Advising international groups, investors, private equity funds and SMEs, Pavia e Ansaldo‘s private equity department covers complex cross-border acquisitions and international joint ventures. The private equity team also regularly works alongside the firm’s tax, regulatory, M&A and finance lawyers. The department is co-led by managing partner Stefano Bianchi, who regularly advises on significant private equity deals, and Meritxell Roca Ortega, an expert in private equity, corporate and commercial matters.

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Key clients

  • F2i SGR
  • HIG Capital
  • Xenon Private Equity
  • Mindful Capital Partners
  • Orienta Partners
  • Stirling Square Capital Partners
  • DeA Capital Funds SGR
  • Castik Capital Partners
  • Arcadia SGR
  • Astorg Partners
  • Ethica Global Investments
  • IPE (Investments in Private Equity)
  • TSC Fund Eurocare Real Estate
  • Threestones Capital Management
  • Itago Partners
  • Italglobal Partners
  • Itelyum Regeneration
  • Customs Support Group
  • NEVA SGR
  • Equilybra
  • Mittel
  • Synergo Capital
  • Merloni Holding
  • Palladio Holding

Work highlights

  • Advised Xenon Private Equity on the sale to San Quirico of the entire share capital of MinervaHub.
  • Assisted F2i SGR with the acquisition of HISI and its group of companies.
  • Assisted Ethica Global Investments with the sale of Gruppo GIA.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stefano Bianchi, Meritxell Roca Ortega

Other key lawyers

Paola Carlotti, Mia Rinetti, Giuseppe Besozzi