strategic matters across multiple market cycles.
Active mandates across Switzerland, the Middle East, and Guernsey, with a global network of entrepreneurs, relationship managers, and institutional partners.
Non Executive Independent Director, as well as Chair of Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee and Asset Liability Committee. Experience from regulated entities across multiple jurisdictions.
MP Capital & Advisory GmbH provides independent strategic and corporate advisory services to corporations, their shareholders and management. Services are provided exclusively to clients pursuing industrial, strategic, or entrepreneurial objectives. The Company does not manage client assets, exercise discretion over client investments, hold client funds, or provide personal recommendations regarding financial instruments for investment or hedging purposes. The Company does not provide financial services within the meaning of the Financial Services Act (FinSA) and is not subject to licensing requirements under the Financial Institutions Act (FinIA).
We work with a select number of clients. If you are considering a transaction, a strategic challenge, or simply wish to explore whether we can help, we welcome a confidential conversation.