Giovanni’s career is centered in Former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and other emerging and frontier markets.
With Rothschild & Co since 2003, specializing in M&A, ECM, debt restructuring, privatizations, special situations, Sovereign advisory.
He has been active in several sectors including, energy, telecom and tech, mining and natural resources, consumers, food and Agri, FIG and more recently in the defense sector.
Advised on transactions exceeding US$ 100bn in CIS/FSU of which over 60bn in Ukraine and established Rothschild & Co. as undisputed lead in the Region.
Giovanni has been involved in landmark transactions with geopolitical relevance such as the Mineral Deal in Ukraine (2025), the listing of Kyivstar on NASDAQ (2025, first ever Ukrainian company on a US Exchange and first company listed during wartime), 25bn USD debt restructuring of Ukrainian Sovereign debt, complex exits from Russia of major Western consumer groups, landmark first ever privatizations in Central Asia, critical minerals deals in Central Asia.
The war has sharply increased risks and shortened planning horizons. But putting investment entirely on hold also comes at a price: the loss of markets, production capacity, and competitive positions.
Nevertheless, new projects continue to be launched in Ukraine, international financial institutions continue to finance the private sector, and investors are committing capital to businesses now.
What makes an investment viable today, how should wartime risks be assessed, and which instruments can make them acceptable to private capital? We will discuss this at KIEF 2026 during the panel discussion "Investment Doesn't Wait for Peace".