The Tax team advises investment funds, banks and companies with respect to M&A and private equity investments, providing expert advice on the investment structuring, due diligence reviews and management incentive schemes. The Tax team has a significant expertise in the tax treatment of structured finance deals (including traditional and synthetic securitisations) and real estate transactions (including real estate investment funds and securitisations), advising leading players in connection with the structuring of complex and often innovative arrangements. The Tax team regularly advises on the tax aspects of bonds and complex financial instruments (including derivatives and instruments eligible for capital adequacy purposes) and are particularly experienced in tax litigation. The Tax team holds a recognized position in tax debt restructuring, having assisted clients in connection with a large number of tax settlements with the Italian tax authorities in the context of significant pre-insolvency procedures. The team is also active in the field of tax rulings, with the aim of proposing sophisticated solutions in the framework of a correct tax planning.