Bird & Bird offers a broad spectrum of services to domestic businesses and international corporations operating within the manufacturing industry and is particularly adept at handling corporate work such as transactions, financings, or restructuring. The firm has been particularly active in advising clients on public tender proceedings and IP protection, while practice head Stefano Silvestri has notable expertise in handling cross-border transactions with a focus on the automotive industry.
Industry focus: Manufacturing in Italy
Bird & Bird
Responsables de la pratique:
Stefano Silvestri
Principaux clients
BMW Group
Crocs
Flex-n-Gate Corporation
Honeywell International
Indet
Ledworks
Metalco Group
Shiloh Industries
Smiths Detection Italia
Solgar – Hino
VF International
Principaux dossiers
- Advising Honeywell International in the acquisition via voluntary tender offer and subsequent take-private of Civitanavi Systems S.p.A.
- Assisting Shiloh Industries Italia, the Italian subsidiary of a supplier of light-weighting, noise and vibration solutions to the automotive, commercial vehicle and industrial segments, in the composition with creditors’ procedure in front of the Court of Aosta.
- Assisting The Metalco Group in the participation in public tender procedures.
Gianni & Origoni
Gianni & Origoni‘s multi-disciplinary team has a strong presence in the manufacturing sector due to the range of expertise it offers to domestic and international clients. The firm is active across a variety of industries, including oil and gas, fashion, and automotive, and draws upon its experienced corporate lawyers to assist with transactions, restructuring, and insolvency. Luca Jeantet focuses his practice on advising insolvent companies, investors and creditors in relation to debt restructuring, while Elisabetta Gardini, an expert in environmental law, has extensive experience in litigation.
Autres avocats clés:
Elisabetta Gardini; Luca Jeantet
Principaux clients
Safilo Group
Sugherificio Ganau
Technoprobe S.p.A.
Control Print
Italian Leather Group S.p.A.
JSW Steel Italy
Ravensburger S.r.l.
Principaux dossiers
- Assisted Dal Colle Industria Dolciaria S.p.A. in the filing of a petition for the homologation of a restructuring plan (“piano di ristrutturazione soggetto a omologazione”) pursuant to art. 64-bis of the Italian Insolvency Code (CCII) before the Court of Verona, which opened the procedure in December 2023.
- Assistance to Pattern S.p.A., Camer and individuals in relation to the acquisition by Patterns, through its subsidiary (80%) S.M.T. S.r.l (SMT), 100% of Umbria Verde Mattioli S.r.l. (UVM), an Umbrian company specialized in the production, processing and marketing of luxury knitwear.
- Assistance to Control Print in the acquisition of a business unit of V-Shapes, an Italian company active in the production of automatic dosing, packaging and wrapping machines.
Chiomenti
Chiomenti counsels manufacturers across a breadth of markets, including pharma, cement, and home appliances. The multi-disciplinary team is experienced in handling corporate transactions such as M&A, restructuring and financings as well as advising on tax compliance and production and distribution services. Luca Andrea Frignani has experience in cross-border transactions, both inbound and outbound. Frignani co-leads the team with Massimiliano Nitti and Marco Maugeri.
Responsables de la pratique:
Luca Andrea Frignani; Massimiliano Nitti; Marco Maugeri
Les références
‘Strong and professional people, fast, commercial, flexible, high level of bespoke customer service, multi-disciplinary strength.’
Principaux clients
Artsana S.p.A.
JT International Italia
Heidelberg Cement
BDT Capital Partners, LLC
CAPVIS AG
Gruppo Desa S.p.A.’s shareholders
PX3 Partners
Guala Closures S.p.A.
Viatris
Carel Industries
Industrie Polieco-M.P.B.
De’ Longhi Industrial s.a.
Sciuker Frames S.p.A.
Leaf Bidco – Manifatture Sigaro Toscano
Principaux dossiers
- Advising Viatris on the sale of its Over-the-Counter (OTC) business to Cooper Consumer Health, a manufacturer and distributor of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines.
- Advising Heidelberg Cement in the context of a complex group reorganization involving the cross-border merger of the French sub-holding Ciment Français with and into the Italian subsidiary Italcementi.
- Advising in the business combination deal combination between La Marzocco International and Eversys.
DLA Piper
DLA Piper is a trusted counsel for numerous prominent manufacturing clients, spanning industries such as fashion, automotive, and infrastructure. The firm provides support across a range of areas, including transactional matters, corporate law, intellectual property, and real estate. Alessandro Piermanni leads the team with a particular focus on industrial M&A and private equity in the manufacturing space.
Responsables de la pratique:
Alessandro Piermanni
Les références
‘The right expert is always available under the centralised coordination of the managing partner and his great expertise. No other law firm will give its clients this kind of service as far as we know. It has been possible to successfully implement up-to-date innovations and improvements in the management organisation, the corporate legal organisation and the corporate culture ’
‘Excellent technical knowledge, quick comprehension and targeted, speedy processing of the task at hand, knows the client.’
‘Alessandro Piermanni is fully on board with every deal with extensive knowledge of the market. Such an approach is the key to always delivering the best legal solution for every technical problem.’
Principaux clients
Aqseptence Group GmbH
Aquafil Group
Berlin Packaging
Battery Ventures
C.T.R.
Finproject Group
Global Transport Solutions Holding B.V.
Hailtec GmbH
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics International GmbH
IDNTT S.A.
Itago SGR S.p.A.
Italian Bathroom Design (Controlled by Mittel S.p.A.)
Metso
OTB Group
PFERD Group
Rolls Royce
Saint-Gobain Group