Sterling Active Fund (SAF)
Sterling Active Fund (SAF)
Launched on 1 October 2020 with the sub-fund created on 1 January 2021.
This fund is open for subscriptions.
Member of the Advisory Committee since April 2026.
Jean joined Sterling in 2022 and served as Member of the Investment Committee until March 2026. He is a Senior Partner at Palamon Capital Partners, a leading Pan-European Private Equity fund which he joined in 2005. During his time at Palamon, Jean has led numerous investments in high growth companies across multiple service sectors across Europe. As an investor and Board member, he helps management teams design and execute transformational growth strategies, scale up their operations and achieve industry leading positions. Prior to joining Palamon, Jean spent 9 years at Bain & Company, where he led consulting projects focused on corporate strategy, operational improvements and M&A. Jean is also Chairman of Delin Capital, an international family office investing in logistics real estate, life sciences and early tech ventures, and has been Board Member of Thomas International (since 2021) and Redpin (since 2024). He also worked for French Railways (SNCF) in London as part of the Eurostar marketing team. Jean graduated from ESSEC in Paris and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. French nationality.
Member of the Network of Experts since 2021
Fabio Mantegazza joined his family’s travel business in the UK in 1975. The business consisted of Tour Operator companies (Cosmos and later Avro) and a Charter Airline (Monarch). Fabio has held a series of executive positions within the various businesses, eventually becoming Managing Director of Cosmos Coach Tours LTD in 1987, then Managing Director of Avro Plc in 1994 and taking the supervision of all Group CEOs from 2005. He was responsible for managing the sale of the UK leisure travel business in 2014 to Greybull Capital. Fabio is now active within the family office Scorpion SAM in Monaco. Swiss nationality.
Vice-Chairman of the Investment Committee. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sterling Strategic Value Fund S.A SICAV-RAIF and Member of the Board of Directors of SSVL (Monaco) S.A.M. Joined in 2006.
Massimo started his career in 1985 at the Lugano-based law firm Tettamanti Spiess & Associati (later renamed Brunoni Pedrazzini Molino Mottis), where he became a Partner in 1993. Massimo’s areas of expertise are contract law, M&A, corporate, international tax and financial law. For 20+ years Massimo advised industrial companies and financial institutions in cross border joint-ventures and M&A transactions in Europe, Asia and America. Massimo has significant experience on governance and as a director. He is currently Chairman of Fidinam Group, ST Group Holding Inc., ST Real Estate Holding Inc., and partner of the law firm Pedrazzini Zanazza & Associates. Massimo holds a Degree in Law from Geneva University. Swiss and Italian nationalities.