Private Equity industry, called “PE” in English and “投资” in Chinese, is a practice area where we ease your operations on fiscal and legal basis. Our team is fresh and innovative, transparent and manage all its resources under a leadership active, pro-active, trustworthy and well recognized by both clients and associates.
We manage all information with privacy, discretion and with a full comprehension of client objections. Namely, we criticize our theories and conjectures about the outcomes of every operation, with a special attention to the refutations, which come from the truth of a deal. Our method is a constant comparison of virtual data on persons (managers, partners, bankers) with real information and details (we privilege face-face meetings, direct talking and briefing, after the virtual due diligence in our data rooms).
Our experience includes private equity funds, management of teams, of equity co-investors and of relationship with senior and subordinated lenders.
SMAF & Associates (seats in Milan, Rome and Bologna) advises private equity funds on the acquisition and disposal of companies, as well as on any legal issues that arise during ownership of a company.
Instructed by the client we carry out an initial analysis of a company (the due diligence process, the following contractual arrangements with the seller and the arrangements of financing):
Implementation of new management structures
Mergers & Acquisitions
Tax and Check of conflicts of interest
Corporate finance and Debt Finance
Securities issues
Negotiation of bridge loans and Emergency loan documents
Senior and subordinated loans (syndicated or "club deals")
Non-registered shelf arrangements
Equity Finance and related arrangements
Divestitures and restructurings of portfolio companies
Regulatory compliance Fund and portfolio investments
Formation Fund Management Corporate governance and Exit Strategies (at the portfolio or fund level + IPOs)
Monetizing intellectual property assets