DC Advisory accelerates secondaries growth with hire of former Mercury Global Head of Secondaries, Sabina Sammartino

Sammartino brings over 15 years’ experience in Secondaries, including eight as an advisor at Mercury, advising clients such as Stagwell, Investcorp and Springwater Capital to develop private equity strategies. Previously, Sammartino held senior positions at Paul Capital, the global secondaries private equity firm, GE Equity and BNL-BNP Paribas.

Sammartino follows the firm’s hire of Managing Director Ludovic Douge in Paris and Michael Wieczorek in London in the past six months, accelerating the growth of DC Advisory’s global Secondaries capabilities.

Richard Madden, CEO of DC Advisory UK said: “The Secondaries space continues to be a significant area of opportunity for our clients – driving innovation in the challenging climate we’re facing. Sabina’s extensive technical knowledge and experience ensures we are well positioned to continue making a difference for our clients with the provision of the right advice.”

Sabina Sammartino, Managing Director at DC Advisory, commented: "The growth of the DC Advisory platform is phenomenally exciting – I’m looking forward to working with the international team to tackle complex challenges for clients – new and existing. I am excited to join DC Advisory and contribute to the growth and development of its global Secondaries practice.”

Sammartino marks the 24^th senior hire* for the international firm in the past 24 months, as DC Advisory continues to invest in the acquisition of top talent to deliver more sectors and products to its clients.

*Recent hires: Luc-Henry Rousselle (Consumer, Leisure & Retail); Ludovic Douge (Secondaries); Hannah Schofield (Infrastructure), Anthony Edwards (Infrastructure), Laurent Leriche (Agribusiness, Food & Beverage); Hoong Wey Wong (Real Estate & Healthcare); Antoine Poupard (Business & Tech-Enabled Services); Mark Goodman (Consumer, Leisure & Retail); Rich Blann (Healthcare); Laura Méndez (Consumer, Leisure & Retail); Hector M. Torres (Healthcare); Michael Wieczorek (GP Secondaries); Abhijit Chiripal (Sponsor Coverage & Financial Services); Manish Gupta (Healthcare); Paul de Hek & Robert Ruiter (Co-CEOs Benelux); Gretchen Tibbits (Media & Telecom); Ellis Chaplin (Aerospace, Defense & Government Services); Rodrigo de la Viuda (Infrastructure); Francesco Moccagatta (CEO Italy); Darren Gange (Consumer, Leisure & Retail); Todd Wilson (Industrials); John Lanza (Business & Tech-Enabled Services).