Who We Are
Affide Foundation is a Jersey-based fundraising foundation with headquarters in London, UK. We catalyze capital for high-impact projects through ethical structured finance instruments—SPVs, SBLC/BG guarantees, and escrow management—unlocking private investment where traditional finance falls short. Our mission: enable access to innovative, sustainable credit for enterprises and initiatives that create measurable social, environmental, and economic value.
Why Jersey? Why This Model?
We chose Jersey as our legal seat for its robust governance framework, transparent regulatory environment, and natural alignment with global institutional investors and family offices. Our London headquarters serves as the operational hub for European partnerships and project origination.
Affide operates as a catalytic capital platform: we deploy our capital strategically to de-risk projects, attract additional investment, and build trust-based coalitions. This isn't charity—it's systems change through financial engineering designed for the common good.
Our Team
Affide Foundation was born from the vision of three professionals who decided to unite diverse skills for a common goal: giving finance a soul. With complementary backgrounds in law, structured finance, and engineering, our team operates as architects of global coalitions and catalysts of transformation systems.
Aldo Tonello
President & CEO
International business lawyer specialized in project financing, structured finance and impact investing. Direct experience structuring SPVs, RAIFs and ESG funds with institutional banking partners in UK and Luxembourg. Coordinated large-scale impact investing initiatives with Affide Foundation and supported infrastructure projects exceeding €200M. Builds bridges between private capital, institutional investors, and strategic partnerships across London, Rome, and international markets.
Stefano Tonello
Chief Technology Officer
Telecommunications engineer with Master's in Engineering Management and expertise in blockchain, digital twin development, AI solutions, and Industry 4.0 technologies. Blockchain General Operations Manager at Cripstina Ltd and Credit Manager at ETHICA-SPV, specializing in fiscal credit operations and blockchain strategies. Oversees technology architecture for structured financial vehicles, ensuring transparency, efficiency and technological innovation through digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies.
Claudio Scrocca
Chief Financial Officer
Chartered Accountant and Statutory Auditor since 1994, Master in International Tax Law at Tor Vergata University. Securitization and structured finance specialist with extensive experience in Asset Backed Securities, project finance for government infrastructure, and ethical finance. Member of the Corporate Finance Advisory Commission of the National Order of Chartered Accountants and CFE Tax Advisers Europe. Expert in international financial instruments, collaborating with leading financial institutions on cross-border structured finance operations.
Our Collaborators
Strategic partners and advisors who contribute expertise across specialized domains to advance our mission.
Dr. Michael Hartmann
Risk Analytics & Quantitative Finance
Quantitative analyst with PhD in Financial Mathematics from ETH Zurich. Specializes in risk modeling, derivatives pricing, and portfolio optimization for structured finance instruments.
Sofia Ramirez
Emerging Markets & Development Finance
Development finance professional with 15+ years experience structuring blended finance transactions in Latin America and Africa. Expertise in multilateral lending and impact investing.
Elena Marchetti
Legal & Regulatory Compliance
International legal advisor specializing in cross-border financial regulation, fund structuring, and Jersey/Luxembourg regulatory frameworks.
Alessandro Fontana
Banking & Capital Markets
Former investment banker with deep expertise in debt capital markets, securitization, and institutional investor relations across European markets.
Sofia Romano
Impact Measurement & Analytics
Data scientist specializing in impact KPIs, ESG reporting frameworks, and quantitative analysis for social and environmental returns.
Luca Benedetti
Risk Management & Due Diligence
Risk assessment specialist with extensive experience in financial due diligence, credit analysis, and operational risk frameworks for structured finance.
Track Record & Experience
Before founding Affide, our team members led and advised on major projects across infrastructure, finance, and technology—demonstrating the expertise we now bring to catalytic capital.
Infrastructure & Public Projects
- Port Authority of Genoa – Legal and financial advisory for extraordinary infrastructure interconnection program
- Rome-L'Aquila Motorway – International JV coordination between French Caisse des Dépôts and Italian groups for concession acquisition
- Milano Serravalle – Corporate governance, compliance advisory (Law 231/01), and structured finance consulting
- Electricity Market Manager SpA – Regulatory and sector-specific financial consulting
Structured Finance & Capital Raising
- RAIF structuring with Citibank Luxembourg – Depositary bank coordination for alternative investment fund
- UK family office negotiations – Co-investment structuring for large-scale green infrastructure projects in Italy (€200M+ portfolio)
- US Treasury Bonds vehicle setup – SPV design for institutional market operations
- Asset Backed Securities (ABS) – Design and implementation of structured finance projects for EU SMEs with OSP and Nomisma
Cross-Border M&A & Advisory
- China Railways Signal & Communication – Infrastructure project advisory and M&A support
- Italferr, ICM Group, Fincosit – Cross-border due diligence, business plans, and strategic investor identification
- Spanish Cintra-Ferrovial Group – Tender advisory for Rome-L'Aquila motorway acquisition
- ESG-oriented energy transition projects – Investment structuring and sustainable digitalization initiatives
Banking, Tax & Regulatory
- CFE Tax Advisers Europe – International tax advisory and cross-border structuring expertise
- Central Bank of San Marino – Credit system project participation and regulatory compliance
- Mediterranean Parliament – Department Head for financial crisis and government debt reduction systems
- ODEC Advisory Commissions – Corporate Finance, Banking Services, and Insurance Products verification
Aggregate Value: Over €200M in infrastructure and investment projects coordinated | Geographic Reach: UK, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, France, China, North Africa
What We're Not
Our Story
In 2025, three professionals with complementary expertise—law, finance, and technology—united around a shared conviction: finance, when designed with ethics and competence, can become an infrastructure of justice, inclusion, and sustainability.
Too many financial resources remain confined in opaque or speculative circuits, far from real needs. Affide Foundation exists to re-align capital with the common good—using advanced instruments like SPVs, SBLC/BG guarantees, and escrow structures, but with simple goals: equitable development, human dignity, and planetary protection.