Giovanni Meschia
Giovannelli e Associati Studio Legale
Giovannelli e Associati Studio Legale
Client SatisfactionGiovannelli e Associati Studio Legale assists domestic and international funds managers and sponsors with the structuring and set-up of their investment funds. The group’s sector expertise ranges from private equity, venture capital and real estate, to private debt, distressed credit, and unlikely-to-pay and non-performing loans. It also assists with regulatory matters. The ‘best Italian lawyer around for fund formation work’ (according to one client), Giovanni Meschia, who acts for fund managers and sponsors, is a November 2023 recruit from K&L Gates, from where regulatory specialist Rodolfo Margaria also joined in January 2024.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The leading team in Milan for fund regulation and formation.’
- ‘They have an extraordinary knowledge of the market’s best practices and they have very close relationships with most institutional investors.’
- ‘Giovanni Meschia has created a dedicated team that is diverse, competent, reliable and always available.’
- ‘Giovanni Meschia is the best Italian lawyer around for fund formation work.’
- ‘Giovanni Meschia is the most distinctive professional in the fund formation sector.’
- ‘Giovanni Meschia is able to find suitable solutions for asset managers, including when negotiating with institutional investors.’
Key clients
- Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR
- European Investment Fund
- FSI SGR
- Nextalia SGR
- Anima Alternative SGR
- CDP Venture Capital SGR
- Azimut Investments
- Banco BPM
- Green Arrow Capital SGR
- Tages Capital SGR
- Kairos Partners SGR
- United Ventures SGR
- Finanziaria Internazionale Investments SGR
- Kyip Capital SGR
- Unigestion SA
- Eidos Partners
- Prana Ventures SICAF EuVECA
- Canova SGR
- The Techshop SGR
- Italian Angels for Growth
Work highlights
- Assisted CDP Venture Capital SGR with the investment of PNRR (EU Recovery and Resilience Facility) resources into the Primo Climate fund.
- Assisted Tages Capital SGR with the structuring of a direct lending fund (named Tages Credit Fund).
- Assisted United Ventures SGR with the structuring of a parallel vehicle of United Ventures III.
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Giovanni Meschia