Simmons & Simmons' Milan office advises private equity and real estate funds on a range of alternative fund mandates. The financial services and alternative funds department also acts for institutional investors, banks, financial intermediaries, investment companies, family offices, and HNW individuals. Experienced in asset management, investment funds and market regulation, Romeo Battigaglia heads up the financial markets practice in Italy, where Andrea Tonon is alternative funds group head. Tonon is an expert in private equity, private debt, venture capital and real estate funds, funds of funds and co-investment and infrastructure funds.
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Key clients
- Allianz Global Investors
- Blackstone
- BNP Paribas
- Deutsche Bank
- F&C Management
- Jefferies
- Jupiter
- Schroders
- UniCredit
- Fondo Italiano di Investimento SGR
Work highlights
- Assisted Merito SGR with the closing of the Merito Private Debt fund.
- Assisted HitecVision with opening its regulated branch in Milan.
- Assisting HarbourVest on the establishment of its Italian branch, including drafting all relevant MiFID policies.
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Practice head
Romeo Battigaglia; Andrea Tonon
Other key lawyers
Maria Giusy Naccarato