The Gong Capital team, leaded by experts in technical, fiscal, legal, administrative, financial and commercial disciplines, seeks to acquire, manage, develop and reposition value-add, highly profitable and income-generating real estate commercial properties.
Extensive underwriting experience and strong relationships throughout the industry allow Gong Capital to make acquisitions and investments (mainly value add – opportunistic deals) representing always the best interests of its investors and partners.

After the property acquisition, through share deals, NPL secured acquisitions or real estate pure transactions, Gong Capital enhances it developing specific strategies aimed at increasing its value and improving its performance.

These strategies can include repositioning, innovative redesign, aggressive capital improvement campaigns and intensive asset management efforts.
Gong Capital also evaluates strategic acquisitions of building plots or areas to be upgraded.

Main activities

Real estate companies' share acquisitions

Building renovation project management

Non-performing loans acquisitions (NPL secured)

Real estate acquisitions

Team

Giuseppe Putignano

Amministratore Delegato

The Architect Giuseppe Putignano has an extensive experience in large construction projects including proposal and management responsibilities working as Chief Executive Officer, Technical Director and Project Manager in construction companies since 1984.
After managing several real estate portfolios and being Advisor of primary investment funds, he co-founded Gong Capital S.p.A..
In Gong Capital, Giuseppe as CEO Advises on acquisitions, mergers, valuations and commercialization of a real estate portfolio and funds.

Andrea Dell’Aera

Technical Manager

Andrea has been working for Gong Capital Since 2019, he supports Giuseppe Putignano in the technical urban planning pre-acquisition of real estate.
Andrea has gained experience as property manager for a leading Italian real estate company, where he was in charge of managing due diligence activities in merger and acquisition transactions of real estate portfolios and individual assets.
He previously worked for different companies as a real estate technical expert, as well as freelance consultant.

Francesco Siddi

Investment Manager

Part of the Gong Capital team since 2018 Francesco is focused on overseeing financial management matters, deal analysis and portfolio Asset Management Operations.
Francesco has gained his skills by taking over acquisitions of companies, real estate properties and NPL in his previous work experience in consulting firms, investment banks and real estate asset management companies.
Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Cagliari in Business Administration, Master of Science in Corporate Finance at Bocconi University, EP at SDA Bocconi in Finance.

Rocco Venerito

Head of Compliance & Anti Money Laundering

Rocco is in charge of the guaranty of the AML activity and the Management of Non-Compliance Risk, with regards to the whole business. Moreover, he ensures that the internal procedures are consistent to prevent such risks.
Rocco has played responsibility roles in different Control Areas of the banking and financial sector, where he has worked for about 40 years.
Member of the Italian Internal Audit Association.
Member of the Italian Financial Industry Association.
Member of the Italian Compliance Association.
In recent years he has also worked as a Professor at the Department of Economics at some Italian Universities (Bologna – Torino). In his lectures he addressed themes as Corporate Governance and Strategic Relationships with the Stakeholders, the Management, the Bank’s System of Internal Control and the Reputation Economy of Italian Companies.
Since 2020 Rocco is Chairman and CEO of some of the Real Estate Companies of Gong Capital S.p.A. – Milan.