Francescopaolo Lauro is an associate in our Corporate team in Italy.
He advises Italian and international clients on a broad range of corporate matters, with a particular focus on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and other strategic corporate transactions in multiple sectors and industries.
Francescopaolo supports Italian and international clients with respect to corporate governance issues and day-to-day corporate matters, as well as commercial agreements.
In addition to corporate work, Francescopaolo has developed significant expertise on financial services-related matters. From a banking and finance perspective he has experience in cross-border acquisition/leveraged finance transactions, including the implementation of Italian security package, transfer of project finance facilities, cross-border refinancing and real estate bridge finance.
Corporate Transactions
Representing a US world leader in the entertainment industry in connection with the acquisition of a leading Italian live entertainment venue operator.
Representing an independent European energy trading company in the negotiation of a joint venture with a vehicle backed by international commodity traders aimed at securing long-term Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) supply arrangements in Norway.
Representing a UK-based, international brand implementation group on the sale of its European businesses to the managers of the group’s Italian subsidiary.
Representing a US world leader in the entertainment industry on its joint venture with an Italian promoter.
Representing a US world leader in the entertainment industry in the acquisition of a company specialising in the development of ticket generation software.
Representing a US world leader in the entertainment industry in the acquisition of an Italian group specialising in the organisation and promotion of events and festivals.
Representing the shareholders of Switzerland-based group operating globally in the logistics and transport sector in the sale of the group to a Japanese headquartered group active in the same industry.
Representing an Italian group specialised in the design and manufacture of thermoplastic and chrome-plated plastic components for the automotive industry on the disposal of a subsidiary operating in the same sector to an Italian industrial group.
Representing an Italian industrial machinery manufacturer and new technologies integrator leader on its investment in an Italian startup engaged in the design, engineering and production of seating systems for the aeronautical industry, resulting in the creation of the first public-private capital company that operates in the sector of the production of aircraft seats.
Representing an Italian headquartered international energy engineering and construction group in the negotiation of a joint venture with local industrial partners in Kazakhstan for the establishment and operation of a fabrication yard and engineering platform dedicated to the construction of offshore oil and gas structures and modules for projects in the Caspian Sea region.
Financial Services
Representing a leading UK specialist manufacturer and distributor of steel panel and other designer radiators in connection with all Italian law matters concerning the renewal of its multicurrency term and revolving credit facilities.
Representing UK-based, international brand implementation group regarding the refinancing of a multiline facilities agreement granted to the group, and release of the securities granted by the Italian subsidiary disposed of in the wider context of the sale of its European business.
Representing a UK private debt fund in the redemption of the Italian security package in connection with a real estate bridge financing.
Representing a major US-based investment bank in a real estate bridge financing granted in connection with the establishment of all Italian securities.
Representing a global brand and implementation consultancy company on the negotiation of all Italian law aspects of the refinancing of its group indebtedness, including previous acquisition finance facility.
Representing an Italian venture capital fund on its bridge financing to a group of companies developing hardware and software platforms for Artificial Intelligence (AI), providing technology that integrates a custom dataflow architecture with multicore in-memory computing.
Representing a growth-focused UK private equity 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 a UK private debt fund on its real estate bridge financing concerning Italian assets.
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.