Francesco Cartolano

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 3

Private Equity

Italy

17 Years Ranked

Band 6

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Italy

1 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Francesco Cartolano

Europe

Practice Areas

Extraordinary and private equity transactions. Restructuring. Francesco Cartolano has a deep expertise in M&A transactions, focousing in private equity transactions, acquisition and leverage finance, and debt restructuring. He advises, amongst other, managing companies of end-closed funds, investment holding companies and public companies.

Career

Francesco Cartolano has been founding partner of Accinni, Cartolano e Associati and, previously, equity partner of Dewey & Le Bouef from 2008 to 2012 and of CBA from 2001.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to the Bar Association of Milan since 1995 and admitted to practice before the Italian Supreme Court since 2014

Publications

"L'acquisto di azioni proprie quale possibile modalità di exit", published in AIFI - Associazione Italiana del Private Equity e Venture Capital (n. 25, year 6) – co-author Francesco Cartolano

"Ammissibili i provvedimenti d’urgenza in materia di patti parasociali" published in Le Società, September 2009 – co-author Francesco Cartolano

Education

La Sapienza University Rome

Law Degree,

1992

Languages Spoken

Italian, English

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Europe

Private Equity - Italy

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Francesco Cartolano is an adept lawyer who assists private equity funds investing in the Italian market with acquisitions and disposals. His sector expertise covers the clothing, manufacturing and printing industries.

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