Bird & Bird offers a broad spectrum of services to domestic businesses and international corporations operating within the manufacturing industry and is particularly adept at handling corporate work such as transactions, financings, or restructuring. The firm has been particularly active in advising clients on public tender proceedings and IP protection, while practice head Stefano Silvestri has notable expertise in handling cross-border transactions with a focus on the automotive industry.

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Key clients

  • BMW Group
  • Crocs
  • Flex-n-Gate Corporation
  • Honeywell International
  • Indet
  • Ledworks
  • Metalco Group
  • Shiloh Industries
  • Smiths Detection Italia
  • Solgar – Hino
  • VF International

Work highlights

  • Advising Honeywell International in the acquisition via voluntary tender offer and subsequent take-private of Civitanavi Systems S.p.A.
  • Assisting Shiloh Industries Italia, the Italian subsidiary of a supplier of light-weighting, noise and vibration solutions to the automotive, commercial vehicle and industrial segments, in the composition with creditors’ procedure in front of the Court of Aosta.
  • Assisting The Metalco Group in the participation in public tender procedures.

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Practice head

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Stefano Silvestri