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Via Fatebenefratelli, 14
20121 Milano
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Pietro Belloni
Work Department
Corporate, M&A, Restructuring, Real Estate, Energy, Outsourcing
Position
Pietro Belloni is a partner in mainstream corporate practice of Linklaters’ Milan office, recognised in 2014 as a “rising star” by leading Italian legal newspaper, Legal Community. He is a corporate law specialist, experienced in international and domestic M&A transactions and joint ventures both in the financial institutions, in the private equity and industrial sectors. Pietro has developed a significant experience also in real estate transactions, restructuring transactions, energy transactions and outsourcing transactions.
Career
May, 2012 to date: Partner, Linklaters, Milan
2007 to April 2012: Managing Associate, Linklaters, Milan
2002 to 2007: Associate, Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, Milan (including a six-month secondment to Slaughter & May, London)
2000 to 2002: Trainee, Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, Milan
1999 to 2000: Trainee, Studio Legale Astolfi, Milan
Languages
Italian, English
Memberships
Admitted to the Italian Bar since 2002
Education
1999 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, J.D. (Honours)
Personal
Pietro Belloni is the author of “Clausole di determinazione e aggiustamento del prezzo”, published within “I contratti di acquisizione di società ed aziende”, Ugo Draetta and Carlo Monesi, Giuffrè, 2007.
Pietro Belloni is also co-author (with Davide Mencacci) of Chapter 12, “An Overview of the Main Structures Used by Private Equity Players”, published within “Private Equity and Venture Capital” edited by Anna Gervasoni, Risk Books, 2014
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Working alongside its competition, employment and public law colleagues, Linklaters Studio Legale Associato’s M&A team acts for clients from the financial services, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, energy, retail, luxury, and telecoms sectors. Its coverage encompasses public takeovers, strategic joint ventures, and cross-border and multi-jurisdictional M&A. Pietro Belloni is a corporate and commercial law specialist; Roberto Casati
is hailed by clients as ‘one of the top corporate lawyers in Italy’; Alessandra Ghezzi‘s broad practice includes M&A; and Francesco Eugenio Pasello ‘has good commercial acumen’. Giorgio Fantacchiotti left the firm in 2025.
Italy > Industry focus: Energy
With in-depth experience in energy transactions, Linklaters Studio Legale Associato is commended as ‘accommodating, proactive, and responsive.’ Tessa Lee is a key contact for project financing, while Roberto Casati often handles international arbitrations. Alessandro Gemmo is knowledgeable of environmental law matters and Lucia Ciocarlan is informed in energy project contracts. Pietro Belloni and Roberto Egori are other key team members.
Italy > Private equity
Acting for private equity houses at all stages of investment cycles, Linklaters Studio Legale Associato covers corporate issues, M&A, banking, capital markets and tax, as well as the investment fund side. Andrea Arosio leads the banking and finance practice; and Pietro Belloni advises on M&A and joint ventures in the private equity sector. Former practice head Giorgio Fantacchiotti left the firm in May 2025.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Italy
- Private equity Italy
- Industry focus: Energy Italy
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Borrower side
- Banking and finance: lender or arranger side
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity