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Paolo Sersale

Paolo Sersale

Italy Managing Partner

Italy Managing Partner
Paolo Sersale

Paolo Sersale is Managing Partner for Italy.

With more than 20 years of practice as partner in Corporate M&A, his experience ranges from public M&A and Takeover Regulations to Private Equity and Corporate Restructurings.

  • Ardian Private Equity in connection with the acquisition of Masco Group
  • Cinven in connection with the sale of Arcaplanet to Fressnapf
  • UniCredit in connection with the reorganization of their Bancassurance JV agreements with Allianz
  • The Consortium made of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Blackstone and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in connection with the Euro 9 billion acquisition of Autostrade per l'Italia
  • Infrastructure Investments Fund in the acquisition of control and delisting of Falck Renewables SpA
  • AMCO, the Italian State owned non-performing assets investment company, in connection with the Euro 9 billion non-proportional demerger of the non-performing assets of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
  • Ardian Private Equity and its portfolio company Dedalus Healthcare in connection with the carve out acquisition of the Healthcare Software business of AGFA-Gevaert for €975 million Euro and the subsequent USD 525 million acquisition of the healthcare software business of DXC Technologies
  • Poste Italiane in connection with its 3.4 billion privatization and listing in the Milan Stock Exchange
  • Assicurazioni Generali: in relation to the reorganisation of its European asset management activities under the EU UCTS IV Directive

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Career and qualifications

  • University of Milan (LL.D) 1993
  • Trainee lawyer at Schlesinger-Lombardi in 1994
  • Simmons & Simmons, London 1995
  • Admitted as an avvocato in Milan, Italy 1996
  • Joined Clifford Chance 1998
  • Partner since 2002
  • Head of Corporate M&A, Italy since 2007
  • Managing Partner, Italy since 2022

Awards and citations

  • Paolo Sersale is knowledgeable, comprehensive, and able to make a difference.
    Chambers Europe 2024
  • Paolo Sersale has a wealth of transactional experience. He is skilled at advising private equity firms, investment banks and holding companies on high-value acquisitions. One client enthuses: 'I like working with him a lot because of his pragmatism'.
  • Chambers Global 2021
  • Clients commend his negotiation skills and underline his 'solution-oriented approach'.
    Chambers Europe 2020
  • Hall of Fame in M&A; Mentioned in Private Equity, Restructuring & Insolvency
    Legal500 2020
  • Highly Regarded in M&A and Equity Capital Markets
    IFLR1000 2020
  • Clients say he brings 'a level of depth and experience that is essential to support the execution of a complex transaction. He also exercises good judgement when developing options and recommending a proposed solution.'
    Chambers Global and Europe 2017

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