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Filippo Modulo

Work Department
Partner - Corporate -M&A
Position
He advises Italian and international clients in complex extraordinary transactions with a focus on deals involving regulated entities and regulated sectors, as well as listed companies and private equity funds. He has been appointed together with Gregorio Consoli as Managing Partner for the three-year period 2021-2023.
Filippo has developed an unparalleled know-how in managing major cross-border M&A transactions both inbound and outbound the Italian market, assisting purchasers, sellers, majority and minority shareholders, financing banks, financial advisors, and liaising with competent Authorities, entrepreneurs, boards of directors and leadership teams of different institutions, listed companies and private equity funds.
Since 2002, Filippo Modulo assisted clients in more than 140 transactions for a value exceeding 280 billion Euro.
Career
Filippo Modulo joined the Firm in 1997 and became a Partner in 2005. He has been the Managing Partner of the Firm since 2015.
Languages
Italian, English, French
Memberships
Member of the Rome Bar (Italy); Admitted to practice before the Supreme Court, Italy and Regional Vice Chair Europe/Middle East/Africa Lex Mundi Managing Partners Committee.
Education
Graduated in Law, University of Bologna, 1994. Executive Education, Leadership in Law Firms, Harvard University, Cambridge, 2015.
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Chiomenti‘s public and private M&A practice is consistently involved in the Italian market’s largest deals. The team is co-led by Massimiliano Nitti, an adviser to both corporate and private equity clients; banking and insurance sector expert Marco Maugeri; and ‘trusted legal adviser’ Luca Andrea Frignani. The group further comprises Filippo Modulo, Mario Roli, Luca Fossati and Francesco Tedeschini, as well as Elena Busson, Antonio Sascaro, Luigi Arnaldo Cremona, Carlo Croff
, Maria Vittoria Marchiolo, and Maria Pia Palma. LBO and joint venture specialist Corrado Borghesan was promoted to partner in 2024.
Italy > Private equity
Known for its LBO expertise, Chiomenti‘s experience encompasses investments in both private and listed companies. It acts for sponsors targeting the energy, infrastructure, insurance and healthcare sectors. Mario Roli advises infrastructure funds and pension funds on the acquisition of companies; Filippo Modulo is a cross-border M&A specialist; Elena Busson is ‘excellent’; and Luigi Vaccaro handles company law, M&A, private equity and joint ventures. Other experienced practitioners are Carlo Croff, Antonio Sascaro, Massimiliano Nitti, and Corrado Borghesan. US-based Salvo Arena is also noted. TFormer practice-co-head Franco Agopyan and Giovanni Colantuono departed in November 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Italy
- Leading partners Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Private equity Italy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- EU and competition law
- Industry focus: Luxury goods
- Industry focus: Retail
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax