LMCR

 

Corporate and M&A

 

Mergers &
Acquisitions

The Firm offers Italian and international clients the multiyear specialist experience of its lawyers in the context of transactions for the acquisition and sale of shareholdings, businesses and lines of business and real estate portfolios, as well as in capital transactions such as mergers, spin-offs, capital increases, contributions, issuances of shares with special rights etc.. The Firm also provides qualified assistance in transactions involving the shares of listed companies, (for example, public tender offers) and with reference to the creation of joint-ventures or the definition and realisation of corporate reorganisation projects

 

Private Equity
and Venture Capital

The Firm provides assistance to investment funds and businesses with respect to investment transactions involving majority and minority stakes, both at the early stages and for their future financing requirements, as well as in leveraged buy-out and buy-in transactions and venture capital. Experience accrued by firm professionals alongside important Italian and international operators ensures that they accompany clients during all phases of the transaction, including investment structuring and acquisition, the preparation of corporate governance mechanisms, the definition of agreements between shareholders and managers and the exit phase.

 

Corporate
law

The Firm assists Italian and international multinationals as well as small and medium enterprises providing qualified advice on all areas of corporate law. It aims to represent a constant point of reference for clients in their day-to-day business. The Firm professionals advise their clients with respect to all aspects of and stages in the life of a corporate organisation, including incorporation and business start-up, providing day-to-day assistance on matters relating to the workings of corporate bodies and the definition and possible restructuring of administrative and corporate governance structures.

 

Commercial and
International Contracts

The Firm provides specialist advice on the preparation, negotiation and definition of all of the principal types of commercial agreements, including sale, distribution, franchising, tender and outsourcing agreements etc., with a particular focus on the development by Italian companies of their business abroad.  The Firm professionals have a guaranteed thorough understanding of clients’ real requirements thanks to their comprehensive knowledge of international best market practices acquired through dealings and interaction with as well as measurement against foreign operators.  Individual lawyers have a wealth of knowledge that guarantees tailor-made assistance based on clients’ real needs

 

 

 

 

Banking and Finance

 

Banking

LMCR lawyers are specialised in the banking and finance practice areas.  The Firm has comprehensive experience in and knowledge of international practice which ensures that it has the capability to offer transactional advice to both lenders and borrowers in the structuring, negotiation and realisation of leverage finance, acquisition financing, mezzanine financing, debt restructuring, PIK loans, project finance, export finance, leasing and asset finance.
In the management of finance transactions the Firm provides assistance on matters of capital adequacy, insolvency and connected regulations.

 

Financial Intermediaries
and Regulated Markets

Firm professionals have lengthy and consistent regulatory experience, assisting banks, financial intermediaries, Sims, SGRs and insurance companies from their incorporation to the on-going management of specific problems.
The Firm assists its clients managing authorisation procedures relating to the provision of banking or investment services, defining the internal organisation of intermediaries and compliance policies, managing matters relating to capital adequacy, constructing and maintaining contracts with customers and preparing transparency and disclosure documents.
The Firm’s long tradition of working with regulatory authorities ensures that it is able to confidently guide clients in their dealings with these authorities

 

Asset
Management

The Firm partners have solid experience in all aspects of asset management, from the establishment of SGRs and investment vehicles to matters relating to fund management and assistance in the investment and exit phases. Asset management specialists work closely with M&A specialists, guaranteeing the highest controls at all levels of transactional aspects that involve collective investment bodies.
Firm professionals have significant experience in the field of Private Equity Funds, Hedge Funds, harmonised funds, real estate funds, Investment Companies and in the audit of all foreign collective investment structures destined for the Italian market.

 

Derivates

The Firm assists banks, investment management companies, insurance companies and industrial groups in negotiating and structuring financial derivative transactions (interest rate, equity and credit derivatives) and more generally in the implementation of their treasury risk coverage and investment programmes, the management of funds and the financial management of shareholdings and investments in listed securities.
In addition to managing the contractual aspects of the transaction and any collateral (both on the basis of standard market documentation and specifically tailored documents) the Firm assists with capital adequacy, regulatory matters and bankruptcy and tax issues

 

 

 

 

Litigation and Insolvency

 

Civil and
Corporate litigation

The Firm combines an international outlook with the academic prestige of some of its partners and of counsel. This ensures that the Firm has the capability to provide highly qualified and reliable assistance in all areas of civil, commercial and corporate litigation, at any instance and phase of proceedings, including arbitration proceedings.
Teams of individual lawyers practicing in their various areas of expertise ensure that the Firm is capable of assisting its clients in the pre-litigation phase, advising them in their choice of the most adequate solutions for the purpose of reducing the risk of litigation.

 

Financial Intermediaries
and Regulatory Markets

Firm professionals have lengthy and consistent regulatory experience, assisting banks, financial intermediaries, Sims, SGRs and insurance companies from their incorporation to the on-going management of specific problems.
LMCR assists its clients managing authorisation procedures relating to the provision of banking or investment services, defining the internal organisation of intermediaries and compliance policies, managing matters relating to capital adequacy, constructing and maintaining contracts with customers and preparing transparency and disclosure documents.
The Firm’s long tradition of working with regulatory authorities ensures that it is able to confidently guide clients in their dealings with these authorities.

 

Insolvency and
Restructuring

The Firm professionals have solid experience in corporate reorganisation and debt restructuring transactions. The Firm is able to provide highly qualified assistance in the preparation of turnaround plans and in the implementation and management of instruments for the resolution of situations of financial distress, both pre and post bankruptcy.
Certain partners and of counsel have also acted and continue to act in extremely important roles in the context of various important bankruptcy proceedings, both as trustees in bankruptcy and as legal advisors to procedure bodies.