A dedicated team offers advisory services in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and extraordinary corporate transactions, with particular expertise in the banking and financial services sector. The team supports clients throughout the entire transaction lifecycle, from preliminary due diligence to closing and post-merger integration.
In particular, the team assists on
- due diligence for acquisitions, mergers and corporate reorganisations;
- structuring and negotiation of share and asset purchase agreements;
- corporate reorganisations, mergers, demergers and contributions;
- joint ventures, partnerships and shareholders’ agreements;
- regulatory and antitrust aspects of extraordinary transactions, including authorisations from supervisory authorities;
- post-closing integration and corporate housekeeping.
How a transaction runs
- Preliminary analysis – objectives, structure of the deal and key risks.
- Due diligence – legal review of the target, with a clear report of findings and recommended protections.
- Negotiation and documentation – drafting and negotiation of the transaction documents.
- Closing and integration – completion of the transaction and support in the post-merger phase.
Who we assist
Banks, financial intermediaries, investors, industrial groups and companies undergoing extraordinary corporate transactions or reorganisations, including those in the energy sector and in distressed situations, where M&A works together with our Structured Finance and Credit Management teams.