Ian Tully

• Advised a German group active in the logistics sector on its strategic acquisition through its Italian subsidiary of 100% of an Italy-based multinational that provides international shipment services.
• Advised one of the main wine and spirits companies worldwide on its acquisition of an Italian super-premium gin brand, with operations in 29 jurisdictions.
• Advised a Miami-based ship interiors group on the sale of an Italian primary operator active in the field of naval refitting to an Italy-headquartered naval fitting multinational, owned by a private equity fund.
• Advised a leading Italian postal, logistics and financial services group on its investment in a UK-based European asset management firm.
• Advised a global telecommunications group on the legal due diligence and drafting of the transaction documents in connection with the acquisition of a minority participation in an Italian company active in developing and marketing systems and products related to the logistics and automotive sectors.
• Advised an Australian listed group on the sale of an Italian brake pad producer to a leading German automotive components and tyre group following its takeover by another German multinational group.
• Advised a global oil and gas group on its acquisition of 49% of an Italian global leader in providing engineering and procurement services active in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
• Advised an Italian art and culture publishing house on its acquisition of an historic Italian publisher from a leading Italian publishing group.
• Advised the purchaser and the MBO team on a management buyout transaction of an Italian publishing house in the context of a restructuring turnaround programme submitted for approval to the Italian courts and on an investment by, and subsequent sale to, a private equity fund.
• Advised an Italian company active in the nuclear medicine sector on its negotiations for a €12 million investment by an Italian government-controlled private equity fund.
• Advised an Italian listed energy infrastructure group in relation to its acquisition of a major Italian gas distribution group and a leading gas storage group from an Italy-based oil and gas multinational and on its placement of shares on the Italian stock exchange to part-finance the purchases.
• Advised a Norwegian industrial conglomerate on the Italian aspects of its €2.5 billion sale of a business to a Chinese group, including carrying out a vendor due diligence exercise.
• Advised an Italian paint coatings group on its acquisition of the European powder-coating business of a Sweden-based group, a primary supplier of coat paint to a UK manufacturer of heavy industrial and agricultural vehicles.
• Advised an Australian listed group on its €40 million purchase of a leading European producer of brake pads for the automotive industry from a UK-based private equity fund.
• Advised a leading Italian energy group in connection with its purchase of a retail network of fuel stations located in southern Italy.
• Advised a global chemicals group on the listing with a simultaneous public and institutional share offering of the majority of its shares in an Italian subsidiary, and subsequent sale of its remaining stake to a private equity fund.
• Advised a US-headquartered private equity fund focused on the real estate sector on the purchase of a 5 star hotel in Rome, as part of a portfolio of 9 trophy hotels around Europe.
• Advised a leading Italian energy group in relation to its joint venture with a leading global oil and gas player for the development of a €400 million re-gasification project in Italy.
• Advised a leading Italian energy group on its £400 million sale of a Greek cement group to a UK-listed multinational.
• Advised a Singapore-based and NASDAQ-listed logistics multinational on the sale of a French subsidiary to an Italian group.
• Advised a UK group active in the industrial antifreeze sector of the transportation market on a strategic commercial joint venture for servicing European airports.
• Advised a leading Italian design furnishings producer on its Abu Dhabi joint venture with a leading sovereign wealth fund.
• Advised a European private equity fund specialized in the renewable energy sector in its sale of a wave energy power project.
• Advised an Italian bank on a major outsourcing project involving the outsourcing of much of its IT infrastructure to a US-based service provider, including dealing with complex employee relations issues.
• Advised a private equity fund on the acquisition of a fashion apparel business across five jurisdictions from a UK-listed company, as well as in relation to a series of corporate transactions of its portfolio companies.
• Advised a UK-based investment fund on its €94 million joint venture with a listed Italian property group, as well as on other real estate investments in Italy.
• Advised a listed Italian company on its acquisition of a UK ticketing software provider group, a leader in the provision of ticketing services to London West End theatres.
• Advised an Italian chemical company on its acquisition of a UK-based chemical group from a US-based multinational.
• Advised a European private equity fund on a bid for the purchase of a global car component company with manufacturing plants across 12 jurisdictions, including conducting and coordinating a legal due diligence exercise.

Healthcare Experience

• Advised an Italy-headquartered pharmaceutical group on the acquisition of an Italian pharmaceutical group of companies specialized in the ophthalmic sector.
• Advised a global pharmaceutical group on the sale of a 400-employee industrial plant to a Germany-based group and related supply and tolling agreements.
• Advised a global pharmaceutical group on the sale of an Italian subsidiary to an Italian multinational, through a competitive auction process.
• Advised an Italian pharmaceutical group on its US$34 million sale of a biotech subsidiary owning a production facility, developed products, products under development and a portfolio of patents and other intellectual property to a US-based NASDAQ-listed group.
• Advised a company based in Switzerland active in the pharmaceutical, nutritional and cosmetic sectors on its purchase of an Italian pharmaceutical company.
• Advised a Swiss pharmaceutical group on a pharmaceutical product co-development, manufacture, license and supply agreement for a generic product, to be registered with the FDA for marketing and sale in the US.
• Advised an Italy-headquartered pharmaceutical group on the transfer of business in the generic pharmaceuticals sector relating to drugs for stomachache treatment to a group specialized in generic pharmaceuticals.
• Advised a French group active in the pharmaceutical sector on the acquisition of an Italian company active in IT services for the healthcare sector from an Italian IT services group.
• Advised an Italian group on its purchase of a portfolio of off-patent pharmaceutical products registered in the Spanish market from a global pharmaceutical group.
• Advised an Italian pharmaceutical company on the disposal of a 14% shareholding stake in a NASDAQ-listed biotech company, principally through two block trade transactions for an aggregate consideration of approximately US$50 million, following upon settlement of a contractual dispute contested before the LCIA.
• Advised an Italian group on a number of pharmaceutical product manufacture, supply and global marketing license agreements with a global pharmaceutical group.
• Advised an Italy-headquartered pharmaceutical group on the sale of its ophthalmic business to a US multinational.
• Advised a Japanese multinational in respect of its acquisition of an Italian software development company active in the healthcare sector.