Sara Belotti

• Representing US owners of an Italian soccer Serie B Club on the sale of the club to a US investment company.
• Representing an Italian flexible packaging manufacturer on the acquisition of a Canadian flexible packaging company.
• Representing a US-listed world-renowned performance products manufacturer on the acquisition of an Italian manufacturer of automotive products.
• Representing a global brand and implementation consultancy company on the negotiation of all Italian law aspects of the re-financing of their group indebtedness, including previous acquisition finance facility.
• Representing a Spanish PE fund in its acquisition of an Italian group of companies engaged in providing digital advertising services.
• Representing an Italian VC fund on its bridge financing to a group of companies developing hardware and software platforms for AI, providing technology that integrates a custom dataflow architecture with multicore in-memory computing.
• Representing a growth-focused UK PE fund on the negotiation of all Italian law aspects of the acquisition finance facility and related security package in the context of the acquisition of a European leader in business messaging solutions to local enterprises.
• Representing the shareholders on the sale of the entire capital of an Italian company leader in the Italian HVAC and axial fan market to a PE-backed group, global market and technology leader in custom axial flow fans for HVAC/R and motor cooling applications.
• Representing a UK private debt fund on its real estate bridge financing.
• Representing a digital transformation and cognitive services group on the acquisition of a digital football platform development business from an Italian tech company.
• Representing an Italian VC fund in its involvement as lead investor in the Series A2 round of a group of companies developing hardware and software platforms for AI, providing technology that integrates a custom dataflow architecture with multicore in-memory computing.
• Representing a Spanish Bank on the purchase of a portion of three Italian project finance facility including relevant Italian security package from a French Bank.
• Representing an Italian club deal investments company in its investment in the Series C round of a US-based company operating missions to the International Space Station for customers, including space agencies, companies and individuals.
• Representing a Spanish PE firm on the potential acquisition of an Italian company developing, formulating, producing and marketing cosmetics.
• Representing an Italian VC fund in its involvement as lead investor in the Series A round of a group of companies providing a cloud-based platform offering a variety of application programme interface (API) services and solutions supporting banks and financial institutions.
• Representing the shareholders in the sale of the entire capital of an Italian company leader in Sudoku and other logic puzzles to a PE-backed group, a global leader in puzzles and “braintainment”.
• Representing a US corporate venture fund on the potential Seed investment in an Italian biotech startup focusing on the early detection and monitoring of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases in liquid biopsies.
• Representing a global freight delivery company in its corporate reorganisation in Italy.
• Representing an Italian group engaged in the steel industry in various corporate transactions, such as intercompany demerger, the structuring of a transaction concerning the purchase of an industrial property, and the structuring of a transaction concerning the envisaged incorporation of a group energy service company.
• Representing a Swiss-based European leading carbon finance consultancy and carbon project developer group in the acquisition of an Italian consultancy company engaged in the development of mitigation and risk management strategies related to climate change.*
• Representing a Swiss media design conglomerate in the acquisition of an Italian-based leading international online magazine focused on design and architecture.*
• Representing the sole global coordinator and the bookrunners in SaaS (automotive retail industry EMEA) provider’s initial public offering (IPO) and listing on Euronext Amsterdam.*
• Representing a world-leading Chinese internet and technology group in its investment in the Series C round of an Italian fintech startup.*
• Representing a UK PE firm in the auction process for the acquisition of an Italian pet food company.*
• Representing a UK PE firm in the auction process for the acquisition of an Italian pharmacy’s platform.*
• Representing a leading Italian pharmaceutical company in the sale of a part of its equity stake held in a biotech joint venture company to an Italian PE firm.*
• Representing a European pension fund in its syndicated investment in airport businesses in Italy.*
• Representing an Italian chocolate manufacturer in the disposal of its ice and pastry business to a UK PE firm’s portfolio company.*

*Denotes a matter handled prior to joining the firm.