Italy Corporate Insights

Italy Corporate Insights is a dedicated knowledge hub for M&A professionals — private equity funds, institutional investors, large corporates, and entrepreneurs — active in the Italian market.

Each article analyses civil and corporate law issues that have a direct bearing on deal execution: from transaction structuring through to portfolio company governance in the post-investment phase and, ultimately, exit strategies.

By combining legal analysis with a transactional perspective, Italy Corporate Insights aims to provide practical, business-oriented insights that professionals can readily apply at every stage of the investment and deal lifecycle.

Series Instalments:

Conflict of Interest and Abuse of Majority in Capital Increase Transactions: Impacts and Operational Implications for Majority and Minority Shareholders

7 minute read | July.22.2026

When can a capital increase be challenged? The Court of Venice clarifies when shareholder loan set-offs, minority dilution and conflicts of interest withstand legal scrutiny in private equity transactions.

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Key Contacts

D:+39 02 4541 3800
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Practice:

Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity

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Fabio Fauceglia Partner

Milan

He regularly represents strategic and private equity buyers as well as families and entrepreneurs in M&A transactions in a variety of sectors including, energy, oil & gas, industrials, automotive, composite materials, food and technology.

Among his notable transactions, Fabio led the international team assisting General Electric on its $4.3 billion acquisition of the aviation business of Avio S.p.A. (European Private Equity Deal of the Year).

He received a Master’s Degree from Columbia University in New York and is qualified both as a New York and Italian lawyer. He has been included in the 50 Italian Best Lawyers List by Legal Community.

D:+39 06 4521 3934
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Practice:

Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions

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Leonardo Pinta Of Counsel

Rome

Leonardo practices in the areas of M&A, corporate and commercial law, corporate governance, and more in general, in structuring and negotiating extraordinary transactions such as share deals, assets deals, mergers, demergers and spin offs, with specific focus on the private equity sector. Clients represented are PE funds, multinational players, listed and private companies, entrepreneurs and managers. He gained solid expertise assisting purchasers and sellers in the context of one-to-one sales and competitive auctions as well as in the management of the relevant negotiation procedures.

He received a PhD in Business Law from Luiss Guido Carli in Rome and a Master’s Degree (LLM) in Corporate Law from New York University in New York and is admitted to practice in Italy.

D:+39 02 4541 3800
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions

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Giuseppe Fichera Managing Associate

Milan

Giuseppe regularly assists private equity funds, industrial players and families/entrepreneurs in M&A and Private Equity transactions in Italy, including in competitive auction processes, carve-outs, minority investments, exits, joint ventures and cross-border acquisitions. Giuseppe's notable transactions include the sale of the industrial group Fassi Gru to Investindustrial, CVC Capital Partners' purchase of Business Integration Partners S.p.A., Fondo Italiano d'Investimento's acquisition of Mecaer Aviation Group S.p.A., the sale of Salpa&Cherubini S.r.l. to Apheon, and Mitsubishi Chemical's acquisition of C.P.C. S.r.l.

He received his law degree cum laude from Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in 2019 and has been a member of the Milan Bar since 2022.