A team of ‘high-quality lawyers’, Latham & Watkins LLP supports global private equity houses, multinational corporations and domestic companies on the gamut of private equity transactions. The firm acts on take-privates, minority investments, fund-to-fund transfers and corporate carve-outs. It has particular strength in the sports, E&I and life sciences sectors. Stefano Sciolla, alongside leading the practice, is well-versed in joint ventures and cross border deals. Andrea Stincardini handles divestitures, strategic commercial contracts and corporate governance issues. Marco Bitetto left in July 2025, followed by Cataldo Piccarreta and Giorgia Lugli in September 2025.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘High-quality lawyers with the best commercial sense in the market.’
- ‘Giovanni Sandicchi always delivers work of exceptional quality and has a great commercial approach and very strong negotiation skills.’
Key clients
- The Carlyle Group
- DBAG
- Neverhack
- Bain Capital
- BC Partners LLP
- Platinum Equity
- Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH
- BlueGem Capital Partners LLP
- Omers
- PAI Partners
- Concerie Pasubio
- Fedrigoni S.p.A.
Work highlights
Advised Carlyle on the sale of Forgital Group, a provider of advanced aerospace and industrial forged products, to Stonepeak.
Advised BC Partners and Cigierre on the minority investment by QuattroR SGR into its portfolio company Cigierre S.p.A., Compagnia Generale Ristorazione S.p.A., an Italy-based operator of casual dining restaurants.
Advised Bluegem Capital Partners, the specialist pan-European private equity firm focused on B2B and B2B2C consumer staples, on the sale of a minority stake in the firm to Lagfin S.C.A., Société en Commandite par Actions, the controlling entity of the Campari Group.
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Stefano Sciolla
Other key lawyers
Giovanni Sandicchi; Andrea Stincardini