Equity Partner. Paolo Montironi is one of the Founding Partners of Nctm and he dedicates his time to advising his clients; a focus he has never lost even when serving as managing partner for the firm. He has extensive expertise in all aspects of mergers & acquisitions, private equity and restructuring, including representing multinational companies in public and private mergers, acquisitions and divestitures; and working closely with private equity firms. He has been listed by Chambers Europe as a Leading Individual for M&A, and Private Equity and ranked as Top Tier 1 for Private Equity. He is consistently involved in major acquisitions and privatisations, both domestically and internationally. In particular, he has handled a large number of leveraged buyouts on behalf of Italian and foreign private equity firms, such as Oaktree Capital, Pillarstone (KKR), Bridgepoint Capital, Clessidra, Barclays Private Equity, Investcorp, Rhone Capital, L Capital and Opera Private Equity. Mr. Montironi has also managed many complex restructuring activities such as Maire Technimont, Navigazione Montanari, Premuda, Limoni e La Gardenia, Nectar. He is Senior Partner and member of the Board at Nctm.
ADVANT Nctm
Particularly experienced in mid-market M&A, ADVANT Nctm‘s team routinely acts for major Italian and international funds on significant private equity deals. The team was recently notably active in pharmaceutical and automotive sector matters. A regular adviser to private equity firms and infrastructure funds, Matteo Trapani heads up the firm’s M&A and private equity department which showcases senior partner Paolo Montironi; and ’the best M&A lawyer in Italy‘, Pietro Zanoni. The next line of key practitioners features Lucia Corradi and Alessia Trevisan, along with Natali Prodan Milic and Mario Bonferroni. Emidio Cacciapuoti was a new arrival in November 2023 from McDermott Will & Emery Studio Legale Associato.
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Testimonials
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‘Great partner quality.’
‘Nimble, commercial, able to change direction quickly, and creative problem solvers.’
‘Unique in their dedication, commercial sensitivity, and ability to facilitate agreements with counterparties.'
'They have very good knowledge of the Italian market. Very quick and top-quality documentation produced.’
‘Strong multidisciplinary team, very good value for money, well entrenched in the Italian market, and commercially minded.’
‘Matteo Trapani is a very strong professional, both technically and commercially.’
‘Pietro Zanoni is deal oriented, technically strong, and commercially minded. Strong experience and network in Italy.’
‘Pietro Zanoni is the best M&A lawyer in Italy. Hands-on, present, creative, and with commercial acumen.’
Key clients
- Chequers Capital
- LBO France
- Ambienta SGR
- Clessidra SGR
- FVS SGR
- Equinox
- Gradiente SGR
- Entangled Capital SGR
- Alcedo SGR
- Hambro Perks
Work highlights
- Advised Mediolanum Farmaceutici on the sale of an undisclosed stake in Neopharmed Gentili.
- Advised Intercable on the sale of 85% of shares in Intercable Automotive Solutions to Aptiv Technologies.
- Advised Chequers Capital on the sale of Bozzetto Group, an ESG-focused provider of specialty chemicals, to Aimia.
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Leading individuals
Equity Partner. Pietro Zanoni’s practice focuses on M&A and private equity, and he has extensive experience in all matters of corporate and commercial law, especially in the pharmaceutical, medical, food and fashion industries. He has been advising domestic and foreign private equity firms such as 21 Investimenti, Alcedo, Clessidra, Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, Fondo Italiano di Investimento (now NeubergerBerman), Friulia Veneto Sviluppo, Gradiente, G Square, DeA Capital, Investcorp, Jacobs Holding, L Catterton (formerly L Capital), Palladio and TowerBrook; as well as industrial clients such as Aboca, Cartotecnica Goldprint, Guala Pack, Mar.Ter, IBM, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Mediolanum Farmaceutici, Megadyne, Marsh, MSC and Turbocoating.
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Lucia Corradi mainly deals with Corporate and Commercial Law, especially in M&A and Private Equity. She assists on a regular basis Italian and foreign investment funds, and national and multinational industrial operators in the organization and negotiation of extraordinary transactions (sales and contributions in kind of equity interests and businesses, mergers, demergers, transformations, capital increases, issuance of bonds and financial instruments). Lucia provides also legal advice on corporate governance to listed and unlisted companies, drafting by-laws, shareholders agreements, option agreements, directorship agreements, and share-based incentive plans for employees and directors.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Matteo Trapani