Meet the Team
Private Debt
Andreas Tretzmueller
Portfolio Manager (Northern Europe)
Andreas is part of the investment team and member of the investment committee of the Tenax European Credit Fund (TECF) since its inception in 2019.
He has worked with Tenax since 2016 and has 30 years of experience in credit investment and direct lending to SME businesses in Europe. Prior to Tenax he managed the German private debt investments of Belvall Capital (formerly DAM Capital) as a partner and subsequently founded his own SME private debt investment and advisory business. Previously Andreas worked at Mizuho in Frankfurt as director for their credit business in Germany. He started his career in corporate and international finance with Raiffeisen Bank International (formerly Raiffeisen Zentralbank) in Austria and Eastern Europe, and he was a director for corporate finance and corporate banking with Tatra Banka in Slovakia.
Andreas graduated from Vienna University of Economics and Business with an MA degree in Commerce and he has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Rolf Brien
Portfolio Manager (Northern Europe)
Rolf is part of the investment team of the Tenax European Credit Fund (TECF).
Rolf worked for the last 25 years both as a principal investor and as a corporate finance advisor with a focus on financings for mid-sized European companies. He recently spent 3 years on the investment committee of the European Investment Bank for its MidCap Growth Financing Initiative. Previously, he was a managing director and investment committee member at both PRICOA, the European investment arm of the U.S. Prudential, and Mezzanine Management, a dedicated pan-European mezzanine provider.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Corporate Treasurer and has a B.Com (Hons) from Birmingham University.
Gianpaolo Piatella
Portfolio Manager (Southern Europe)
Gianpaolo is part of the investment team of the Tenax European Credit Fund (TICF).
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Prior to Tenax, Gianpaolo worked for approximately 15 years in Private Equity for Synergo, Sofipa, Intesa San Paolo and Paribas Affaires Industrielles. Gianpaolo holds a BA cum laude from Bocconi University and an MBA from SDA Bocconi with an exchange program at London Business School.
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Gianpaolo is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor.
Angela La Fortezza
Credit Analyst
Angela joined the Italian private debt team in March 2026 as a Credit Analyst.
Prior to Tenax, Angela was an Analyst at illimity Bank, where she was involved in the analysis and execution of financing transactions for Italian SMEs, focusing on turnaround and special situations.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Management and a Master’s Degree in Accounting and Financial Management from Bocconi University.
Filippo Padovani
Portfolio Manager (Southern Europe)
Gianpaolo is part of the investment team of the Tenax European Credit Fund (TICF).
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Prior to Tenax, Gianpaolo worked for approximately 15 years in Private Equity for Synergo, Sofipa, Intesa San Paolo and Paribas Affaires Industrielles. Gianpaolo holds a BA cum laude from Bocconi University and an MBA from SDA Bocconi with an exchange program at London Business School.
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Gianpaolo is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor.
Gianpaolo is part of the investment team of the Tenax Europea
Gianpaolo is part of the investment team of the Tenax European Credit Fund (TICF).
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Prior to Tenax, Gianpaolo worked for approximately 15 years in Private Equity for Synergo, Sofipa, Intesa San Paolo and Paribas Affaires Industrielles. Gianpaolo holds a BA cum laude from Bocconi University and an MBA from SDA Bocconi with an exchange program at London Business School.
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Gianpaolo is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor.
Gianpaolo is part of the investment team of the Tenax European Credit Fund (TICF).
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Prior to Tenax, Gianpaolo worked for approximately 15 years in Private Equity for Synergo, Sofipa, Intesa San Paolo and Paribas Affaires Industrielles. Gianpaolo holds a BA cum laude from Bocconi University and an MBA from SDA Bocconi with an exchange program at London Business School.
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Gianpaolo is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor.
Gianpaolo is part of the investment team of the Tenax European Credit Fund (TICF).
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Prior to Tenax, Gianpaolo worked for approximately 15 years in Private Equity for Synergo, Sofipa, Intesa SanPaolo and Paribas Affaires Industrielles. Gianpaolo holds a BA cum laude from Bocconi University and an MBA from SDA Bocconi with an exchange program at London Business School.
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Gianpaolo is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor.
Gianpaolo is part of the investment team of the Tenax European Credit Fund (TICF).
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Prior to Tenax, Gianpaolo worked for approximately 15 years in Private Equity for Synergo, Sofipa, Intesa San Paolo and Paribas Affaires Industrielles. Gianpaolo holds a BA cum laude from Bocconi University and an MBA from SDA Bocconi with an exchange program at London Business School.
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Gianpaolo is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor.
Gianpaolo is part of the investment team of the Tenax European Credit Fund (TICF).
