Italy

Assisting a top-ranked M&A advisor and one of the world's leading infrastructure and renewables asset managers, in the joint venture phase and in the infrastructure financing for the creation of new green service areas in Italy with electric charging stations. This is one of the most important infrastructure financing transactions on the Italian market, aimed at promoting the green transition of the Italian road system, through the electrification of approximately IP 500 service areas located throughout the national territory.

Advising a leading European hospitality group in the acquisition of a portfolio of campsites—an alternative asset class that attracts increasing interest among specialized investors—located in central and northern Italy.

The acquisition includes a 5-star camping village in Veneto and three notable sites in Tuscany. The deal is part of the group's broader objective to expand its portfolio in new geographies and increase its position as a leading operator in the European open-air hospitality sector.

Advising a leading sovereign wealth fund in the acquisition of a significant minority stake in a major European telecom company, partnering with a global investment firm that leads the investor consortium.

Advising a listed company on Euronext Milan, specializing in electrical steel laminations, on its investment in a leading Indian manufacturer of precision electrical steel stampings, stators, and rotors for various motor cores. Headquartered in New Delhi, the target company operates four production plants and has over 40 years of industry experience.  

Advising a leading global investment firm on the acquisition of a pharmaceutical company specializing in extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) systems from a specialty pharmaceutical company

Advising a global real estate investment group and a major international private equity fund in the strategic financial joint venture for the development and sale of a large-scale logistics park in northern Italy. The transaction involves the construction of a 200,000-square-meter logistics hub. The logistics park is designed to meet high environmental sustainability and energy efficiency standards. Freshfields assisted the international investor for all legal, fiscal and regulatory aspects and for the structuring of the operation, also with reference to the definition of the JV relationships between the parties, in addition to taking care of the acquisition profiles for both partners.