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Consulting & Advisory


Control organs

The members of the Firm participate in control and administrative organs  of Italian and foreign companies, both listed and unlisted. In this context, the Firm and its members offer their skills in the following areas:

  • Participation in Boards of Statutory Auditors and Boards of Directors;
  • Development and / or implementation of corporate governance rules;
  • Independent director positions in listed companies;
  • Development and / or implementation of internal control systems;
  • Consultancy regarding D.LGS. 231/2001;
  • Legal Audit.


Transaction Advisory Services

  • Due Diligence contabile e fiscale
  • Valutazione e Business Modelling


Restructuring

Our firm deals with large corporate restructuring in Italy, assisting large Italian companies or creditors in court and in pre-litigation settlement procedures.

Our services include:

  • Insolvency procedures such as bankruptcy, administration and composition with creditors
  • Acquisition of companies in financial distress
  • Debt restructuring through specific settlements and rescheduling
  • Turnaround and debt-for-equity swaps


Family Office and Succession management

Our firm enjoys the loyalty of clients who trust us with their family business. In this case, our firm acts as family office.

Succession management is commonly acknowledged as a highly critical moment in family businesses because of the interference of psychological and emotional elements in the decision-making process. When this happens, a vast array of consequences can overwhelm the structure, the efficiency and the backbone of a business.

Our experience in managing these situations with businesses of all sizes allows us to help our clients overcome difficulties when passing their business on to the next generation. Acting on our clients’ behalf, our experts take care of tax and corporate issues and compliances for families with wealth management needs.

We coordinate and manage the following activities:

  • Planning and advice, including tax and strategic advisory service
  • Investment management, including  investment due diligence and analysis and assistance during transactions
  • Administrative services including supply management, accounting and family relationship management


Accounting Advisory Services

  • Conversion to different accounting regulations
  • Audition of financial models


Corporate Finance - M&A

Our firm offers assistance and advice in international and domestic tax issues and has  specific competence in assisting private equity funds,  both Italian and foreign.

  • Corporate, business and tax assistance in case of business transfers, merger, demerger, transformation, spin-outs, spin-offs and other corporate transactions;
  • Tax and accounting due diligence
  •  Planning and management of the business and financial issues in integration
  • Assistance regarding legal, financial and tax matters during the implementation of strategic alliances and joint ventures
  • Takeover bids
  • Effective restructuring of financial assets and cash flow in the company or in the whole group