Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici is regularly involved in significant Italian takeover bids, IPOs, listings and securities placements. Anton Carlo Frau is a renowned specialist in public offerings and IPOs; Rossella Pappagallo has longstanding experience in securities deals; and Stefano Valerio advises on capital markets matters alongside his M&A and corporate law practice. Barbara Napolitano assists with IPOs, secondary offers, public tenders and takeover bids, and Vanessa Sobrero is ‘one of the best capital markets lawyers around’. Other key figures are Federica Munno, Federico Cenzi Venezze, Carlotta Corba Colombo and Maximiliano Papini.
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Profile

Work Department

Corporate law and advice, Mergers and acquisitions, Financial Markets and secutirities investments

Position

Barbara Napolitano has been involved in some of the main public and private extraordinary M&A transactions carried out in the Italian market in the last twenty years.
She has also developed a specific expertise in securities’ law. Namely, she provides assistance in IPOs, secondary offers, public tenders and takeover bids, offer and exchange of equity, equity-linked or debt financial instruments.
Further, Barbara gained a significant expertise in corporate reorganisations and business combinations of large domestic and international groups and mergers and acquisitions related to strategic assets carried out by listed groups, also cross- border.
She also deals with the structuring of the governance of listed and unlisted companies’ (including large family businesses).
Her areas of expertise include ESG practice, with particular regard to governance and relations with stakeholders.

Languages

Italian, English, French

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Great diversity and collaboration.’
  • ‘Very competent and organised firm.’
  • ‘Systemic approach and thorough analysis.’
  • ‘Vanessa Sobrero is an excellent professional with great experience and knowledge of the dynamics of listed and prospective companies. One of the best capital markets lawyers around.’

Key clients

  • Assicurazioni Generali
  • Banco Desio e della Brianza
  • Edizione (Benetton Family)
  • ENI
  • Illimity
  • Intermonte Partners SIM
  • TIM
  • Industrial Stars of Italy 4
  • Revo Insurance
  • Digital Value