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Tax
PedersoliGattai
In January 2024, Pedersoli Studio Legale and Gattai, Minoli, Partners merged to become PedersoliGattai, which assists with the tax side to restructuring, M&A, and financial and capital market transactions, along with tax litigation. Giovanni Bandera provides tax advice to major corporations; Cristiano Garbarini ‘has great knowledge of fiscal matters’; and Domenico Ponticelli’s practice covers transfer pricing. Other key figures are Andrea de' Mozzi, Daniela Caporicci, Alban Zaimaj, and Valentina Buzzi.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Availability and general skills are at the maximum level.’
‘Client-oriented, with the distinctive ability to collaborate with lawyers in other fields (financing, corporate, etc.). Above-average execution speed.’
‘They are excellent professionals who detect the key legal issues and provide direct, clear and useful advice.’
‘The team has shown consistent quality and knowledge, making it easy to get access to reliable opinions and expertise. Collaboration is very flexible.’
‘Cristiano Garbarini is super-responsive and knowledgeable about structuring issues.’
‘Cristiano Garbarini has great knowledge of fiscal matters, a very pragmatic approach to problem solving, and a strong commitment to helping clients find the approach that best suits their needs.’
‘Cristiano Garbarini and Alban Zaimaj - always available and able to come up with pragmatic and efficient solutions.’
‘Alban Zaimaj is a trustworthy professional, who is extremely attentive to client needs.’
Key clients
- Anthilia Capital Partners SGR
- Gruppo Salice
- COBEPA (Compagnie Benelux Participations SA)
- Cordifin
- EnVent Capital Market Limited
- Epilate
- Ferretti Group
- Impianti
- Tema Sinergie
- Ver Capital SGR
- Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund
- Schroders
- Barilla SpA
- BNP Paribas
- BFF BANK SPA
- Colony Capital
- Investcorp
- Eurizon ITER funds
- Goldman Sachs
- Intermediate Capital Group
- Intesa SanPaolo
- JP Morgan
- Mediobanca
- Microgame SPA
- TeamSystem
- Radisson Hotel Group
- RCS Mediagroup
- Rivean Capital (formerly Gilde Buyout Capital Partners)
- Stirling Square Capital Partners
- TAS GROUP SPA
- Unicredit
Work highlights
- Advised Cobepa on the tax aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in Salice.
- Advised Anthilia Capital Partners SGR on the establishment of the Anthilia GAP alternative investment fund.
- Advised Ferretti Group on its dual listing on Euronext Milan.
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PedersoliGattai
Advice on tax and corporate tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, private debt, real estate, corporate reorganizations, debt restructuring, acquisition financing, structured finance, alternative investments, tax advice to national and multinational corporations, tax treatment on assets and other financial instruments. Advice on corporate, tax, financial statements and special regulations of financial intermediaries, SGR, SIM, OICR, GEFIA and FIA, EU investment funds, interrelations between corporate finance, legal and tax issues. Tax law speaker at several conferences.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Giovanni Bandera, Cristiano Garbarini, Domenico Ponticelli