The Corporate group of R&P Legal is made up of professionals with significant experience in the field, having advised some of the most important national and international corporate groups, Italian and foreign banks and other financial intermediaries in a vast range of mergers and acquisitions and generally in relation to extraordinary corporate transactions: Italian and foreign public offers and share sales, both listed and private; take-over offers, including delisting procedures and defense of hostile takeovers; advice to listed issuers on corporate governance and regulatory matters; regulatory advice to financial intermediaries, investment funds and other collective investment entities both in Italy and abroad; advice on commercial contracts in general; assistance in insolvency and pre-insolvency procedures.

The professionals of the Corporate group have therefore gained deep experience in the field of corporate, commercial and financial law (including regulatory matters and dealings with the various supervisory authorities) both in relation to domestic and cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions.

The team also includes tax lawyers and accountants expert in corporate, finance and cross-border transactions, whose involvement is essential for the proper structuring of complex corporate deals (such as mergers, hive-downs, add-ons, etc), reorganizations and leveraged buyouts.

The following is a list of the most important types of transactions in relation to which we act:

General corporate law: setting up companies and assisting listed and unlisted companies in the preparation of shareholders agreements and mergers and acquisitions, both domestic and international; joint ventures; buybacks; intra-group restructurings and financings; general advice in corporate and regulatory matters and ongoing assistance to clients in their dealings with regulatory authorities as regards their day-to-day operations.

Equity Capital Markets: equity and equity linked financial instruments, both for retail and professional investors on the capital markets. Assistance in listing procedures for financial instruments on regulated and unregulated markets, both domestic and international; public offers for acquisition and/or exchange, including delisting.

Regulation of markets and financial services: advising financial intermediaries, including banks and national, European and non-European financial institutions regarding the provision of investment services and conformity with the relevant regulatory regime, as well as the drafting and updating of standard documents. Ongoing assistance to clients in their dealings with regulatory authorities as regards their day-to-day operations.

Collective investment funds: advising domestic and foreign investment managers in the establishment and authorization of their activities, corporate governance, establishing and overseeing collective investment funds and other collective investment entities, private equity and venture capital transactions generally, including the drafting of all documentation necessary for the correct functioning of these entities (including domestic and international management agreements, consultancy agreements, etc.).

Commercial contracts: the firm has gained vast experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including distribution agreements, concessions, franchise agreements, agency agreements, private and public construction contracts and engineering contracts.