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Advising on the full cycle of private equity mandates, Dentons‘ private equity offering covers both acquisitions and exit strategies. The team also assists with tax structuring. Alessandro Dubini acts for private equity funds on M&A, corporate finance and corporate reorganisations; Pier Francesco Faggiano’s sector expertise includes healthcare, manufacturing and food and beverage; and Luca Pocobelli is ‘an excellent negotiator’. Other key figures are Enrico Troianiello and Stefano Ambrosioni.
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Client satisfaction

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Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The team is really strong and always available to help and assist the client in a very proactive way.’

  • ‘All the people are really strong, and always focused on trying to find a solution that is tailored to clients’ needs.’

  • ‘Great practice and high-quality outcomes in line with timeline expectations.’

  • ‘Dentons' private equity practice benefits from professionals with vast experience in complex and high-value transactions in Italy and abroad.’

  • ‘Professionalism, responsiveness, strong negotiation skills, business acumen, empathy, and a friendly approach highlight the qualities of the whole team (from the juniors to the partners).’

  • ‘Very flexible and realistic when it comes to fee arrangements, and their team is absolutely diverse.’

  • ‘Antonio Legrottaglie - competent, extremely available and committed to deadlines with good outcomes. Extremely client friendly and good at maintaining client relationships.’

Key clients

  • KKR
  • Battery Ventures
  • CDP Venture Capital
  • Cerba HealthCare
  • ArchiMed
  • Verteq Capital
  • Synergo Capital SGR
  • TECM
  • Starwood Capital
  • Ankh Impact Ventures

Work highlights

  • Advising KKR and A-Gas on the sale of a majority stake in A-Gas to TPG Rise Climate.
  • Advising CDP Venture Capital (through Corporate Partners I Fund - Industry Tech segment) on a €2.2m post-seed round (together with 360 Capital) for Voidless, a deep tech start-up.
  • Advising Battery Ventures on its acquisition of ORTEC International.

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Practice head

Alessandro Dubini; Pier Francesco Faggiano

Other key lawyers

Junyi Bai; Barbara Urselli; Antonio Legrottaglie; Filippo Frabasile; Marilina Di Lauro; Ferdinando Bonofiglio