Foreign Investment

Our team provides national and multinational companies with legal advice and judicial assistance on all the aspects of Italian Golden Power and global FDI (Foreign Direct Investments) screening.

With a strong and well-established cross-sectoral track record in Golden Power law and practice in Italy as well as complex FDI Screening procedures worldwide, the team holds deep expertise in the assessment of complex M&A transactions under Golden Power and FDI laws across various sectors, including semiconductors and critical technologies, defense and national security, healthcare and pharma, energy, telecommunications, critical infrastructure and software, manufacturing, financial services, agri-food and the digital economy.

Regularly advising clients on the assessment and administrative proceedings before the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Italian Government) and other FDI authorities at the European and global levels, our professionals also handle the negotiation and the design of remedies and commitments with the Italian Government as well as appeals against Italian Government decisions (vetoes) at Italian administrative courts.