Gianni & Origoni provides ‘excellent’ legal assistance to both listed and unlisted companies across borders and industries, including energy, media, telecoms, pharma, and infrastructure. The firm also provides regulatory support to government bodies in the sale of public assets, such as through privatisation procedures. Francesco Gianni is well-versed in M&A transactions and voluntary public exchange offers. Raimondo Premonte and Chiara Gianni are skilled in majority and minority acquisitions in the energy and infrastructure sectors, while Andrea Aiello is knowledgeable on the aviation, infrastructure and defence sectors. Alberto Recchia specialises in the technology sector, and Donato Romano and Caterina Pistocchi are also key members of the team.
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Testimonials
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- I would like to mention Chiara Gianni, who is extremely reliable, competent, and creative in finding viable solutions with pragmatism and business sense. She is very clear in setting strategies and communicating.
- ‘The legal assistance is excellent. Their advice is always timely and of high quality. The team's expertise and dedication are clear in their proactive approach, addressing all potential issues.’
- ‘Gerardo Carbonelli's team has become indispensable both in M&A transactions and day-to-day business. Gerardo combines excellent legal knowledge with a remarkable ability to understand and anticipate clients' needs, often addressing them before they are fully articulated.’
- ‘Prompt response, capacity to manage matters under stress, great experience.’
- ‘The team is distinguished by deep expertise in structuring and negotiating complex M&A transactions and has proven able to manage multi-jurisdictional deals with precision and speed, especially if listed companies are involved.'
- ‘Andrea Aiello and Caterina Pistocchi are distinguished by their responsiveness, clarity in communication, and collaborative mindset, which enables them to work seamlessly with internal legal teams and external stakeholders.'
- ‘Excellent quality of service. They are always present when you need them!’
- ‘The Rome-London cross-border team has a very good expertise in handling cross-border transactions. Most of the team members are dual qualified (Italian and UK jurisdictions). This means they have a great knowledge of common law jurisdictions and therefore have great capabilities to liaise with UK firms/clients with confidence.’
- ‘Donato Romano is an outstanding and experienced lawyer. His advice is clear, simple and effective. He breaks down legal jargon, explaining complex legal matters in plain language.'
Key clients
- Almawave
- ArchiMed
- De Agostini
- ENI
- Esseco
- Gellify
- Hitachi Rail Ltd
- Idealista
- ITA Airways
- Kering
- KKR
- Marubeni Corporation
- Assicurazioni Generali
- Augusto
- Bricofer
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
- Comesvil SpA
- Crionet
- Daikin Industries
- Damac
Work highlights
Advised KKR on the acquisition of Telecom Italia’s fixed-line network, valued at approximately €22bn, and in a 30% stake in Enilive.
Assisted Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world’s oldest banking institution, with launching a voluntary public exchange offer on all ordinary shares of Mediobanca.
Assisted Siem Industries as main shareholder of Subsea7 with the merger into Saipem SpA aimed at creating a global leader in the energy services sector.
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Practice head
Francesco Gianni
Alfredo D’Aniello
Antonio Segni
Gianluca Ghersini
NewGabriella Covino
Gabriele Ramponi
Other key lawyers
Alberto Recchia
Donato Romano
Gerardo Carbonelli
Caterina Pistocchi
Andrea Aiello
Raimondo Premonte
Mauro Sambati
Chiara Gianni