Studio Legale De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani

Practices

M&A

Industries

Railways, Aviation and Logistics

Assisting a foreign worldwide leading Group active in the distribution of chemical products, owned by a private equity fund, in the acquisition of a major Italian company, with subsidiaries in France and Spain, active in the distribution of agrochemical products. The team followed all the steps of the transaction (due diligence, drafting and negotiation of sale and purchase agreement and other contractual instruments, signing/closing).

Practices

M&A

Industries

Chemicals

Assisting a US company, listed in the USA, in the acquisition of the business unit of an Italian company active in the food sector (production of ice cream and cold desserts). The team followed all the steps of the transaction (due diligence, drafting and negotiation of sale and purchase agreement and other contractual instruments, signing/closing).

Practices

M&A

Industries

Agri-Food

Assisting a leading French ventilation company in the acquisition of two Italian companies active in the same sector. The team followed all the steps of the transaction, from the due diligence phase until closing.

Practices

M&A

Industries

Ventilation and air conditioning

Assisting a Swedish multinational group, active in the electronic waste processing and disposal industry, in its growth strategy in the Italian market through the acquisition of several Italian companies active in the collection, transportation and treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The Team was involved in all the steps of the transaction, from the due diligence phase until closing. Assisting the group in the reorganization of the Italian subsidiaries through mergers.

Practices

M&A

Industries

Electronic waste

Assisting a Chinese major Group active in the machine tools industry in the lease and subsequent acquisition of a business unit of an Italian company active in the same industry in the framework of a pre-insolvency procedure (concordato preventivo). The team was involved in all the steps of the procedure (including contacts with the court), from the lease of the business, to the presentation of the proposal to the creditors, its court approval and the acquisition.

Practices

M&A

Industries

Machine tools

Assisting an Italian subsidiary of a foreign major Group active in the water treatment industry in the lease and subsequent acquisition of a business unit of an Italian company active in the same industry in the framework of an insolvency procedure. The team followed all the steps of the procedure (including contacts with the court), from the lease of the business to the acquisition.

Practices

M&A

Industries

Water treatment

Assisting a leading Italian company active in the non-woven abrasive industry in the lease and subsequent acquisition of a business unit of an Italian company active in the same industry in the framework of a pre-insolvency procedure (concordato preventivo). The team was involved in all the steps of the procedure (including contacts with the court), from the lease of the business, to the presentation of the proposal to the creditors, its court approval and the acquisition.

Practices

M&A

Industries

Non-woven abrasive

Assisting a major Italian retail chain (eyewear business) in the acquisition of a chain consisting of 25 shops which went through a debt restructuring in the framework of an insolvency procedure. The team was involved in all the steps of the procedure (including contacts with the court), from the lease of the business, to the presentation of the proposal to the creditors, its court approval and the acquisition.

Practices

M&A

Industries

Real Estate and Retail

Assisting a foreign bank, major privileged creditor of a multinational group active in the automotive industry having a subsidiary in Italy (the shares of which were pledged to the bank so that, in practice, the bank was managing the indebted company). In particular, the team was involved in the preparation, presentation and approval of the concordato preventivo procedure, and assisted in the negotiations concerning the sale of the company.

Practices

M&A

Industries

Banking & Finance

Assisted an Italian manufacturer of clothing, listed on the Milan stock-exchange, in setting up a joint venture project with a Russian partner for the distribution of its products in the territory of Russia.

Practices

Corporate and Commercial
M&A

Industries

Fashion and Luxury

Assisted an Italian manufacturer of ceramics in setting up a corporate joint venture with Russian partners for the production of large-size tiles in the Kaluga region. The project was implemented in two stages: at first the purchase of a minority stake in the target company (2014) and then the purchase of the majority (2016).

Practices

Corporate and Commercial
M&A

Industries

Construction

Assisted an Italian company in the acquisition of a minority stake in the share capital of a Russian company operating in the area of production and distribution of plastic materials in Russia.

Practices

Corporate and Commercial
M&A

Industries

Automotive