BonelliErede‘s Genoa-based team specialises in corporate and bankruptcy law, dispute resolution, administrative law and shipping and transport. Clients include local, Italian, and international companies, especially in the shipping and transport, insurance and banking sectors. The practice houses notable experts including practice head Marco Arato who leads the restructuring and insolvency team and excels in extraordinary financial operations and Elisabetta Varni who specialises in corporate and bankruptcy law, with a focus on insolvency and extraordinary receivership proceedings. Gianpiero Succi specialises in domestic and international corporate law, with particular focus on cross-border matters.
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BonelliErede
Practice head(s):
Marco Arato
Other key lawyers:
Elisabetta Varni; Andrea La Mattina; Vittorio Allavena; Vittorio Lupoli; Fulvio Marvulli; Alessandro Musella; Mario Olivieri; Gianpiero Succi
Testimonials
‘The team is very easy to contact and demonstrates speed in understanding customer needs.’
‘Reliability, professionalism, accuracy.’
Key clients
Banca Carige
Gruppo Messina
Fratelli Cosulich
Intermarine
Piaggio Aero Industries
Rivieracqua
SIAT
Work highlights
- Provided general assistance to Piaggio Aero Industries S.p.A. under extraordinary receivership proceedings (“amministrazione straordinaria”) including, inter alia, assistance in the sale of the business complexes of the company and in the assessment of the bankruptcy liabilities.
- Assisting Intermarine in the negotiation and signing of military ships’ shipbuilding contracts with Italian and Foreign Navies. In the first half of 2022, assistance included the negotiation and signing of an agreement with Marinvest and SNAV (MSC Group) for the design and construction of a single-hull hybrid high speed craft implementing latest-generation technology.
- Assisting Pietra SRL (company fully owned by IMMSI, Italian holding company) in relation to the sale of Pietra Ligure SRL (corporate vehicle dedicated to the redevelopment project of the former Rodriguez shipyards in Pietra Ligure, Savona) to Chorus Life Pietra Ligure (Polifin group).
LCA Studio Legale
LCA Studio Legale’s Genoa-based team advises regional as well as multinational clients in disputes pertaining to shipping, transport, M&A and private equity, capital markets and commercial law. Practice head Benedetto Lonato has most recently been active in equity and debt capital market transactions. He co-heads the practice with Davide Magnolia , who advises Italian and foreign clients on contentious and non-contentious matters in the field of shipping and transportation law, and Riccardo Massimilla who has deep knowledge of investments in SMEs and start-ups by private and public investors.
Practice head(s):
Benedetto Lonato; Davide Magnolia; Riccardo Massimilla
Testimonials
‘1. Large team always available to talk to the client 2. One partner manages the team, so this partner knows the client’s business and his needs over time 3. Extensive skills: from the business development (M&A) to the restructuring operations and business crisis management.’
‘Benedetto Lonato manages with competence and dedication the activities carried out by collogues and so he is always up to date about the client’s activity.’
‘Competence, skills and negotiating ability.’
Key clients
Cigisped Group
Bizzi & Partners S.p.A.
Marcegaglia Group
Ferrari S.p.A.
Steinweg Handelsweem VV
Jobson Italia S.p.A.
Oceanogate S.p.A.
Tarros Group
GIP Group
Eurogate Tanger Morocco (RIF Line Group)
IFL Spedizioni S.p.a. (De Georgio Group)
Medcenter Container Terminal S.p.A. (MSC Group)
Racing Force S.p.A.
Soluzione Tasse S.p.A.
Circle S.p.A.
EdiliziAcrobatica S.p.A.
Homizy S.p.A.
Medica S.p.A.
Nusco S.p.A.
Terminal Darsena Toscana S.r.l.
Massenza Drilling Rigs S.r.l.
Work highlights
- Assisted the management of Arcaplanet, the Italian leading pet care retail chain, which is owned by Agrifarma and controlled by the Permira fund, during the EUR 1 billion sale by Permira to Cinven.
- Acted for Tarros, the Italian logistic operator, in the multimodal “door to door” contract for the transportation of 10 large superconductor TF Coils – with an aggregate value of EUR 590 million – from La Spezia port to France via Porto Marghera (VE).
- Assisted Xenon Private Equity and the managers of Formula Impresoft in the EUR 200 million sale of the latter’s majority stake to Clessidra Private Equity SGR S.p.A..