Rome/London, 2024 – 2026
Bridgelaw Partners, with a multidisciplinary team led by partner Gianluca Benedetti, with team members Giuseppina D’Auria, Elizaveta Serebriakova and Emanuele Navigli (for tax aspects), has advised Grand hotel via Veneto and its owner Dr. Carlo Acampora in connection with the Euro 138 million facility made available by Oaktree Capital Management through a credit fund managed by Castello SGR, as well as the subsequent repayment of the facility.
Palau, Costa Smeralda (Sardinia), ottobre 2025.
Bridgelaw Partners has advised Mapa, a leading multinational group headquartered in Turkey, operating in construction and engineering, hospitality, aviation and energy, in the acquisition of prime land and properties located in Costa Smeralda, in the municipality of Palau.
Castelfalfi (Florence), July 2025.
Bridgelaw Partners has advised Discovery Land Company, a US-based real estate developer and operator of private residential communities and resorts with a world-renowned portfolio of domestic and international properties, in relation to the development of the Tenuta di Castelfalfi, one of Italy's largest tourist resorts with 1,100 hectares (2,700 acres), a five-star luxury hotel, and a golf course.
July 2024 / September 2025
Bridgelaw Partners advised the founders of Spati S.r.l. – a company active in the sports betting and gaming sector in Italy under the brand Scommesseitalia, with a network of approximately 100 sports and horse-racing betting shops and corners, around 800 PVRs, and an online platform for betting, lotteries, and casino games - in connection with the sale of 100% of the company to Admiral Gaming Network, a subsidiary of Novomatic Italia.
Milan, 27 October 2023.
Bridgelaw, with its Partner Gianluca Benedetti, has advised the founders of the Irrimec Group in the sale of the Italian company Irrimec and its French subsidiaries Otech and Otech 40 to a private equity fund controlled by Carlyle. Our firm has advised the sellers in the due diligence, the legal and regulatory aspects, the structuring, drafting and negotiation of all transaction contracts. Carlyle has been advised by Latham & Watkins.
Rome, September 2023. Bridgelaw Partners, with Avv. Gianluca Benedetti, has advised Italy Luxury Hotels in the acquisition of a prestigious property in Rome, Via Veneto, to become an All-Suite hotel. The investment in the luxury property and part of the Capex for the restructuring and refurbishing works for the luxury suites have been financed by Banca Progetto and secured with the Fondo di Garanzia managed by Mediocredito Centrale.
The international dimension of the new EU regulatory framework
Lawyer Francesco Maria di Majo - Bridgelaw partner
In the article of lawyer Francesco Maria di Majo, published in the Journal of International Trade Law, the recent EU acts (regulations, directives and delegated or implementing regulations), aimed at strengthening the sustainability of companies and avoiding greenwashing, are systematically and comprehensively examined...
Rodolfo Gherardo La Rosa has advised Banijay Kids & Family in the due diligence process and in all contractual aspects of the acquisition of Movimenti Production group, a production company specialized in animation, feature and short films and animation and animation series for TV, including Strappare lungo i bordi, Zerocalcare and Topo Gigio.
The division of the Banijay Group now operates in France, UK and Italy with six production brands, supported by Zodiak Kids & Family Distribution, the operating arm handling and coordinating di marketing, distribution and licensing activities.
Rome/Paris, July 2022. Bridgelaw, with a team led by its founding partner Gianluca Benedetti, has advised Palomar S.p.A., a leading Italian film and TV series producers, in the structuring of an innovative shareholding plan for the key managers of the company. Bridgelaw has also advised certain shareholders of Palomar in their investment in the share capital of the international production group Mediawan, participated by KKR and key managers of the same group.
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