Bird & Bird
Key areas for Bird & Bird’s Italian corporate team are M&A, private equity, venture capital, restructuring, joint ventures, and commercial and company law. Alberto Salvadè focuses on M&A and private equity transactions, while Stefano Silvestri acts for technology, fashion, luxury, retail and consumer businesses. Edoardo Courir is another experienced practitioner.
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Testimonials
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‘Bird and Bird is a great team of passionate lawyers.'
'Clients enjoy working with them because they are able to understand and meet the needs of businesses easily.’
‘The team understands clients' specific needs and issues with great knowledge and availability. It feels like working with an in-house lawyer team.'
'Any interaction is pragmatic, smooth and straightforward, even with regard to billing.’
‘Each team member seems to be part of the in-house lawyer team, they are all very empathic and kind, always available at any time, very proactive, pragmatic, and very efficient. Some M&A deals could have never been achieved without them.’
‘An extensive knowledge of market dynamics and past evolutions, as well as a rock-solid track record of precedents. In addition to the standard legal deliverables and services, Bird & Bird's professionals help clients with strong long-term market views.’
‘Pierpaolo Mastromarini is a strong leader and a brilliant professional. His emotional intelligence is, during M&A negotiation phases, an impressive addition to his technical skills.’
‘Calogero Porrello is a great professional. Clients like his ability to listen to others, which guarantees that company needs are properly understood.’
Key clients
- Alcedo
- Ardian
- Arpinge
- BFF Banking Group
- Blooming Experience
- CDP Venture Capital
- Doctolib
- Emeren
- ERG
- Flex – N – Gate
- Giulio Fiocchi
- Gruppo San Donato
- Ledworks
- Ospedale San Raffaele
- Ponti
- Sunwin Energy
- Satispay
- Usaldusfond Trind Ventures
- Techstars Central LLC
Work highlights
- Assisted Giulio Fiocchi and Charme Capital Partners SGR with the sale of a majority stake in the holding company that controls Fiocchi Munizioni.
- Advised Ledworks S.r.l. on the sale of 60% of its share capital to DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR S.p.A.
- Advised an Ardian Group company on the purchase of a portfolio of photovoltaic projects.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alberto Salvadè