Linklaters Studio Legale Associato' private equity expertise in Milan ranges from corporate and M&A matters to banking, capital markets and tax aspects. The group also regularly works alongside the firm's experienced projects, competition, employment and restructuring and insolvency practices, as well as with the firm's wider network. The workload of cross-border M&A and private equity deal expert Giorgio Fantacchiotti includes advising private equity and credit funds on their downstream work and portfolio management.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Linklaters' private equity team is an established practice offering assistance with the full spectrum of private equity-related matters, from reorganisations to the divestment of portfolio companies.'

  • 'The use of technology within the firm stands out with respect to other premium law firms.'

  • 'Great offering to its client base of a wide spectrum of legal services, such as dedicated intranet, secondments of junior lawyers, and alternative billing methods.’

  • ‘Giorgio Fantacchiotti is a very experienced corporate lawyer with huge experience in dealing with the most complex deals.'

  • ‘Giorgio Fantacchiotti is technical but also pragmatic when needed - he does not lose himself in small details but always has the broader picture of the deal in mind.'

Key clients

  • Ambienta SGR
  • Telemos Capital Limited
  • Three Hills Capital Partners
  • Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
  • CK Hutchison Holdings Limited
  • Hayfin
  • Rabobank
  • Intesa Sanpaolo
  • Barclays Bank
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Apollo Global Securities
  • Credit Suisse Bank
  • Goldman Sachs
  • J.P. Morgan
  • UniCredit Bank
  • HPS
  • Arcmont
  • BNL Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
  • Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
  • Banco BPM
  • Bormioli Pharma
  • Davidson Kempner
  • Bain Capital Credit Ltd
  • Macquarie Asset Management

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Giorgio specialises in transactional work with a focus on cross-border public and private M&A, joint ventures,  and private equity transactions. He regularly advises corporations in their national and cross-border M&A activity, and  leading Italian and international private equity and credit funds in their downstream work and portfolio management. Since January 2017 Giorgio co-heads the global consumer sector of the firm and is dual qualified in Italy and in the UK.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Giorgio Fantacchiotti

Other key lawyers

Pietro Belloni, Roberto Casati