Giovanni Bevilacqua
Bird & Bird
Bird & Bird
Client SatisfactionIncluding former officers from the Supervisory Authorities, Bird & Bird‘s banking and financial markets regulation team practice is experienced in UCITS, as well as real estate, credit, and private equity alternative investment funds. The group is jointly headed by financial regulation specialist Raimondo Maggiore, an active adviser to Italian and international asset management companies on structuring real estate and private equity funds; and asset management and financial services expert Rossella Sansone. Sansone and Giovanni Bevilacqua, who assists fund managers with structuring investment products, are 'remarkable for their deep legal expertise'.
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Testimonials
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- 'Extremely professional, engaging, and very collaborative to work with.'
- 'The attention to detail and understanding and knowledge of local market practices and requirements are key factors in clients' continued engagement with Bird & Bird.'
- 'Focused on providing knowledge and solutions for all legal and regulatory requirements.'
- 'Being able to rely on their local knowledge is of significant comfort for clients.'
- 'Fully engaged and collaborative in terms of arriving at the desired solution for all parties, with the upmost of importance given to satisfying all local and regulatory requirements.'
- 'Raimondo Maggiore's team is a real champion in the investment funds legal market.'
- 'Rossella Sansone and Giovanni Bevilacqua are remarkable for their deep legal expertise.'
- 'Clients find the attention to detail, knowledge, professionalism and availability of Giovanni Bevilacqua to be a significant factor. Giovanni, from the outset, takes time to understand and help clients develop their own knowledge and requirements of the local market, while also taking time to understand their own operating models and preferred approach.'
Key clients
- Alternative Capital Partners SGR S.p.A.
- Ambienta SGR S.p.A.
- Amundi S.G.R.p.A.
- Asset Management One International Limited
- BCC Risparmio&Previdenza S.G.R.p.A.
- BlackRock Group
- Columbia Threadneedle Group
- CREDEM Private Equity SGR S.p.A.
- DeA Capital Real Estate S.G.R.p.A.
- Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH
- Euromobiliare Asset Management S.G.R. S.p.A.
- Europa Risorse S.G.R.p.A.
- Fideuram Investimenti S.G.R. S.p.A.
- Goldman Sachs Group
- illimity Società di Gestione del Risparmio S.p.A.
- Invesco Management Group
- InvestiRE S.G.R.p.A.
- Investitori SGR S.p.A. (Allianz Group)
- IQ EQ Fund Management (Ireland) Limited
- Kairos Partners S.G.R. S.p.A.
- Kryalos S.G.R.p.A.
- Mediolanum Gestione Fondi S.G.R.p.A.
- M&G International Investment Group
- Pictet & Cie (Europe) SA
- Polis Fondi S.G.R. S.p.A.
- Prelios S.G.R.p.A.
Work highlights
- Assisted InvestiRE SGR S.p.A. with the structuring, set-up and launch of a real estate alternative investment fund.
- Assisted Amundi SGR S.p.A. in relation to the set-up and launch of a private equity alternative investment fund reserved for professional investors.
- Assisted Polis Fondi SGR S.p.A. with the structuring, set-up and launch of an Italian real estate alternative investment fund.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Raimondo Maggiore
Bird & BirdPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Raimondo Maggiore, Rossella Sansone