In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the screening powers of the Italian government were significantly expanded -
The Italian government, led by the President of the Council of Ministries, together with any other...more
12/31/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Investors ,
Italy ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Sanctions
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 -
Hyper-specialisation of the European consumer finance market continues, with POS, entrepreneur, freelancer, migrant and payroll...more
9/28/2021
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Mergers ,
UK
Since March 2020, the Italian Government has enacted a package of measures designed to help Italian businesses survive the dramatic effects of the coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic. The measures include guarantee schemes from...more
On July 16, 2020, the Italian Government enacted Law Decree No. 76/2020 introducing permanent and temporary measures aimed at simplifying rights issues and accelerating the approval of certain equity transactions....more
7/27/2020
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Capital Requirements ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Italy ,
Pre-emptive Rights ,
Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs) ,
Relief Measures ,
Right of First Refusal ,
Rights Offering ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Shareholders ,
Temporary Regulations
A handful of large deals struck early in the year provided a few bright spots for Italian M&A activity in H1 2020.
A cluster of larger deals in early 2020 helped to put a shine on Italy’s M&A figures for the first half of...more
Over the last three months, the Italian Government has enacted a package of financial assistance designed to help Italian businesses survive the dramatic short-term effects of the coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic. The...more
7/14/2020
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Borrowers ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Creditors ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Italy ,
Liquidity ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Relief Measures ,
SACE Guarantee Scheme ,
Shareholders ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Small Business
On April 8, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 emergency and following EU Commission guidelines issued on March 25, 2020 on the protection of European strategic assets and technologies, the Italian government issued Law Decree...more
On March 27, 2020, the United States Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") became effective. The primary purposes of the CARES Act is to provide businesses affected by the novel coronavirus...more
4/9/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dividends ,
Employee Retention ,
Executive Compensation ,
Federal Loans ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Interest Rates ,
Midsize and Large Business Loans ,
Relief Measures ,
Shareholder Distributions ,
Stock Repurchases
As the season for shareholders' annual general meetings is fast approaching, we are sharing with our clients and friends some suggestions that we believe provide strategic flexibility and reflect best practices in corporate...more
3/10/2020
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Board of Directors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Italy ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Shareholders ,
Sustainability