Leading the PedersoliGattai’s real estate and construction team, Andrea Francesco Castelli advises on mixed-use sales, historic assets, portfolio purchases, and tax aspects of hotel disposals. Federica Baccigalupi focuses on acquisitions and redevelopments, including logistics and greenfield sites. Donatella Di Gregorio handles urban planning and private equity investments in student housing. Gianluca Gariboldi advises on construction-site disposals and office-campus and historic-asset acquisitions. The team regularly handles logistics-hub matters as well as land-related transactions.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Testimonials
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- ‘Pedersoli Gattai is a very strong firm that can work on very complex deals and can effortlessly tackle structuring issues. Outstanding level of services provided, great ability to work under pressure and deliver the product efficiently.’
- ‘Excellent and well-differentiated team composed of superb professionals such as Andrea Castelli, Gianluca Gariboldi, and Donatella Di Gregorio.'
- ‘Team is very hands-on, practical, creative and available. Very good to work with.’
- 'Andrea Castelli is a very calm person and gets results. There is nothing more I could ask. Federica Baccigalupi is also outstanding.’
- ‘Good technical skills. Good personal and professional approach.’
Key clients
- Ardian
- Armani Group
- Blackstone
- Clessidra SGR
- DoveVivo
- Generali Real Estate
- Global Logistic Properties – GLP
- Hines
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Investire SGR
- Kervis SGR
- Kryalos sgr
Work highlights
Advised Blackstone on the sale to Kering of a mixed-use building in Milan, via Montenapoleone, against a consideration of approximately EUR 1.3bn.
Advised HINES and Prelios on the transfer to CDP and Finint in the Milan-based senior housing markte funding the redevelopment project of Ex Trotto, the equestrian facility disused in 2012 in the district of San Siro.
Advised Ardian on the structuring and acquisition of a large-scale, mixed-use, 100,000 sqm land development scheme from CDP in the former "Caserma Mameli" area in Milan, which will undergo a EUR 400mln+ redevelopment.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Federica Baccigalupi
Donatella Di Gregorio
Practice head
Andrea Francesco Castelli
Other key lawyers
Donatella Di Gregorio; Federica Baccigalupi; Gianluca Gariboldi