https://www.osborneclarke.com/ en Thu, 16 May 2024 11:31:58 +0100 Wed, 15 May 2024 09:45:46 +0100 https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/non-profit-association-findtheorange-launches-ai-photo-contest-promote-ai-awareness Organised by #FindTheOrange, the non-profit association founded by the international law firm Osborne Clarke in Italy, under the direction of international AI Artist and scientist Mauro Martino, the #FindTheOrange AI [Photo] Contest is a challenge involving images processed with Artificial Intelligence that aims to promote the use of this new technology and knowledge of its potential and risks. Wed, 15 May 2024 09:45:46 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-technology-and-artificial-intelligence-increasingly-integrated-consultancy Osborne Clarke - an innovation-focused law firm - outlines the focal points of its tech offering, also inherent to the field of Artificial Intelligence. Wed, 15 May 2024 09:38:28 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-arol-acquisition-stake-mst Osborne Clarke, with a team led by partner Filippo Palmieri assisted the AROL Group in the signing for the acquisition of 80% of the share capital of MST Equipment S.r.l., a company active in the design and construction of assembly machinery for plastic closures. The AROL Group, world market leader present in twelve countries and operating, in particular, in the construction of cappers and capping machines, thus continues its expansion in Italy and in the main international markets.The closing will be finalised in the coming weeks. Fri, 10 May 2024 15:11:41 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-and-gianni-origoni-akno-and-unicredit-financing-development-logistics-real Osborne Clarke advised the AKNO Group in the structuring and granting of development green financing provided by UniCredit, as lender, arranging bank and agent bank, for the development of a 88,188 sqm real estate complex for logistics use located in the Municipality of Nogarole Rocca (VR). Thu, 09 May 2024 15:55:05 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-launches-oc-green-walk-app-promotes-sustainable-commuting Osborne Clarke's commitment to environmental sustainability continues and grows stronger both in Italy and internationally.In Italy, Osborne Clarke has launched OC Green Walk: the App that reports on the CO2 emitted during business travel and rewards its most virtuous staff in terms of adopting sustainable forms of transport. Thu, 02 May 2024 10:36:07 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-ranked-global-elite-legal-practice-data-work-and-highest-ranked-european Osborne Clarke has been ranked as the number one European-headquartered legal practice for data and related services in the 2024 edition of the GDR 100. It is ranked at number six in the overall global table of law firms.The GDR 100 is the only global ranking that captures the capabilities, track record, and market reputation of the leading firms advising on data. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:10:39 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-wins-veneto-regional-administrative-court-advising-intercomp-spa-and-sis Osborne Clarke successfully advised the temporary joint venture formed between Intercomp S.p.A. and S.I.S. Segnaletica Industriale Stradale S.r.l., in the ambit of complex proceedings before the Regional Administrative Court of Venice relating to the contract for the supply and installation of a technological system for the management of parking, in the Municipality of Treviso, valued in excess of € 5 million Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:30:55 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/chambers-europe-2024-osborne-clarke-ranks-23-practice-areas-across-seven-european International legal practice Osborne Clarke now ranks in 23 practice areas across seven European jurisdictions, up by three and two from the previous year.The new practice area rankings include: data protection (Europe-wide); technology, media and telecommunications (France); and energy (Germany). The two new jurisdiction rankings are Europe-wide and France.The firm has also seen an increase in its lawyer rankings, which is 45 this year, up six from last year.Six newly ranked lawyers for 2024:Italy Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:26:56 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-con-aegide-nella-cessione-di-uno-sviluppo-residenziale-di-8000-mq-milano Osborne Clarke assisted Aegide Milano Vivarini S.r.l. (Aegide's vehicle), in the sale of a buildable area located in Milan, intended for an important real estate development project, mainly residential.The area, with a building capacity of over 8,000 square metres, is located in the south-west of the city, near the Naviglio Pavese, not far from the Milanese universities Bocconi, NABA and IULM. The development has already obtained planning approval. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:26:38 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/chambers-global-2024-osborne-clarke-ranks-across-10-practice-areas-plus-five-new-lawyer International legal practice Osborne Clarke ranks in 10 practice areas in Chambers Global in 2024. The firm is ranked in the following practice areas: data protection, corporate/M&A (mid-market, international and cross-border), dispute resolution, employment, energy and natural resources (renewables and alternative energy), intellectual property and the technology sector (international and cross-border). The firm has also seen an increase in its lawyer rankings, which is 21 this year, up five from last year.  Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:35:12 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-province-lecco-first-province-wide-renewable-energy-community-project Osborne Clarke assisted the Province of Lecco in the legal assessment - for the purpose of the related declaration of public interest - of the first proposal in Italy for the realisation of a Renewable Energy Community (REC) in project finance to be implemented at provincial level, with a total value exceeding Euro 110 million. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:39:20 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-promotes-nine-new-european-partners International legal practice Osborne Clarke has made up nine Partners across Europe, with UK promotions to follow at the end of its financial year. The promotions span across the firm's sectors and include practitioners across: IT Data, IP, disputes and risk, corporate, restructuring, financial regulation and procurement practice areas. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:59:10 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-international-expansion-itelyum-group-germany Osborne Clarke advised ITELYUM - a leading national group in the circular economy and international player in the management, recycling and valorisation of industrial waste, controlled by Stirling Square Capital Partners LLP with the participation of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG - in the context of its internationalisation policy, through the acquisition in Germany of control of Safechem Europe GmbH, based in Düsseldorf, a European leader in safe and sustainable solvent solutions and high value-added services for surface cleaning applications, serving more than 5,000 customers worldwide (includ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:15:19 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-mount-street-mortgage-servicing-limited-financing-provided-castello-sgr Osborne Clarke advised Mount Street Mortgage Servicing Limited, as agent for the financing, in connection with a loan granted by an international lender to Castello SGR, as asset manager of the closed-end real estate alternative investment fund reserved for professional investors 'GO Italia IX'. