‘Highly organised, extremely skilled, and consistently supportive’, Simmons & Simmons boasts breadth in its sector expertise, acting in the real estate, luxury goods, life sciences, and energy sectors. The firm is also experienced in the growing data centre market and handles public takeovers, demergers, and corporate restructurings. Andrea Accornero focuses on private equity and M&A transactions for both domestic and international funds, Dario Spinella specialises in real estate matters, and Laura Fiordelisi handles venture capital transactions.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Marco Muratore is a great lawyer and partner who leads his team perfectly.’
- ‘The team demonstrates excellent competence not only in their specific field of expertise but also in areas not typically within their core business.'
- ‘All staff members we interact with put into practice the same high standards seen at the team level.'
- ‘The teams are highly organised, extremely skilled, and consistently supportive. Of particular note is their distinctive expertise in administrative law.’
- ‘Easy to work with, honest, and extremely committed.’
- 'Marco Muratore provides reliable support in every circumstance with efficiency and determination.'
Key clients
- Toshiba Corporation
- Wise Equity SGR S.p.A.
- B. Braun Milano
- EOS Corrugated Group
- Esprinet S.p.A.
- Getec Italia S.p.A.
- 21 Invest
- Tadiran Group
- Unifrutti Group
- China Telecom Europe Ltd
- 2M Group
- Dompè S.p.A.
Work highlights
Advised Brookfield Infrastructure on the acquisition of data centre operator Data4, one of Europe's largest data centre platforms, from AXA IM Alts.
Advised Venture Life Group plc, listed British company active in the consumer health and wellness sector, on the sale of Biokosmes s.r.l. and Venture Life Manufacturing AB to BioDue S.p.A.
Advised Genesy Group on the sale of the entire share capital of Webgenesys, a leading digital enabler supporting digital innovation in public administrations to TXT e-solutions.
Practice head
Andrea Accornero; Dario Spinella; Edoardo Tedeschi; Laura Fiordelisi; Marco Muratore; Ariel Nachman; Tommaso Tomaiuolo
Other key lawyers
Moira Gamba; Alessandro Bonazzi; Paolo Guarneri