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Luca Maranetto regularly represents private equity funds, their portfolio companies and corporate clients on a wide range of complex transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, equity financings, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, disposals and other investment transactions. Luca also works with global and domestic clients on general corporate matters, corporate governance and strategic commercial agreements. He has advised on a number of notable deals in the Italian market across many industries, including technology, health care, infrastructure, financial services, sports and industrials.
Experience
- Represented Apollo and its portfolio company Gamenet (subsequently renamed Lottomatica) in the acquisition of the Italian B2C business of International Game Technology*
- Represented Bain Capital and its portfolio company Fedrigoni in the acquisition of Gruppo Cordenons, a leading international manufacturer of high-end specialty papers for luxury packaging and premium publishing applications*
- Represented Bain Capital in the acquisition of FIS, a leading developer and manufacturer of small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates*
- Represented Bain Capital in the acquisition of Somacis, an Italian-headquartered manufacturer of high-mix / low-volume, high-specification and mission-critical printed circuit boards (PCBs)*
- Represented Bluegem Capital Partners and its portfolio company Pool Service (subsequently renamed Beautynova) in the acquisition of Panzeri Diffusion, an Italian group active in the professional haircare sector*
- Represented Bluegem Capital Partners, a specialist pan-European private equity firm, on the sale of a minority stake in the firm to Lagfin*
- Represented Bregal and its portfolio company Media Central Group in the acquisition of Shopfully, a leading European drive-to-store marketing technology platform*
- Represented Capvis in the acquisition of Gotha Cosmetics, an Italian colour cosmetics specialist*
- Represented Chemisol Italia in the sale of its additives business*
- Represented CVC and its portfolio company Sisal in a joint venture with Intesa Sanpaolo, through the establishment of SisalPay (subsequently renamed Mooney)*
- Represented CVC in the sale of Mooney, a fintech company operating in proximity banking and payments*
- Represented EQT in the acquisition of Facile.it, an Italian leading online price comparison platform*
- Represented EQT in the sale of Facile.it, an Italian leading online price comparison platform*
- Represented Erste Abwicklungsanstalt in the sale of Castello di Casole, a luxury resort and estate in Tuscany, Italy*
- Represented Facile.it in the acquisition of Italfinance, a leader in the corporate credit brokerage market*
- Represented Facile.it in the acquisition of MiaCar, an Italian marketplace for new and zero-kilometer cars*
- Represented Facile.it in the acquisition of the TCS Group, an Italian company operating in the insurance distribution and consulting*
- Represented Fedrigoni in the acquisition of Industrial Papelera Venus, a Mexican company that develops, produces and distributes self-adhesive material*
- Represented International Sports Capital and F.C. Internazionale Milano in the sale of a majority stake in F.C. Internazionale Milano to Suning*
- Represented Lottomatica in the acquisition of Betflag, a primary operator in the online gaming segment in Italy*
- Represented Lottomatica in the acquisition of SKS, a major player in the Italian online and sports betting sector*
- Represented Mooney in the acquisition of Pluservice and MyCicero, a leading digital platform in Italy for mobility and parking ticketing*
- Represented Partners Group in the acquisition of Eolo, a leading fixed wireless access broadband provider in Italy*
- Represented Platinum Equity in the acquisition of Fratelli Polli, a leading producer of pasta condiments and vegetable preserves*
- Represented The Carlyle Group in the acquisition of Dainese, a leader in the design and manufacturing of protective equipment for motorcycling and dynamic sports*
- Represented The Carlyle Group in the sale of Golden Goose, an Italian luxury fashion company*
*Experience prior to joining Ropes & Gray