Experience
He has almost 20 years of experience and assists in the full range of corporate and M&A transactions, advising private equity funds, listed and unlisted companies and investors on deals including acquisitions, co-investments, mergers and cross-border mergers, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and restructurings, in a number of industries such as industrial and manufacturing, consumer goods, telecommunications, infrastructures and real estate.
Memberships
- Milan Bar Association.
Awards
Antonio is listed as:
(i) "Leading Associate" for Corporate/M&A in Italy by the international legal directory Legal 500 (since 2019);
(ii) "Up & Coming" by Chambers Europe since 2024
Testimonials
“Antonio Ferri is always available and timely in requests.” CHAMBERS EUROPE 2024 (CORPORATE/M&A: ITALY)
“He is a great team member who is proactive and easy to get along with.” CHAMBERS EUROPE 2024 (CORPORATE/M&A: ITALY)
“Extremely responsive and helpful”. CHAMBERS EUROPE 2022 (CORPORATE/M&A: ITALY)
Recent Cases
A) Corporate / M&A
- The Riverside Company, a private equity firm investing in small to medium companies, on its acquisition of the entire share capital of BioDue S.p.A, an Italian company specialised in the development, manufacturing and commercialization of food supplements, medical devices and cosmetics, backed by Italian private equity firm, Armonia SGR. BioDue’s top managers have reinvested in BioDue along with Riverside.
- Verlinvest, a private equity firm as majority shareholder of Faceland, a leading chain of branded medical aesthetics clinics, on the acquisition of a majority stake in market-leading Italian medical aesthetics network Juneco.
- HÄRTHA Group GmbH, among the leading service providers in Europe for heat treatment and coating processes and a portfolio company of international private equity fund Bencis Capital Partners, on the acquisition of Vacuum S.p.A., an Italian innovative company that has been operating as a specialist in heat treatment for more than 40 years.
- ABF, a diversified international food, ingredients, agricultural and retail group, on the acquisition of the entire share capital of Mapo S.r.l..
- Ibla Industries II SCSP, turnaround fund of the Italian private equity Ibla Capital S.r.l., on the acquisition of the entire share capital of General Pacific S.r.l., holding company of Seko Industries S.r.l., a world specialist in the manufacture of machines and systems for livestock feeding and waste management.
- Grain Management, a leading global investment firm specializing in digital infrastructure, and BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager on a strategic investment in Phoenix Tower International, a leading global wireless communications infrastructure provider headquartered in the US and with a large presence in Italy.
- Dantherm Group, company from Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) Fund VIII’s portfolio, on the merger with Trotec, a family-owned provider of mobile and fixed air-conditioning solutions.
- Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) on its investment in Dantherm Group A/S (Dantherm) – a Danish provider of heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology – and in its Italian subsidiaries Dantherm S.p.A. e Futurclima S.r.l..
- Hitachi Rail on the acquisition of Alstom’s business activities related to Bombardier Transportation’s contribution to the V300 ZEFIRO very high-speed train to Hitachi Rail. The transaction is part of Alstom’s commitments to the European Commission in relation to its acquisition of Bombardier Transportation.
- A global telecommunications service provider on its merger with CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, parent company of Italian mobile operator 3 Italia, and Wind Telecomunicazioni. The joint venture (named Wind Tre) combines Italy’s third and fourth largest telecommunications companies to create the number one operator in Italy for mobile customers.
- Campari Group on the disposal of the Lemonsoda and Oransoda business to Danish based beverage company Royal Unibrew A/S. The sold business includes the alcohol free fruit-flavoured carbonated variants grouped under the Freedea brand name, the Crodo brands (with the exception of the Crodino brand) as well as the manufacturing, bottling facility and water source located in Crodo.
- Prysmian Group on the agreement to acquire 100% of EHC Global, a leading manufacturer of strategic components and integrated solutions for the vertical transportation industry.
- Brookfield Business Partners, the flagship New York and Toronto-listed business services and industrial company, connected to investment giant, Brookfield Asset Management, on the acquisition of Modulaire Group from private equity firm TDR Capital.
- The shareholders of Metra, a global, vertically integrated manufacturer of extruded aluminium profiles and related services, on the sale of the entire stake in Metra to US investment fund KPS Capital Partners.
- Indorama Ventures, a leading global petrochemicals company listed in Thailand, on its acquisition of the entire share capital of Sinterama – an historical Italian company active in the production of coloured polyester threads and yarns.
- Greif Italy, the Italian branch of Greif Inc., a major global operator in the industrial packaging sector, on the acquisition of a minority stake in, and establishment of, a joint venture commercial partnership with LAF, a subsidiary of DEA&DEA, a leading company active in the refurbishing of industrial packaging.
- HALEX Holding GmbH, a portfolio company of private equity investor Bencis Capital Partners, on the sale of its toolmaking division (HALEX Extrusion Dies) in Germany and in Italy to Canadian Exco Technologies Limited.
- Raben Group, a Dutch logistics company group with presence in 12 European countries, on the increase to 51% of its share in Sittam, an Italian company with over 50 years of activity in the groupage transport sector on the Italian and international market.
- An international trading company on the legal and regulatory aspects connected to the establishment and subsequent acquisition of a wireless microwave network connecting Northern and Southern Italy.
B) Real Estate
Real Estate
- Two real estate investment companies on the sale of the Bauer hotel in Venice.
- A real estate investment trust company on the sale of a logistics hub located in Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia, to a luxury watch company. The facility is located 2.7 km from the town center. It has a footprint of 4,700 square metres and fully complies with the highest standards of environmental and energy sustainability having achieved the BREEAM certifications (Very Good and Excellent). This acquisition falls within a wider transaction through which the client sold a portfolio of logistic assets throughout Europe.
- Primark, the well-known clothing retailer, since 2016 on the start-up and expansion of its business operations in Italy including the negotiation of all the related real estate and commercial contracts.
- A private investment firm and one of the world’s biggest real estate investors on the acquisition of a logistics park near Padua in northern Italy. The real estate assets comprised 10 logistics facilities and one light industrial building, together amounting to 176,000 square metres, as well as 15 installed photovoltaic plants.