Who we are

We are Background Italia, a leading Italian intelligence firm with over 30 years of experience and global outreach. We provide intelligence support to clients in the legal and financial industries before, during and after having engaged with third parties. We do so by combining the expertise and professionalism of a global firm with the flexibility and responsiveness of a boutique. Our global network enables us to carry out operations anywhere in the world.

Where and what

We source, retrieve and analyze data points with the aim of providing a contextualized picture of the reputation of a third party. In doing so:

We help international investment funds stay compliant with local and international regulations when carrying out transactions across multiple jurisdictions.
We help global corporations make informed decisions by executing due diligence-focused investigations that identify potential issues concerning a third party before, during or after a relation has been initiated.
We help legal firms in the development of their case by providing ongoing dispute and litigation support, enabling them to keep a dominant position throughout the process while staying compliant with regulations regarding information retrieval.

THE TEAM

Background Italia's core team boasts a variety of skillsets and areas of expertise in the investigations field.

Ono Cappiello

Ono is the founder and chairman of the firm; he mainly deals with Italian clients – mostly law firms and large corporations – who need to run reputational checks or asset tracing activities on Italian companies.
Alice Cappiello

Alice is the CEO of the firm; she mainly deals with international clients with needs in and outside of Italy. She frequently travels internationally to meet with partners and clients and has been on the board of one of the main associations of the business intelligence sector.
Lorenzo Fregosi

Lorenzo is a project manager for litigation support cases and internal investigations. With a background in Italian law, he is in charge of evidence retrieval and analysis of legal documentation, as well as client support on dispute-related operations
Gabriel Prieto

Gabriel is a project manager for overseas operations. With a background in the private equity and financial journalism industries, Gabriel is in charge of pre-transactional due diligence cases and investigations for international clients
Veronica Pirovano

Veronica is a project manager for intelligence gathering. With an extensive career in the investigations industry, she is in charge of investigative interviewing and intelligence gathering.
Emilia Catalano

Emilia has a background in internal audit and specializes in international and deep web investigations. She is also in charge of finding, vetting and studying new tools aimed at improving the quality of Background Italia’s resources.
Cinzia Maestri

Cinzia is a project manager for international due diligence assignments. With an extensive career in the investigative business, she specializes in the management of projects involving political issues.
Marta Marelli
Marta has a background in International security and risk assessment. She is in charge of international due diligence projects and intelligence gathering.
Camilla Vianini

Camilla is a freelance analyst who assists Background Italia on OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) and SOCMINT (Social Media Intelligence) projects.
Surveillance Team

The surveillance team is in charge for on-the-ground operations. Having spent countless hours in surveillance activites, our operators have the right skills to approach each operation the best way possible.

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