




Building the future
Under the light of our experiences, we believe that, in every moment of deep transformation, skills improvement plays a key role in achieving companies’ expected results, together with the pursue of their ambitions in business continuity and growth.
Duke&Kay is an independent company of Managers with proven track records in handling complex business situations.
Duke & Kay unique approach to effectively support companies is based on two closely connected souls:
- the experiences gained over the years in the field of restructuring and performance improvement with industrial expertise, competence in corporate finance and, where necessary, specific knowledge of bankruptcy law
- the ability and obsessive care in selecting managers able to take action in companies facing a transition period, to held key positions for the time strictly necessary to improve the situation and to achieve results.
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CLOSE ON CREDITS: STRENGTHENING INDUSTRIAL SKILLS IS FUNDAMENTAL
Maurizio Ria: New EBA regulation for the classification of NPLs
Valtus Alliance Whitepaper: shaping
the next 25 years of four strategic sectors
Services
Duke&Kay works for Companies, Investors (industrial & Financial), Banks, Law firms, Government agencies, Local authorities
RESTRUCTURING&TURNAROUND
Almost 6 out of 10 companies with liquidity difficulties, Unioncamere NPL and UTP growth

Duke&Kay can help you emerge from the crisis and build the future with confidence
- To set and implement a business plan to recover and restart the company
- To activate a network of partners (Banks, Funds) to support the management of the company
- To involve managers with the right skills for crisis management and to guide the recovery plan
PRIVATE EQUITY AS THE LEVERAGE TO RECOVERY:
In Italy there are 10 billion euros of equity spread over 450 companies (AIFI)

Bring your company back to growth: Duke & Kay supports you in all phases up to the exit.
- Knowledge and strong relationship with the main international Private Equity Firms
- Many operations successfully managed
- Selected senior executives with proven experience
THE CHALLENGE IS TO RESTART
The challenge for 70% of Italian companies is to recover performance levels before COVID

Duke & Kay offers you support, expertise and tools to help you recover
- Senior Executives with proven experience and credibility
- Proprietary tools for performance analysis
- Sharing of risk for definitive results
LA COMPETENZA GIUSTA
1 impresa su 2 è pronta ad assumere figure manageriali nei prossimi tre anni

Duke & Kay believes that the success for companies’ recovery and growth is based on the key role of competence
- Obsessive attention to the search and selection of the right Manager to solve the problems
Advanced analysis and evaluation tools to guarantee a choice of quality and objectivity
Managers with a proven track record in the area involved
Business cases
Leadership Team

Maurizio Ria
Managing Partner
Paola Mucci
HR PartnerThe CRO: How to Manage Crises and Stress in the Company
🎉 EVENT: "Skills that Create Value"
Discontinuity as a Driver of Development: WHO Leads the Change?
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📍BeBeez Italia vi aspetta il prossimo 20 ottobre alle ore 17:30 all’Auditorium LCA Studio Legale, in Via della Moscova 18 a Milano, al BeBeez Networking Cocktail, per parlare di “Chi investe quando tutti gli altri scappano?. Come nasce il capitale che trasforma una crisi un’opportunità di investimento”.
Abbiamo avuto il piacere di partecipare alla tavola rotonda dei BeBeez Italia Private Equity Backed Managers Luxury, Fashion & Design Awards, insieme a Banca Investis S.p.A. e a Francesco Esposito, Chief Financial Officer di Pinko, per confrontarci sulle sfide e sulle prospettive del settore.
Siamo orgogliosi di contribuire al Private Equity Backed Managers Fashion, Luxury & Design Awards 2026, organizzato da BeBeez Italia, iniziativa che valorizza i Manager che stanno guidando la crescita e la trasformazione delle aziende italiane partecipate dal Private Equity.
Duke&Kay sarà presente al convegno “Il valore dell’impresa - Capitali e innovazione per start-up, crescita e scale-up”, organizzato da ACB Valutazioni S.r.l., Studio Ramiro Tettamanti Associati | Commercialisti e Revisori Legali e Como Insight.




