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:30:29 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-successfully-advises-agesp-energia-srl-court-rome-relation-areras-regulation Osborne Clarke advised AGESP Energia S.r.l., a company operating in the marketing of energy carriers, in proceedings before the Court of Rome relating to the specific regulation, established by ARERA, concerning the effects of the switch of natural gas supply contacts, operated following the activation of the so-called default service. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:29:27 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-acquisition-30-re-forme-srl-peninsula-capital Osborne Clarke advised Cristina Fogazzi and Mauro Marcolin, founding partners of Re-Forme S.r.l., a company that owns the Veralab brand and operates in the marketing of beauty and cosmetic products, in the extraordinary transaction that led to the entry of the private equity fund Peninsula Capital in the company's share capital. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:59:36 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-announces-five-internal-promotions-one-partner-and-four-counsel Osborne Clarke Italy reconfirms its policy of growing its internal resources and is pleased to announce the promotion to partner of Maurizio Zonca and the appointment as counsel of Marialaura Boni, Angelo Molinaro, Barbara Schiavo and Valeria Veneziano.  Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:49:58 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/best-wishes-festive-season-findtheorange-charity-auction-support-research The "GoodVibes" charity auction organised by #FindTheOrange kicks off on Friday, 1 December.#FindTheOrange is the non-profit association founded by Osborne Clarke in Italy that promotes innovation with a special focus on digital health. #GoodVibes is the photo contest launched by the association last summer with the aim of raising funds and sharing positive energy. Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:09:58 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-five-elms-capitals-15m-investment-shippypro ShippyPro, a leader in omnichannel shipment management, has announced a $15m investment by US-based Five Elms Capital. The US fund had previously invested in the company in 2021 with a $5m Series A round.Osborne Clarke advised Five Elms Capital on all Italian aspects with a team led by partner Giuliano Lanzavecchia, assisted by associate Chiara Carioti, in collaboration with US firm Husch Blackwell, which handled the US side of the deal.The Series B round will help the start-up consolidate itself as the leading provider of shipment management software globally.  Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:04:13 +0000 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-sale-50-share-capital-preo-international-holding-srl-saint-george-holding-srl Osborne Clarke assisted the sellers in the transfer to Saint George Holding S.r.l. (already owner of 50% of the share capital) of the entire quota held by it, representing 50% of the share capital of Preo International Holding S.r.l., the company holding 100% of Preo S.r.l., leader in the design and production of machinery for hot-melt adhesive systems.Osborne Clarke's team was led by partner Giuliano Lanzavecchia.AVENS MILANO acted as legal adviser to the buyer.BC & studio di Consulenza assisted the buyers on tax and financial aspects. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:10:33 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-supporting-parenthood-bonus-mothers-and-paternity-leave In Italy Osborne Clarke has introduced a maternity bonus for female professionals returning to work at the end of their maternity leave. The bonus is aimed at covering nursery or baby-sitting expenses for a period of twelve months. For new fathers, a period of fifteen days' paid leave has now been introduced. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 08:49:19 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-and-adacta-tax-legal-advise-georg-fischer-and-salvagnini-italia-minority Georg Fischer Holding S.r.l., a company belonging to the Swiss industrial conglomerate Georg Fischer, active in the field of industrial machinery and solutions for piping and casting, and Salvagnini Italia S.p.A., a company active in the offer of innovative solutions for the sector of machine tools for flexible sheet metal working and automation, have concluded a minority investment transaction in Tecnolaser S.r.l., a company active in the field of metal machining, as well as in the assembly and painting of metal laminates. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:53:11 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-unicredit-spa-green-loan-europa-risorse-sgr-spa Osborne Clarke advised UniCredit S.p.A., as mandated lead arranger, bookrunner, original lending bank, agent bank and green structuring advisor, and as beneficiary, in connection with a €40 million financing transaction granted to Europa Risorse SGR S.p.A, on behalf of the reserved real estate alternative investment fund ER Logistics Fund 5, aimed, inter alia, at partially financing the acquisition of a plot of land and the development of a 62,200 sqm building complex to be used for logistics purposes, located in Torrazza Piemonte. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:39:15 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-hines-financing-its-acquisition-40000sqm-logistics-complex-savona Hines, a global real estate investment, development and management company, on behalf of its core-plus fund Hines European Property Partners (HEPP) has completed the investment in a 40,000 sqm logistics asset located in Savona through a Fund established and managed by Colliers Global Investors Italy SGR. This is HEPP's first investment in Italy. The asset, fully leased as a logistics hub to Conad Nord Ovest, a leading company in the associated distribution sector, is located on land just outside the container terminal in Savona. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:49:10 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-doctolib-merger-incorporation-vettore-rinascimento Osborne Clarke, with a team comprising partner Pietro Scianna, head of the employment law practice, and senior lawyer Hana Akaike, assisted Doctolib, a leading provider of services for healthcare professionals and patients, in the merger transaction leading to the incorporation of Vettore Rinascimento. The team provided assistance in all phases of the merger process and, in particular, in those relating to the consultation with trade unions pursuant to art. 47 of Law 428/1990. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:01:25 +0100 News and deals