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Rankings published in 2026
Banking
Tier 4
38 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Caiazzo Donnini Pappalardo & Associati
3 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 4
50 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
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Chiomenti
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Giliberti Triscornia e Associati
8 practice areas
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Giovannelli e Associati
6 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 5

Baker McKenzie
4 practice areas
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Carnelutti
6 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Delfino & Associati
4 practice areas
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LMCR Studio Legale
5 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Orsingher Ortu Avvocati Associati
5 practice areas
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Pavia e Ansaldo
6 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Tier 6

Masotti Cassella Studio Legale
4 practice areas
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Portolano Cavallo
4 practice areas
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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CBA
6 practice areas
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Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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DWF
2 practice areas
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Eptalex - Garzia Gasperi & Partners
2 practice areas
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Greenberg Traurig
5 practice areas
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Jones Day
5 practice areas
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K&L Gates
2 practice areas
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMS Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Nunziante Magrone
3 practice areas
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bureau Plattner
3 practice areas
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Project development
Tier 2
23 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Green Horse Legal Advisory
4 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Macchi di Cellere Gangemi
11 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Masotti Cassella Studio Legale
4 practice areas
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McDermott Will & Schulte
6 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Parola Associati
2 practice areas
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Project finance
Tier 3
19 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
12 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
5 practice areas
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Norton Rose Fulbright
10 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Green Horse Legal Advisory
4 practice areas
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Grimaldi Alliance
10 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 5
33 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo
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Chiomenti
12 practice areas
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Molinari
4 practice areas
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Tier 2

A&O Shearman
11 practice areas
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Clifford Chance
12 practice areas
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Dentons
9 practice areas
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Gianni & Origoni
9 practice areas
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Legance
12 practice areas
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Linklaters
12 practice areas
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PedersoliGattai
8 practice areas
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White & Case
11 practice areas
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Tier 3

ADVANT Nctm
8 practice areas
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Ashurst Perkins Coie
12 practice areas
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Bird & Bird
10 practice areas
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DLA Piper
7 practice areas
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Latham & Watkins
9 practice areas
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Tier 4

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
11 practice areas
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Giovanardi Fattori
3 practice areas
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
13 practice areas
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Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
12 practice areas
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Tier 5

Carbonetti e Associati
4 practice areas
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FIVERS - Studio Legale e Tributario
4 practice areas
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Freshfields
11 practice areas
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Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici
8 practice areas
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LCA Studio Legale
1 practice area
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LEXIA
7 practice areas
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LMS Studio Legale
3 practice areas
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Simmons & Simmons
11 practice areas
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Watson Farley & Williams
8 practice areas
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Osborne Clarke
3 practice areas
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Studio Legale Fallanca Scicolone
1 practice area
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Ughi e Nunziante
11 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate

Watson Farley Williams is a British firm with an international network that includes offices in 15 jurisdictions. The Italian branch of the firm is based in Rome and Milan, where it employs an expert team of lawyers and partners.   

  

Highlights 

The Banking & Finance team advised Alpha Trains on its 1.3 billion EUR debt raise through a combination of rated private placement debt and bank debt under their existing common terms platform, for the refinancing of its existing debt as well as raising additional debt for CapEx and growth. The transaction closed in July 2024. 

In M&A, the firm advised IKAV, an international asset management group headquartered in Germany, in entering a consortium with VTTI to acquire a majority stake in Terminale GNL Adriatico Srl. The transaction closed in December 2024. 

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Mid Infra SLP - M&A
2022-05-16
Watson Farley & Williams
Italy
M&A
Anthony Bellacci, Antimo Nersita, Cristina Betti, Eugenio Tranchino, Giovanni Benedetto, Luca Sfrecola, Sonia Basso, Tiziana Manenti
Mid Infra SLP
Buyer
Vortex Beteiligungs GmbH - M&A
2022-06-13
Watson Farley & Williams
Italy
M&A
Alfredo Esposito, Carlo Cosmelli, Chiara Schirru, Davide Carloni, Eva Reiter, Francesca Rella, Giuseppe Bulgarini D’Elci, Irene De Beni, Roberta Cristaldi, Roberta Sturiale, Simon Preisenberger, Sonia Basso
Vortex Beteiligungs GmbH
Buyer
Tecnoservizi Srl - M&A
2022-10-04
Watson Farley & Williams
Italy
M&A
Eugenio Tranchino, Luca Sfrecola, Sonia Basso
Tecnoservizi Srl
Target
Atlante Srl - M&A
2023-01-26
Watson Farley & Williams
Italy
M&A
Alfredo Esposito, Arianna Neri, Francesco Moroni, Giannalberto Mazzei, Irene De Beni, Ludovica Cesari
Atlante Srl
Buyer
Ultramar Caffè Srl - M&A
2023-05-03
Watson Farley & Williams
Italy
M&A
Carlo Cosmelli, Roberta Sturiale
Ultramar Caffè Srl
Target
Logista Italia Spa - M&A
2023-07-19
Watson Farley & Williams
Italy
M&A
Alessia Giaccari, Antonio Ferrero, Carlo Cosmelli, Dario Matrecano, Giannalberto Mazzei, Giuseppe Bulgarini D’Elci, Ludovica Cesari, Matteo Trabacchin, Roberta Cristaldi, Roberta Sturiale, Sonia Basso
Logista Italia Spa
Buyer
IFLR1000
Corporate expert returns to former firm with added experience
IFLR1000
Firm hires M&A specialist from EBRD
IFLR1000
Firm adds Macchi di Cellere Gangemi counsel
IFLR1000
Firm adds Clifford Chance senior associate to its ranks
IFLR1000
UK firm brings SGH Martineau City partner back to Middle East
IFLR1000
New hire bolsters firm’s ECM and M&A capabilities across Asia
IFLR1000
Rail, natural resources and insurance sector specialist joins from Clyde & Co
IFLR1000
Firm ties up with Orrick’s former Vietnamese ally
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