Many family businesses often reach a crossroads. On one hand, they may choose to preserve ownership, retain control and pursue gradual growth, a path particularly [...]
27/04/2026
The Second Insolvency Directive published in the Official Journal of the EU On 1 April 2026, Directive (EU) 2026/799 of the European Parliament and of [...]
17/04/2026
ADMINISTRATIVE & COMPETITION LAW 1) EU Commission: Italian aid scheme for hydrogen development approved On 30 March 2026, the European Commission approved, under the State [...]
17/04/2026
1) Regulation on the Collective Management of Savings On 7 April 2026, the Bank of Italy Measure of 23 March 2026, containing the sixth update [...]
17/04/2026
Italian Supreme Court: on the identification of the common parts of a building forming part of a condominium On 25 March 2026, judgment No. 7222 [...]
17/04/2026
ESG Factors in business valuation On 1 April 2026, the National Council of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts (Consiglio Nazionale dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli [...]
17/04/2026
Smart working: new employer disclosure obligations Law No. 34 of 11 March 2026 decisively intervened in the area of health and safety with reference to [...]
17/04/2026
1) Consob: proposed amendments to reduce the impact of reporting obligations on securitisations open for consultation On 7 April 2026, the National Commission for Companies [...]
17/04/2026
1) EU Commission: Italian aid scheme for hydrogen development approved On 30 March 2026, the European Commission approved, under the State aid rules, an Italian [...]
17/04/2026
What is the focus of this alert? Legislative Decree no. 47, approved on 27 March 2026. Who is this alert targeted at? General counsels, legal [...]
16/04/2026
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW & ANTITRUST 1) EU Commission approves a plan for research and development in the nuclear sector On 19 March 2026, the European Commission [...]
03/04/2026
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ANTITRUST 1) AGCM authorises the entry of France’s SNCF into the Italian high-speed rail market On 3 March 2026, the Italian Competition Authority [...]
23/03/2026
Article 8 of the annual law for small and medium-sized companies, approved by the Senate of the Republic of Italy on 4 March 2026 and [...]
10/03/2026
In addition to sound inheritance planning, which we discussed in our previous blog post, the focus should also be on clear provisions in the articles [...]
16/01/2026
The generational change represents one of the most complex and decisive phases for family businesses. In addition to economic and organisational issues, inheritance and company [...]
22/12/2025
FOCUS The Italian Supreme Court paves the way for climate-related litigation in Italy 1. Foreword 2. The judgment on the merits and the parallel “Giudizio [...]
07/08/2025
Italy’s Constitutional Court Invalidates Indemnity Cap for Unfair Dismissals by Small Employers In its Judgment No. 118/2025, published on 21 July 2025, the Italian Constitutional [...]
24/07/2025
Does there exist a "right" corporate form for a family business? The choice of the corporate model should be made on a case-by-case basis considering [...]
03/06/2025
Introduction Investors willing to invest in a startup's equity assume that the company's valuation will go up over time. But it is not automatic: the [...]
16/05/2025
FOCUS The European Commission’s Omnibus I and II packages 2 1. Foreword 2. The Omnibus I package 3. The Omnibus II package 4. Initial considerations [...]
05/05/2025
Introduction In the context of venture capital investments in startups, contractual clauses aimed at ensuring the stability and continuity of the founders’ team play a [...]
24/04/2025
Family businesses in Italy People often consider family business synonymous with a small, artisanal enterprise. It is a mistake. Consider companies such as Ferrero (founded [...]
26/03/2025
Introduction The Firm assists financial entities in complying with the DORA Regulation, supporting them in analysing ICT risks, managing relationships with third-party suppliers, reviewing outsourcing [...]
12/02/2025
FOCUS ESG Labelling 1. Foreword 2. United Kingdom 3. European Union 4. Italy FOCUS ESG rating 1. Foreword 2. Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 3. Bank of [...]
27/01/2025
Standard Chartered Plc V Guaranty Nominees Limited and Others [2024] EWHC 2605 (COMM) (15 October 2024) This recent decision of the English High Court sheds [...]
06/12/2024
Introduction The Firm recently took part in the completion of one of the first search fund projects in Italy, assisting Visconti Capital S.p.A. — an [...]
29/10/2024
UPDATES 1. The Sustainability Reporting Decree 2. The Euronext ESG Trends Report 2024 3. The forthcoming entry into force of ESMA guidelines on the use [...]
11/10/2024
FOCUS – SMES BECOME THE TARGET OF ESG REPORTING UPDATES 1. The ESAs’ Joint Opinion on the SFDR 2. The ESMAs’ consultation on the EuGBR [...]
04/07/2024
ANALYSIS – ESG RELATED LITIGATION 1. Introduction 2. Litigation aimed at strengthening ESG policies or disclosures 3. Greenwashing litigation 4. ESG backlash litigation 5. Concluding [...]
28/03/2024
By Francesco Marone, Sofia Arata, Francesco Moroni, Nicola Cataldo Following the approval by the Italian Council of Ministers of the final text on 28 March [...]
26/04/2023
by Federico Morelli BPER’s recent issuance represents a market first in the Italian legal landscape. For the first time, an Italian bank has issued notes [...]
23/03/2023
by Paolo Serva The (never ending) debate concerning the extent of the business transferee’s tax liability pursuant to Article 14 of Italian Legislative Decree no. [...]
19/12/2022
by Martino Liva On 2 March 2022, immediately following the online presentation seminar, the Green Paper prepared by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance [...]
29/07/2022
By Michael Panfili Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) and sustainable investments are among the recent priorities of the real estate industry. Sustainability brings with it [...]
20/06/2022
The importance of ESG concerns has become apparent in the M&A and private equity fields, as market players appear to be particularly focused on integrating [...]
12/05/2022
by Sofia Arata 1. Introduction Following the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Italian Government deemed it was essential to react by issuing a number [...]
20/04/2022
NORMATIVA E SOFT LAW UE: 1. EBA: pubblicato il final draft di RTS in materia di risk retention nelle operazioni di cartolarizzazione 2. EBA: pubblicato [...]
15/04/2022
By Alessandra Davoli 1. The implementation of BRRD II in Italy On 30 November 2021, Italian Legislative Decree no. 193 of 5 November 2021 was [...]
14/03/2022
NORMATIVA E SOFT LAW UE: 1. EBA: pubblicati i final draft degli implementig technical standards sulla disclosure ESG. 2. ESMA: pubblicato il report 2021 sulle [...]
14/02/2022
Abstract According to Italian Law regulating listed companies (legislative decree no. 58/1998), directors of listed companies are appointed by the shareholders' meeting on the basis [...]
10/02/2022
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