Commercial, corporate and M&A

Latham & Watkins LLP

Client Satisfaction

The team at Latham & Watkins LLP has a significant track record in inbound and outbound M&A. Its industry expertise covers life sciences, energy, natural resources, mobile communications, marketing and payment solutions, as well as automotive, online marketplaces and sports. M&A, private equity, joint venture and cross-border deal specialist Stefano Sciolla leads the group, which includes experienced private equity lawyer Cataldo Piccarreta; cross-border transaction expert Giorgia Lugli; and contract and corporate lawyer Giovanni Sandicchi. The Milan office also features Giovanni Spedicato and Andrea Stincardini. Giancarlo D’Ambrosio recently departed the firm.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘The team is super skilled and very reactive - kind people and excellent lawyers.’
‘Very reliable, professional and fast.’
‘Giovanni Sandicchi is exceptional at understanding clients’ needs, as well as any features of potential deals he is approaching.’
‘Giovanni Sandicchi delivers documents with excellent quality. And he is always reliable.’

Key clients

LimaCorporate
Ital Gas Storage
EuroGroup Laminations
Facile.it Broker di Assicurazioni
Gamenet
D Marinas Hellas
Ocmis Irrigazione
The Carlyle Group
Bain Capital
BC Partners
SK Capital
Bregal Unternehmerkapital
BlueGem Capital Partners
Nextalia SGR
Marcolin
Carton Group
Fedrigoni

Work highlights

Advised BC Partners on the sale of Forno D’Asolo Group to Investindustrial and a family.
Advised Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management, Stellex Capital Management and credit funds (managed by Man Group’s Man GLG) on the sale of Officine Maccaferri to Ambienta.
Advised EQT Private Equity on the sale of LimaCorporate to Enovis.

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