Enzo Schiavello

Practice Areas

Enzo Schiavello has a corporate and M&A background. He focuses on the structuring and establishment of alternative investment schemes for domestic and international clients, with particular emphasis on private equity and real estate funds. His expertise ranges from the formation and restructuring of licensed investment managers to the set up of corporate and contractual structures in Italy and other EU jurisdictions including funds of funds, co-investment funds, infrastructure funds, NPL funds, SICAFs, structured products providing exposure to private equity as an underlying asset class and various arrangements for the distribution of carried interest among managers. He also assists clients with respect to fund restructurings and other GP-led deals.

Career

Senior Partner in Legance since 2007.

From 1991 to 2007 in Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners, Partner since 1994. He held management positions heading, among others, the Financial Markets Group.

Previously, Pavia e Ansaldo (1985 – 1990) and Studio Piergrossi Villa (1982 – 1985).

Professional Memberships

Member of the Milan Bar (Italy)

Member of AIFI – Italian Association of Private Equity and Venture Capital

Member of Invest Europe Legal and Regulatory Committee

Publications

He is the author of several publications and articles published in European legal reviews. Among others:

• “Section Fundraising – Italy”, The Private Equity Review – 10th Edition, published by The Law Reviews, 2021;

• “Section Fundraising – Italy”, The Private Equity Review – 9th Edition, published by The Law Reviews, 2020;

• “Section Fundraising – Italy”, The Private Equity Review – 8th Edition, published by The Law Reviews, 2019;

• “Section Fundraising – Italy”, The Private Equity Review – 7th Edition, published by The Law Reviews, 2018;

• “Chapter on Italy”, Investment Funds - International Series - 3rd Edition, published by Thomson Reuters, 2016;

• “L’impatto della direttiva AIFM sui gestori dei fondi di private equity e venture capital in Italia”, Quaderni sull’investimento nel Capitale di Rischio, AIFI (Associazione Italiana del Private Equity e Venture Capital), Egea, 2015;

• “Le società di investimento in una proposta dell’AIFI relativa alle norme italiane di recepimento dell’AIFMD”, Mondo Alternative, 2015;

• “Disposizioni di recepimento della direttiva AIFM”, Strumenti Finanziari e Fiscalità, 2014;

• “La natura giuridica dei fondi comuni di investimento in una recente sentenza della Cassazione”, Strumenti Finanziari e Fiscalità, 2011;

• “Section Lawyers – Italy”, “Conflicts of Interest – Jurisdictional comparisons in the law and regulations for the financial services, auditing and legal professions”, European Lawyer Reference, 2005/2006;

• “Legal Issues for Venture Capital Investment Schemes”, Venture Capital - A Euro-System Approach, Springer, 2003.