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Prior to Tenax, Gianpaolo worked for approximately 15 years in Private Equity for Synergo, Sofipa, Intesa San Paolo and Paribas Affaires Industrielles. Gianpaolo holds a BA cum laude from Bocconi University and an MBA from SDA Bocconi with an exchange program at London Business School.
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Gianpaolo is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor.
Gianpaolo is part of the investment team of the Tenax European Credit Fund (TICF).
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Prior to Tenax, Gianpaolo worked for approximately 15 years in Private Equity for Synergo, Sofipa, Intesa San Paolo and Paribas Affaires Industrielles. Gianpaolo holds a BA cum laude from Bocconi University and an MBA from SDA Bocconi with an exchange program at London Business School.
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Gianpaolo is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Registered Auditor.
Amanda is the Head of Credit Fund Operations at Tenax.
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Amanda was previously Head of Loan Trade Support/Loan Operations at Commerzbank, where she had responsibility for the support teams in secondary loan trading and distressed debt. She has over 25 years experience in the loans market spanning emerging markets, distressed and par loan settlements, loan administration and cash management. She is a specialist in LMA and LSTA documentation. Amanda was responsible for the establishment of emerging markets and secondary loan trading support desks at Dresdner Kleinwort prior to their acquisition by Commerzbank
Amanda is the Head of Credit Fund Operations at Tenax.
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Amanda was previously Head of Loan Trade Support/Loan Operations at Commerzbank, where she had responsibility for the support teams in secondary loan trading and distressed debt. She has over 25 years experience in the loans market spanning emerging markets, distressed and par loan settlements, loan administration and cash management. She is a specialist in LMA and LSTA documentation. Amanda was responsible for the establishment of emerging markets and secondary loan trading support desks at Dresdner Kleinwort prior to their acquisition by Commerzbank
Filippo joined the investment team of Tenax Capital Italian private debt funds in 2021.
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He has 20 years of experience in private equity, corporate, and leveraged finance focused on Italian SMEs and Midcaps.
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Prior to Tenax, Filippo was Head of Acquisition Finance at ICCREA Banking Group, leading the bank’s leveraged finance and debt capital market team. Before he was Investment Director at Assietta Private Equity SGR, Intermonte Group and BCC Private Equity SGR.
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He holds a Master's Degree in Management and Finance from Bocconi University and an EMBA from MIP Politecnico di Milano.
Amanda is the Head of Credit Fund Operations at Tenax.
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Amanda was previously Head of Loan Trade Support/Loan Operations at Commerzbank, where she had responsibility for the support teams in secondary loan trading and distressed debt. She has over 25 years experience in the loans market spanning emerging markets, distressed and par loan settlements, loan administration and cash management. She is a specialist in LMA and LSTA documentation. Amanda was responsible for the establishment of emerging markets and secondary loan trading support desks at Dresdner Kleinwort prior to their acquisition by Commerzbank
Amanda is the Head of Credit Fund Operations at Tenax.
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Amanda was previously Head of Loan Trade Support/Loan Operations at Commerzbank, where she had responsibility for the support teams in secondary loan trading and distressed debt. She has over 25 years experience in the loans market spanning emerging markets, distressed and par loan settlements, loan administration and cash management. She is a specialist in LMA and LSTA documentation. Amanda was responsible for the establishment of emerging markets and secondary loan trading support desks at Dresdner Kleinwort prior to their acquisition by Commerzbank
Nicolo' Francese
Nicolò joined the investment team of Tenax Capital Italian private debt funds in 2023.
Prior to Tenax, Nicolò was Associate Director at CBRE, leading commercial real estate services and investments firm within the real estate investment banking team, and he worked in ADB Corporate Advisory, a corporate finance boutique focused on private debt.
He holds a Master’s Degree in Corporate Finance and Financial Markets from the University of Turin.
Senior Credit Analyst
Nicola Joined Tenax Capital in November 2022 as a credit investment analyst.
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Nicola holds a Bachelor's Degree in International Political Economy and a Master’s Degree in International Economy and Finance from University of Milan.
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Prior to Tenax, Nicola was an intern at the Directorates- General of the EU Commission seat in Milan, and has several years of experience as credit analyst for an LSE-listed fintech firm, and as M&A and Capital Markets analyst in cross-industries deals for a UK-based boutique.
Giovanni Boccia
Credit Analyst
Giovanni joined the Italian Private Debt team in September 2026 as a Credit Analyst.
Prior to joining Tenax, Giovanni was an Analyst at Solution Bank, where he focused on the analysis and execution of financing transactions for Italian corporates, including leveraged loans, acquisition financings, private debt and high yield investments.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University and a Master’s Degree in Corporate Finance from Luiss Guido Carli University.