Giorgia Pignatelli

Giorgia Pignatelli is an Associate at LEXIA, focusing on corporate law, M&A, Venture Capital, and Private Equity, with consolidated experience in Italian and cross-border transactions across various sectors, including financial services, industrial and manufacturing, technology, and defense.

Giorgia assists financial and industrial operators in public and private transactions, as well as joint ventures, on both the buy-side and sell-side, providing strategic and legal advice.

Before joining LEXIA, Giorgia gained her experience at leading international law firms, where she consolidated her expertise in corporate and M&A transactions.

Acquisition of TPPAY (Electronic Money Institution)

Assistance to the Search Fund White Gate, in the acquisition of the entire corporate capital of TPPAY S.r.l., the first Electronic Money Institution (IMEL) authorized and operating in Italy under Bank of Italy surveillance.

Expert.ai Group multiple investments and acquisitions

Assistance to Expert.ai, company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange in connection with:

• corporate capital increase of up to EUR 20 million;
• acquisition of 100% of the share capital of I.S.E.D. S.p.A., a software house with a long-standing track record in technological innovation for the public sector and regulated markets.
• Joint Venture with Tiscali S.p.A., company belonging to Tesselis Group, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, to develop an artificial intelligence project with the use of European Union IPCEI Funds.

Acquisition of Origine SGR

Assistance in the acquisition of Origine SGR S.p.A., an asset management company authorized and operating under Bank of Italy surveillance.

Sale of B2F Group to Grenke Bank

Assistance in the sale of B2F Group (an Italian-founded digital solutions provider with over 20 years of experience and a strong vertical specialization in the fintech sector) to Grenke Digital GmbH, a company belonging to Grenke AG, the German publicly listed group and a global leader in the small-ticket leasing market.

Acquisition of a cryptocurrency VASP

Assistance in the acquisition by OSL Group, one of the most prominent cryptocurrency exchanges in Asia in terms of size and trading volume, and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, of the entire share capital of Saintpay S.r.l., a company registered in the Italian registry of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) and belonging to MultiExchange Group, a leading international operator in the field of cryptocurrency payment infrastructures.