M&A and corporate law
Corporate law and M&A are the areas of expertise in which RLS has established itself as a leading provider of legal services to clients across all economic sectors.
The firm provides assistance in both domestic and international transactions involving the acquisition (including abroad) of corporate equity interests—whether majority or minority—or the sale and purchase of companies or business units, supporting clients through all stages of the transaction, from structuring the deal to conducting due diligence, through the drafting of preliminary and final contractual documents and the fulfillment of the formalities required for its completion.
In extraordinary corporate transactions, the firm offers advice on selecting the corporate structure best suited to clients’ needs, assisting them in incorporating the entity, drafting the articles of incorporation, defining all aspects of corporate governance, drafting shareholder agreements, and preparing incentive plans and agreements with managers.
The Firm also assists clients in mergers, demergers, or spin-offs, including international mergers. In these areas, RLS—often in collaboration with renowned national and international financial advisors—assists Italian companies (both listed and unlisted), investment funds and other investors, international companies and groups, entrepreneurs, and individuals in their capacity as majority or minority shareholders.
RLS has also built up extensive experience in the private equity sector, providing assistance with investment and divestment transactions carried out by or involving funds, drafting joint venture agreements with Italian and foreign partners, and advising on international joint ventures.
The firm is active in the capital markets sector, where it assists issuing companies or shareholders, handling, among other things, the preparation of documentation required by the relevant authorities.
RLS’s attorneys have extensive experience in generational succession within businesses, family wealth planning, and the management of relationships among family members or among shareholders of family-owned companies, offering specialized advice on all aspects—including operational matters—of generational transition to ensure that the transfer of family wealth is tailored to individual needs.
