The transaction is designed to support Studio Rock’s organic and acquisition-led growth, accelerating its development through investments in technology, innovation and the expansion of professional expertise
Milan, 9 June 2026 – Studio Rock, a leading firm in tax and corporate advisory services, announces that Montefiore Investment, a leading investment firm focused on service SMEs and mid-sized companies in Italy, France and Spain, has acquired a stake in its capital. The transaction creates a long-term strategic partnership aimed at building an integrated and innovative professional platform in the Italian tax and corporate advisory market, with the ambition of establishing a national reference operator through organic growth, investments in innovation and targeted acquisitions.
Founded in 1977, Studio Rock has recorded significant growth in recent years, establishing itself through an advisory model based on deep specialization, a multidisciplinary approach and a strong focus on client needs. The partnership with Montefiore Investment stems from a shared long-term industrial vision and the desire to accelerate the firm’s development while preserving Studio Rock’s founding values: professional independence, service quality, people-centricity and continuity in client relationships.
The transaction marks the beginning of a new phase of growth and comes against a backdrop of profound change in the professional services market, characterized by increasing regulatory complexity, the need for ever more significant technology investments and a consolidation process that is expected to accelerate in the coming years.
In this context, Studio Rock will serve as the reference platform for an aggregation project aimed at bringing together professional firms that share high quality standards, a strong client orientation and full alignment with the professional and organizational values that characterize Studio Rock.
The business plan provides for major investments in technology and digitalization, with the objective of developing proprietary infrastructure and tools capable of increasing operational efficiency, supporting the platform’s growth and further improving the quality of services offered to clients.
The management team will retain a central role in the company’s governance and operational management, ensuring strategic continuity, the development of human capital and the preservation of the professional culture that has guided Studio Rock’s growth to date.
For clients, the partnership will further expand the specialist expertise available, enabling an increasingly integrated and multidisciplinary service offering. For professionals, associates and employees, the project will represent a significant opportunity for professional development, innovation and growth within a rapidly expanding platform.
Fedele Gubitosi, Managing Partner of Studio Rock, commented:
“Montefiore Investment’s entry into the firm’s capital marks a new phase in Studio Rock’s growth journey. From the outset, we shared with the fund a long-term industrial vision and an approach founded on valuing people, an essential element in a sector such as ours. Our objective is to build a firm capable of combining the scale required to meet market challenges, innovation and professional entrepreneurship, while keeping the Chartered Accountant profession, service quality, independence and the trusted client relationship at the center.”
Simone Rodi, Managing Director of Montefiore Investment, added:
“The Italian professional services market offers significant opportunities for consolidation and evolution. Increasing regulatory complexity, growing demand for specialist expertise, and the need for technology investments make the creation of structured and innovative platforms increasingly relevant. We are enthusiastic about partnering with Fedele Gubitosi and the entire Studio Rock team on this ambitious industrial project aimed at creating a reference operator in the national landscape, through a path of sustainable growth, selective aggregation and constant focus on the quality of service offered to clients.”
Studio Rock was advised by Studio Legale Pavesio e Associati (legal)
Montefiore Investment was advised by Carlo Conti (M&A advisor), DLA Piper (legal), Alix (commercial), Accuracy (financial), Pedersoli Gattai (tax & structuring), Willis Tower Watson (insurance) and ERM (ESG).
About Studio Rock
Studio Rock has operated for almost fifty years in tax and corporate advisory services, for several years in the form of a Stp.
Over time, the firm has expanded its areas of expertise and today relies on the professionalism of more than 50 chartered accountants and lawyers operating from its offices in Milan, Salerno and Lugano. It is able to provide comprehensive assistance to various types of companies, third-sector organizations and individuals. Over time, Studio Rock has developed a multidisciplinary advisory model based on specialization, continuity of relationships and attention to the professional growth of its people.
About Montefiore Investment
Created in 2005, Montefiore Investment is the reference Private Equity firm dedicated to service SMEs and mid-market companies. With a team of 80 employees, and relying on its sector expertise and know-how, the company successfully supports companies in their growth and development projects. Montefiore Investment has demonstrated its ability to transform SMEs and midcap companies into true European champions. Its performance has enabled it to establish itself as a key player in mid-market private equity. Based in Paris, Milan and Madrid, Montefiore Investment currently manages €5 billion in equity and invests ticket sizes ranging from €20 million to €200 million in order to finance sustainable and profitable growth for its portfolio companies. Since 2021, Montefiore has also become a leader and key player in the Greentech sector through Starquest.
