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Consulting & Advisory

 

TRANSACTION ADVISORY SERVICES

  • Due Diligence (Accounting and tax)
  • Valuation of economic value of companies and Business Modelling

 

RESTRUCTURING

Our firm deals with large corporate restructuring in Italy, assisting large Italian companies or creditors in front of the 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

 

CORPORATE FINANCE

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

 

FAMILY OFFICE AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Our firm enjoys the complete reliance of clients who trust us for the support on the management of their family business. In such cases, our firm acts as family office.

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

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

 

LEGAL CONTROL AND SUPERVISION

The members of the Firm participate in control bodies and administrative bodies 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

 

ACCOUNTING ADVISORY SERVICES

  • Conversion to different accounting regulations
  • Audit of financial models
 Tax Outsourcing Audit