Alessandro Saitta

Associate

Düsseldorf

Alessandro advises clients on private equity and M&A transactions as well as on corporate law.

He has particular experience in advising on complex international corporate transactions, including venture transactions. Joint ventures and strategic partnerships as well as corporate structuring play a special role.

Before joining Orrick, Alessandro worked for a global law firm in Germany and in its London office.

  • Alessandro has recently advised on the following transactions, among others:
    • Vantage Towers on partial sale to KKR and GIP (biggest take-private transaction in German business history and most voluminous PE transaction in Germany in 2022)
    • Vantage Towers in connection with its extraordinary shareholders' meeting
    • Hueck Industrie Holding as sole shareholder of the Hueck Group on the sale of all shares to the Norwegian aluminum and energy group Norsk Hydro
    • Finnish Paulig Group on the sale of its approximately 26% stake in the leading German spice manufacturer Fuchs to the majority shareholders of the Fuchs Group
    • Founder of Herter & Co. on the sale of his stake in Herter & Co. to the global financial advisory group Teneo
    • Swiss private equity investor group on the investment in a global technology company in the high-performance wire sector
    • Swiss private equity investor in connection with the acquisition of a stake in a German manufacturer of sports equipment
    • Chinese manufacturer of industrial stainless steel products on the acquisition of a German manufacturer of large steel pipes
    • German network technology group on the merger with two competitors
    • Shareholders of a German messaging platform developer on the sale of their shares to an Italian private equity investor
    • Comitis Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in the leading provider of premium dog accessories Cloud7
    • Wickeder Westfalenstahl on the acquisition of SFA Solmser Feinblech- und Apparatebau
    • Chinese manufacturer of industrial stainless steel products on the acquisition of a German manufacturer of large steel pipes;
    • Shareholder in the sale of a company that is the market leader in PVC recycling of window profiles and roller shutters

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