Stefano Gatti is the Antin IP Professor of Infrastructure Finance at the Department of Finance, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. An expert on investment banking, he has published a number of books and articles on the topics of investment banking and project and infrastructure financing. He serves as a consultant to, and as a board member of, various financial and non-financial institutions, both in Italy and abroad. Carlo Chiarella is an Assistant Professor of Finance at CUNEF (Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros), Madrid, Spain. He holds a PhD in Finance from Bocconi University and is a Fellow of the BAFFI CAREFIN Centre for Applied Research on International Markets, Banking, Finance and Regulation.