Simone has a comprehensive understanding of Urban Dynamics transformations, grounded in his long-standing experience in the real estate sector. His expertise spans multiple areas, including energy, infrastructure, and mergers & acquisitions. He is the Head of Italy's Urban Dynamics and The Built Environment teams. His legal experience is primarily rooted in mergers & acquisition with a particular focus on real estate and infrastructure. Simone provides highly specialised assistance and has a deep understanding of technical, regulatory, and financial issues relevant to energy, infrastructure and real estate projects. He assists long-term investors in all phases of the investment cycle, from the setting-up of the appropriate investment structures, establishment of joint ventures with co-investors, to the acquisition, development, management and sale of assets.
Osborne Clarke
Osborne Clarke is comfortable handling ESG-driven developments as well as novel and significant real estate projects, especially in an infrastructure context. The firm also regularly advises notable clients on international portfolio management. The co-heads of the real estate practice are Simone Monesi, who is specialised in technical, regulatory and financial issues connected to real estate projects, and Sara Miglioli, who focuses on real estate and construction with particular expertise in planning law.
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Testimonials
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‘Osborne Clarke Italy stands out in the legal landscape due to its unwavering commitment to client satisfaction and its exceptional team of legal professionals.'
‘Bilingual - Italian and English. Wide range of legal services. Excellent network of connections for other non-legal services.’
‘Laura Ricci and Judith Paine are experienced lawyers and they care about their clients.’
‘Simone Monesi and Roberto Salis demonstrate longstanding expertise in construction and real estate matters, always oriented towards results and problem solving.'
‘Experience applied to give commercial advice which was key to getting the deal over the line.'
'Patient and persevering, with the ability to explain concepts to people who do not regularly work in the jurisdiction.’
‘Simone Monesi and Roberto Salis are very skilled and experienced and have a deep knowledge of Italian construction law.'
Key clients
- AEGIDE Milano Vivarini S.r.l.
- Costim S.r.l. (Chorus Life S.p.A)
- DeA Capital SGR S.p.A
- Habona Invest GmbH; Pareus S.r.l.
- Industrie De Nora S.p.A.
- Klépierre Management S.r.l.
- Risanamento S.P.A. group
- Milano Santa Giulia S.p.A.
- Mirastar
- KKR
- NewCold Cooperatief U.A.
- Ruby Hotels GmbH
- Savills Investment Managers SGR S.p.A.
- UCI Cinemas
Work highlights
- Advised Industrie DeNora on acquiring a brownfield industrial site for its Italian GigaFactory project, to manufacture hardware for the production of clean burning energy source green hydrogen.
- Advised AEGIDE Milano Vivarini on its €40m purchase and development of a 128-unit senior living complex in Milan.
- Advising NewCold on the development and construction of a state-of-the-art cold storage plant in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, inaugurated in March 2023.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Simone Monesi, Sara Miglioli