Commercial, corporate and M&A

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato

Working alongside its competition, employment and public law colleagues, Linklaters Studio Legale Associato’s M&A team acts for clients from the financial services, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, energy, retail, luxury, and telecoms sectors. Its coverage encompasses public takeovers, strategic joint ventures, and cross-border and multi-jurisdictional M&A. Pietro Belloni is a corporate and commercial law specialist; Roberto Casati is hailed by clients as ‘one of the top corporate lawyers in Italy’; Giorgio Fantacchiotti leads the private equity practice in Milan; Alessandra Ghezzi’s broad practice includes M&A; and Francesco Eugenio Pasello ‘has good commercial acumen’.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘All the necessary skills to assist clients. High-level competence, personalised service and availability.’
‘Smooth and reliable when involving partners from other offices - the cross-border interaction remains an absolute plus for LL.’
‘Excellent client service, and the ability to develop highly customised solutions and manage extremely complex issues. Proactive approach and the ability to predict regulatory developments - multidisciplinary and international expertise.’
‘Demonstrates unsurpassed negotiating skills during M&A transactions. ‘
‘Outstanding team, Roberto Casati leads a formidable practice. Roberto is definitely one of the top corporate lawyers in Italy.’
‘Giorgio Fantacchiotti is very precise in his analysis and provides different solutions and alternatives in terms of investment structures and other legal aspects.’
‘Alessandra Ghezzi has very deep knowledge of corporate matters, a significant work ethic, and a very useful attention to numbers; she is very client-oriented and delivers top-notch quality work.’
‘Francesco Eugenio Pasello - technically strong, works hard, dedicated to clients, thinks outside the box, and has good commercial acumen.’

Key clients

Perfetti Van Melle Group
Assicurazioni Generali
Three Hills Capital Partners
Calvi Holding
NB Aurora
RINA
NEOM Company
Verallia
Pemberton Capital Advisors
Nestlè

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