Fabio Fauceglia

Partner

Milan

Fabio has more than 25 years of experience in Italian M&A and Private Equity transactions including competitive auctions, tender offers, joint ventures and cross-border acquisitions both on the buyer's and the seller's side.

He regularly represents strategic and private equity buyers as well as families and entrepreneurs in M&A transactions in a variety of sectors including, energy, oil& gas, industrials, automotive, composite materials, food and technology.

Among its notable transactions, Fabio led the international team assisting General Electric on its $4.3 billion acquisition of the aviation business of Avio S.p.A. (European Private Equity Deal of the Year).

He received a Master’s Degree from Columbia University in New York and is qualified both as a New York and Italian lawyer. He has been included in the 50 Italian Best Lawyers List by Legal Community.

  • Relevant experience includes representation of:

    • Esso Italiana and Exxon Mobil on the sale to VTTI and SNAM of Adriatic LNG, one of the three Italian regassification plants
    • The Shareholders in the sale of Fassi Group, one of the largest European crane manufacturers to Investindustrial
    • Esso Italiana and Exxon Mobil on the sale to of Esso’s fuel business including the Trecate Refinery to API
    • CVC Capital Partners in connection with the acquisition of the Pasubio group, a specialized provider of premium leather for the automotive industr
    • Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation in the acquisition of CPC S.r.l. a leading carbon fiber player in the automotive industry
    • McCormick Corporation, a US listed company, in its approx Euro 120m acquisition of Giotti S.p.A
    • OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT in its investment in MAILBOXES, ETC - MBE Worldwide s.p.a.
    • The Shareholders in their sale of Salpa Special Foods, a leading producer of ice-cream cookies, to Apheon
    • ORIENTA CAPITAL PARTNERS in the sale of Passione Unghie to TRILANTIC.
    • Montefiore Investments on the acquisition of EXA from Alcedo Capital
    • ORIENTA CAPITAL PARTNERS in the acquisitions of LMA a leading supplier to the aereospace industry
    • ORIENTA CAPITAL PARTNERS in the acquisition of Trendcolor.
    • ORIENTA CAPITAL PARTNERS in the acquisitionof Plyform a leading supplier to the aerospace industry
    • The Shareholders in the sale of Medivis to DocGenerici
    • The Shareholders in the sale of PROJECT INFORMATICA to HIG Capital
    • The Shareholders in the sale of ANGELONI, IMPREGNATEX AND ITT to ORCA, a leading carbon fiber player controlled by IDI, a French listed PE Fund
    • Esso Italiana and Exxon Mobil on the sale to Algeria’s Sonatrach of the 160,000 b/d Augusta refinery in Sicily, along with three associated fuel terminals and related pipeline infrastructure.
    • GE Aviation in its $4.3 billion acquisition of the aviation business of Avio S.p.A., the Italy-based manufacturer of aviation propulsion components and systems for civil and military aircraft, from Cinven and Finmeccanica – Winner IFLR European Private Equity Deal of the Year
    • General Electric on the carve-out of Nuovo Pignone-GE’s Oil and Gas business and its combination with Baker Hughes to create a leading equipment, technology and services provider in the oil and gas industry
    • Pometon in its industrial automotive joint venture with the Seojincam-Seco Group in Korea
    • The Shareholders in their sale of the SALPA group, a leading producer of ice-cream cookies, to Equinox
    • The shareholders of Cesped S.p.A. in the sale of the company to Rhenus SE & Co.KG a leading global logistics player.
    • Dover Corporation, a US listed company, in its approx Euro 300m acquisition of the JK Group from Wise and Alcedo, two Italian PE funds
    • ORIENTA CAPITAL PARTNERS in the acquisition of Plyform, a leading carbon fiber supplier for the aviation industry
    • Investcorp in connection with the sale of N&W Global Vending to Lone Star
    • Dover Corporation, a US listed company, in its approx Euro 200m acquisition of Ravaglioli, on of the leading european garage equipment manufacturer