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Giorgio Fantacchiotti

Giorgio Fantacchiotti

Work Department

Corporate M&A / Private Equity

Position

Partner

Career

Giorgio joined the law firm Erede e Associati (now BonelliErede) in 1997, immediately after qualifying as a lawyer. He focused primarily on extraordinary finance transactions and corporate law, working closely with Avv. Erede.

In 1998/1999, he served as a Visiting Foreign Lawyer at Herbert Smith Freehills in London, where he worked in both the Corporate and Banking Departments. During this time, he also qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Courts of England and Wales. He is currently a member of the Law Society.

In 2014, after 16 years at BonelliErede—10 of which as a partner—he joined Linklaters as an equity partner in the Corporate Department of the Milan office, where he led the Private Equity group. He was also a member of the Global Consumer Sector Committee and headed the Italian Business Development Committee.

During his time at Linklaters, he continued to advise on both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, representing financial sponsors and corporates alike. He specialized in leveraged buy-outs, private equity, preferred capital, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions of companies and businesses. He also gained significant experience in public M&A and takeover regulations.

In 2025, after 11 years at Linklaters, he joined Fivers as a partner.

Over the years, Giorgio has advised on a substantial number of M&A transactions in Italy and abroad.

Languages

Italian, English, French

Education

Degree in Comparative Law from the University of Turin, Faculty of Law, 1993 – with highest honors (110/110 cum laude and publication dignity)

Diploma from the “Specialization Course in Transnational Trade Law” at the University of Turin (LLM in Comparative Law), 1996

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