Our M&A working group is made up of French, English and Italian lawyers, who work together in a single team with a strong international focus. We are particularly active in small and mid-cap target transactions. In this market, we are leader in cross-border transactions between France and Italy. In the M&A practice area, we are involved in acquisitions, share and asset deals, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital transactions, corporate reorganizations and restructurings.
Recently, we have expanded our M&A practice group to include Finance expertise, enabling us to provide a full service on the financial aspects of transactions (including setting up acquisition financing, auditing and exit of target financing, peripheral agreements related to securities and guarantees). Our work in this area for operations between France and Italy has been recognized through the awarding of the "Le Fonti" Prize for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. Also in 2017, two of our team leaders in the M&A Group, Enrico Castaldi and Gaspare Dori, were awarded A and B ratings by LegalCommunity's Corporate M&A Report. In 2020, Enrico Castaldi was named "Financial Institutions Lawyer of the Year" by Legalcommunity.
Relevant Cases
- Advised a French multinational company in the telecommunications sector on the sale of one of its industrial divisions and the acquisition of an Italian company.
- Advised a French group on the acquisition of an Italian company in the food sector.
- Advised an Italian group in the energy sector on the sale of its subsidiaries in France.
- Advised a French group in the hospitality sector on the sale of one of its resorts.
- Advised a French group in the telecommunications sector on the sale of one of its industrial divisions, the creation of a joint venture and subsequent restructuring.
- Advised a private equity fund on the acquisition of a majority shareholding in an Italian fashion company.
- Advised a private equity fund on the acquisition of a stake in an Italian food company.
- Advised a French group in the electronics sector on the acquisition of an Italian company.
- Advised a French group in the pet food sector on the acquisition of an Italian company.
- Advised a private equity fund on the sale of a stake in an Italian food company.
- Advised an Italian Group in the electronics sector on the acquisition of its distributors in France and England.
- Advised a Belgian group in the chemical sector on the sale of its French and Italian industrial divisions.
- Advised a Swiss group in the pharmaceutical sector on the acquisition of a company in England.
- Advised an Italian company in the industrial paper sector on the acquisition of two French companies.
- Advised a French cooperative in the agricultural sector on the acquisition of an Italian company.
