Hall of fameChiomenti
Franco regularly advises Italian and international clients in national and cross-border private equity transactions, industrial M&A and corporate finance. Franco is an expert in international contracts.
Chiomenti
Chiomenti‘s team has a strong reputation for LBO strategies, along with an enviable track record in structured investments in private and listed companies. The group is co-led by international contract expert Franco Agopyan and Mario Roli, an adviser to industrial operators and funds on acquisitions. The team further features senior partner Carlo Croff; managing partner Filippo Modulo; Elena Busson, who advises private equity funds on M&A; and Luigi Vaccaro, an adviser to Asian investors. Additional key figures are Antonio Sascaro, Massimiliano Nitti, Edoardo Canetta Rossi Palermo, and Giovanni Colantuono.
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‘Strong Italian law firm with tested international presence.'
'Good diversification of expertise.’
‘Franco Agopyan is a go-to lawyer in terms of M&A for PE funds.'
‘Franco Agopyan is a very sophisticated and experienced professional, who is able to coordinate complex situations - very much available and fully dedicated to his clients.’
Key clients
- SK Capital Partners
- One Equity Partners
- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
- GIC
- BC Partners
- Capvis
- Cerberus
- Charterhouse
- CVC
- Lonestar
- Lion Capital
- Investindustrial
- Cinven
- NB Renaissance
- Clessidra
- F2i SGR S.p.A.
- FSI Sgr
- Searchlight
- OpCapita
- QuattroR
- Pitney Bowes Inc.
- IGI SGR S.p.A.
- Apollo
- Aliante Partners
- KPS
- Hourglass
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co Partners Llp
- Blackrock
- Ion Investment Group
- Portobello Capital
- Stirling Square Capital Partners
- CDP Venture Capital SGR S.p.A.
- NUO
- Alpha Private Equity
- Nextalia SGR
- Atlantia
- H.I.G.
- Altor
Work highlights
- Advising Ion Investment Group on the agreement for the acquisition of Cedacri, the Italy-based banking software group.
- Advising private equity funds on the sale to Nordson Corporation of Arag Group.
- Advising Silver Lake on the acquisition of a minority stake in TeamSystem from Hellman & Friedman for €600m.
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Carlo advises Italian and international clients on Corporate - M&A, banking, insurance, regulated entities and real estate matters with a focus on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, supervisory regulations, internal compliance and governance, codes of conduct and prudential regulation, commercial contracts and extraordinary transactions of regulated entities, sale and purchase of real estate, companies and real estate portfolios, real estate asset management and real estate investment funds.
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Massimiliano represents domestic and international clients in matters of private and public M&A with a focus on private equity funds, strategic investments and joint ventures. His experience spans across multiple industries, having represented institutional clients in a variety of deals in many different sectors, including energy, infrastructures, luxury, insurance, mechanical engineering and food & beverage. Massimiliano also has a rather unique track record in the real estate and hotel sectors.
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Antonio advises Italian and international clients on national and cross-border corporate - M&A transactions with a focus on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures and real estate.
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Luigi advises Italian and international clients on corporate - M&A, corporate restructuring, banking, insurance and other supervised entities matters. His practice particularly focuses on company law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and joint ventures. Luigi belongs to the Firm’s Asia Desk and has garnered significant experience in advising Asian investors.
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Edoardo focuses on complex Italian and cross-border M&A transactions, advising clients on private equity and venture capital deals, leveraged buyouts, divestitures and joint ventures involving a broad range of sectors, including fintech, media, technology, fashion and construction sectors. He also works closely with boards and senior management on their most complex and strategically significant transactions.