Assisting SMEs in M&A Processes
In M&A processes, we support our clients in both pre-contractual negotiations and in the initial planning phases of the transaction, providing guidance in project development and ensuring proper verification of the operation to facilitate its correct execution. Furthermore, we provide our clients with all types of services aimed at fostering proper and efficient management of the company following the execution of the acquisition or merger.
Specifically, our M&A legal consultancy and support includes:
- Conducting legal Due Diligence activities;
- Organizing and assisting in Data Room management;
- Negotiating and drafting letters of intent and agreements governing the transaction;
- Providing support for post-transaction contractual relations.
We assist our clients in the following M&A legal phases:
- Sale and purchase of shares or quotas;
- Transfer of businesses and/or business units;
- Extraordinary operations such as transformation, merger, demerger, and contribution agreements, as well as in joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and liquidation phases;
- National and international mergers and demergers;
- Purchase and sale of assets and share packages, corporate governance, corporate compliance, and duties and responsibilities of supervisory bodies;
- Representing buyers, sellers, investors, private equity funds, family offices, managers in transactions involving both listed and unlisted companies;
- Conducting due diligence activities;
- Drafting acquisition contracts and any other related agreements (statutes, shareholders’ agreements, lock-up agreements, put and call option agreements);
- Participation in pre-closing, closing, and post-closing activities;
- Preparing and notifying communications to the Antitrust Authority or the European Commission, as well as involvement or coordination of notifications to antitrust authorities in other jurisdictions.
