Areas of Practice

Valeria Fiormonti regularly represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies on a wide range of complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, equity financings, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, disposals and other investment transactions. Valeria also advises global and domestic clients on general corporate matters and corporate governance. She has advised on a number of notable deals in the Italian market across many industries, including consumer goods, food, financial services, energy, and industrials.

Experience

  • Represented Bluegem Capital Partners in the sale of a majority stake in Beautynova, an international group focused on professional hair and beauty products, to PAI Partners.*
  • Represented CVC in the acquisition of Gridspertise, a provider of smart grid solutions, from Enel.*
  • Represented Pentafin S.p.A. in the sale of a majority stake in Piovan S.p.A., a leading industrial automation company, to InvestIndustrial.*
  • Represented SK Capital Partners LP in its investment in Ecopol, a company specializing in sustainable packaging solutions.*
  • Represented a major financial services group in the negotiation of a binding agreement for the creation of a digital bank focused on wealth management advisory.*
  • Represented a leading private equity sponsor in the acquisition and development of a data center in Italy.*
  • Represented a private equity sponsor in the acquisition of an Italian IT group from another private equity sponsor.*
  • Represented a private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a leading manufacturer of printing and converting machinery.*
  • Represented a major payment services provider and its principal shareholder in a merger with another industry participant, resulting in the creation of a leading European pay-tech company.*
  • Represented a private equity sponsor in the acquisition of an Italian seller of furniture and interior solutions.*
  • Represented a private equity sponsor in the acquisition of a company producer of dried fruits.*

*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray

Areas of Practice