Growing together without losing your identity: could a network agreement be the key?

In the article by Massimo Caiazza, published on Startupbusiness.it, the focus is on the opportunities, governance, and challenges of business networks: a tool that is becoming increasingly strategic for startups and SMEs looking to innovate, access new markets, and share expertise while preserving their autonomy.

For startups in particular, a network agreement can become a real growth accelerator, as it enables access to skills and markets while maintaining agility and independence, with additional benefits in terms of financial strength and credit profile.

How does a business network actually work? What different models are available?

And what advantages can it offer to those aiming to grow without giving up their independence?

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In the Italian digital landscape, a figure is emerging that is increasingly relevant yet still lacking a clear regulatory framework: the sports trader, an operator who applies financial trading logic and tools to sports betting markets.

On this topic, Antonella Terranova and Gaspare Roma provide an in-depth analysis published in ItaliaOggi, examining:

• the operational characteristics of sports trading and the role of betting exchange platforms
• the structural differences compared to financial trading, particularly from a regulatory standpoint
• the legal issues arising from the absence of a formal legal definition of this role
• the potential risks, including criminal liability, for those operating professionally on behalf of third parties

A contribution that highlights how technological evolution is outpacing the law, leaving grey areas that require targeted regulatory intervention.

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With Resolution No. 85/26/CONS, AGCOM defines the boundaries of communication on the prevention of pathological gambling, implementing Article 15 of Legislative Decree No. 41/2024.

On Spot and Web, an article by Ilaria Sgrilli and Antonella Terranova examines in depth the seven pillars of the new framework, set within a layered regulatory landscape.

For years, the Dignity Decree (Decree-Law No. 87/2018) imposed an almost total ban on advertising, sponsorships, and even indirect forms of communication.

With Legislative Decree No. 41/2024, however, the legislator has opened up a specific space for informational and awareness-raising campaigns. Within this context, the AGCOM Resolution sets out the criteria to distinguish between prevention communication and commercial promotion.

What are the new margins for maneuver, and what are the main critical issues for licensees during the implementation phase?

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On AboutPharma, an article by David Maria Santoro and Federica Bortolotti, together with Leonardo Toso and Matilde Bissolo from the Department of Diagnostics and Public Health – Section of Legal Medicine at the University of Verona, examines the issue of investigating the causal link in adverse reactions to medicinal products.

The article clarifies that, in the civil law context, the assessment of causation must combine epidemiological data deriving from the circulation of the medicinal product with the findings of a rigorous clinical analysis of the specific individual case, conducted according to medico-legal standards, seeking a “preponderance of the evidence” rather than certainty “beyond any reasonable doubt.”

The analysis of recent case law confirms this methodological approach, showing that the mere temporal correlation between the intake of a medicinal product and the onset of an adverse reaction is not sufficient, in itself, to establish liability for compensation.

When can the causal link between a medicinal product and an adverse event be considered proven?

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De Berti Jacchia has advised Olyos Group, an international player and a leading company in the natural health sector, as well as the fifth-largest operator in the French market for food supplements distributed in pharmacies and para-pharmacies, on the acquisition of Somatoline, a historic dermocosmetics brand in Italy, previously owned by Manetti & Roberts, a company controlled by the Bolton Group.

Through this transaction, Olyos strengthens its presence in the dermocosmetics sector and, leveraging strategic commercial and operational synergies, aims to accelerate its expansion in the Italian and European markets.

De Berti Jacchia assisted Olyos Group on all legal and tax aspects of the transaction with a multidisciplinary team led by partner Claudio Corba Colombo, supported by senior associate Benedetta Mazzotti for corporate M&A matters. Partners Antonella Terranova and Pietro Meda handled administrative law and pharmaceutical regulatory aspects, respectively.

Partner Andrea Terragni advised on intellectual property matters, while tax and employment aspects were handled by partners Tiziana Zona and Gaspare Roma, respectively.

Indutrade AB, an international industrial and technology group listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm and operating through more than 220 companies across Europe, has completed the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of CAT Ricambi S.r.l., a company based in Modena and active in the automotive aftermarket segment.

CAT Ricambi operates in the distribution of original spare parts and components for Italian, French, Japanese, and Korean car brands in the Italian market, generating approximately €30 million in annual revenues and employing 38 people.

The transaction strengthens Indutrade Group’s presence in Northern Italy and further consolidates the Group’s Industrial & Engineering cluster in the automotive sector.

Law firm De Berti Jacchia, with a team composed of attorneys Marco Frazzica and Giuseppina Zoccali, assisted Indutrade AB in the transaction, advising on all phases of the negotiation and execution.

The transaction represents the third acquisition within Indutrade’s Italian expansion strategy.