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.
Representative Matters
- Advised a French multinational active in the certification and technical inspection sector on the acquisition of an Italian company operating in non-destructive testing.
- Advised a French multinational in the material treatment industry on its first acquisition of an Italian company.
- Advised a French technology group, listed on the Euronext market of the Paris Stock Exchange, on its first real estate acquisition in Italy
- Advised an Italian insurance broker on the sale to the Italian subsidiary of a multinational.
- Advised a French group among the largest European players in the staff leasing, recruitment and human resources services sector in the acquisition of an Italian group of four Italian companies with reinvestment by the sellers in the acquisition vehicle.
- Advise on the sale of an Italian company in the industrial bottling machinery sector to a company belonging to an Italian private equity fund, with reinvestment by the sellers in the acquiring parent company.
- Assistance à un groupe français de l’industrie de la production d’étagères et de solutions de stockage pour l’acquisition de deux entreprises suisses.
- Advised a French group in the composite materials distribution sector in the acquisition of an Italian company with a foreign subsidiary.
- Assistance to a French company belonging to a French investment fund in the healthcare sector in a build-up operation involving the acquisition of an Italian company in the same sector.
- Advised a subsidiary of a French family-owned publishing and media group on the acquisition of an Italian production company.
- Advised a French multinational in the pharmaceutical services sector on three build-up operations in Italy.
- Advised an Italian company on the sale of concession regarding areas of the Port of Trieste, to a German logistics and transportation company.
- Advised a French supplier of infrastructure equipment in the smart cities sector on its entry into the share capital of a European producer active in the mechatronics sector.
- Advised one of the leading French operators in the temporary work sector on the acquisition of a French and Italian company in the context of a restructuring operation.
- Advised shareholders on the sale of several clinics in Italy to a leading group in the sector.
- Advised a French group on its first acquisition in Italy in the electronic products trading sector (build-up transactions).
- Advised a French group in the frozen food consignments sector on the acquisition of two Italian companies.
- Advised a French group operating in the supply of non-food products to the ho.re.ca sector on the acquisition of three companies in Italy (build-up operations) and on the exit and secondary LBO.
- Advised a French fashion group on a joint venture in Italy with a local manufacturing company.
- 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 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.
- 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.
