Giuseppe Cicatelli, Founder and Principal of Bacalia Group

Giuseppe Cicatelli

Founder and Principal, Bacalia Group

Giuseppe Cicatelli is the Founder and Principal of Bacalia Group, a principal-led investment and operating platform that deploys proprietary capital in regulated infrastructure, stewarded land and foundational technology. He is responsible for capital allocation, strategic direction, investment structuring and governance oversight.

He is Executive Chairman of Grand Caribbean Marinas, the largest marina operator in the Caribbean and among the five largest in the United States by number of slips, and of Marking US Park, a parking infrastructure platform in Puerto Rico. He has invested in Puerto Rico since 2014.

Through Bacalia, he leads selective investments in foundational technology companies.

He began his career in investment banking at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs in London.

Education

  • Università Bocconi — BBA, cum laude
  • NYU Stern School of Business — M.S. in Finance
  • Executive programs at Harvard Business School and London Business School

Writing and interviews

La apuesta larga de Giuseppe Cicatelli

Investor Lifestyle · October 2026

Giuseppe Cicatelli's Long Bet on Puerto Rico

CEO Official Magazine · September 2026

Grand Caribbean Marinas acquires Villa Marina in Puerto Rico

Southern Boating & Yachting · June 2021

Bacalia Group Bullish on Puerto Rico

The Weekly Journal · July 2019