Mergers & Acquisitions

The wide experience of the professionals of the Legal Team about mergers allow them to assist Italian and international clients in the organization and definition of various extraordinary corporate operations, such as, acquisitions of corporate shares, companies and branches of companies, in addition to mergers and demergers, transfers of shares and joint ventures. 

The Legal Team have been involved in transfer and acquisition operations of primary national relevance, particularly in the food and automotive industries, supporting clients in the negotiation and preparation of  the related agreements, paying particular attention to tax issues.

The services of the Legal Team for M&A include, but are not limited to:

• Advising for the establishment of procedures for acquisition/sale of shares and/or companies;
• Preparation of the preliminary agreements for extraordinary operations, namely confidentiality and abstention agreements from parallel bargaining, Memorandum of Understanding or letters of intent, binding or non-binding offers and exclusivity agreements;
• Assistance in the management of the auctions; 
• Assistance in legal and labor law due diligence activities;
• Negotiation and preparation of contracts for the acquisition and sale of shares and/or companies;
• Preparation of the documentation and the supervision of the fulfillments of companies in order to close the operation;
• Negotiation and preparation of shareholder agreements and put and call agreements, investment agreements, loan agreements and escrow agreements;
• Management of the interactions with the Antitrust Authority;
• Management of future claims and representation in litigation proceedings, including arbitration proceedings.