Fabio Luongo

Fabio Luongo is a Partner at LEXIA and the Managing Director of LEXIA Corporate Services, a strategic division of the firm dedicated to providing integrated support to businesses throughout every stage of their life cycle. His leadership ensures the delivery of high-quality services, ranging from advice on company formation and governance to the implementation of international expansion strategies.

Fabio has extensive experience in corporate law and complex M&A transactions, where he acts as an advisor for a wide range of clients, including national and international institutional investors, private equity and venture capital funds, large corporations, and entrepreneurs.

His expertise covers the entire spectrum of operations, from strategic acquisitions to asset disposals, managing transactions of significant value and complexity.

He also offers profound competence in drafting and negotiating intricate contracts, ensuring innovative and results-oriented solutions for his clients.

Fabio regularly speaks at conferences and industry events, where he shares his expertise on corporate law, extraordinary transactions, and M&A, contributing to legal debate and professional training.

Before joining LEXIA, Fabio consolidated his professional training and experience at leading international law firms, operating in global financial centers such as New York, Rome, and Milan. This international experience has given him a global perspective and a deep understanding of the legal and commercial dynamics influencing cross-border operations.

Sale of TAS S.p.A. and mandatory tender offer

Assistance in the sale of the majority stake of TAS S.p.A., listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, and connected mandatory tender offer in favor of Rivean Capital, Internation Private Equity Fund.

Joint venture for the development of 1GW renewable energy pipeline

Assistance to Q-Energy Investment Fund in the establishment of a 50/50 corporate joint venture for the development in Italy of renewable energy plants with a maximum capacity of up to 1GW.

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.

Acquisition of Eurocontrol S.p.A.

Assistance to John Cockerill Defense in the acquisition of Eurocontrol S.p.A. (active in the production of firearms launch systems).

Acquisition of Visibilia Publishing Group

Assistance in the acquisition of a majority stake in Athena Pubblicità, which in turn holds 89.94% of Visibilia Editore S.p.A., a company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange.

Acquisition of 5 Biogas Projects

Assistance in the sale from TerraX Biogas Holding S.r.l. to Engie Servizi S.p.A. of the entire corporate capital of 5 biogas projects under development.

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 GBSapri Group

Assistance in the private equity deal concerning the sale of GBSapri Group, top tier national insurance broker, in favor of Brera Capital Partners and connected reinvestment by the sellers.

Investment of UTEC VC Fund in Piece Finance

Assistance in the context of the VC Round of Piece Finance subscribed by the Japanese VC Fund “UTEC”.

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.

Sale of a 200MW BESS facility

Assistance to a leading international group active in the development, management build and operation of renewable energy facilities in the sale of a company developing a 200 MW BESS facility in Italy.

Acquisition of Moneynet S.p.A. from IVS Group

Assistance in the sale and purchase of Moneynet S.p.A. (a payment institution specializing in the development of electronic payment systems, including the use of interbank systems and electronic security certificates) from CSH (a subsidiary of IVS Group, listed on Euronext Growth Milan).

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.

Assistance to Metguun Insaat Group

Assistance in the acquistion of the entire corporate capital of Mercati S.p.A. owning luxury Hotel Aldrovandi Villa Borghese in Rome.

Assistance to Reichle & De Massari AG Group

Assistance in the acquisition of the entire corporate capital of Tecnosteel Group.

Assistance to Vento Ventures

Assistance to Vento Ventures in the structuring of the agreements for early stage investments in top tier Italian and foreign companies and start-ups.

VC investment in Dove.it

Assistance in the structuring and negotiation of two venture capital investment in Dove.it, an Italian proptech company, for an aggregate amount of Euro 5 million led by Azimut SGR and Mamacrowd.

VC investment in Tramundi

Assistance in the structuring and negotiation of two venture capital investment in Tramundi, an Italian tech company, for an aggregate amount of Euro 3 million led by Azimut SGR and Mamacrowd.

VC investment in Qura

Assistance in the structuring, negotiation, and closing of a pre-seed investment round in Qura in the amount of Euro 1.5 million, led as lead investor by United Ventures and joined as follow-on investors by Vento Ventures, IAG, and a group of business angels.

VC investment in Macingo

Assistance to Mecar S.p.A. on the Seed investment round of Euro 2.1 million in Macingo, first italian marketplace for goods delivery, together with CDP Venture Capital.

Acquisition of 3FAST by HIG Fund

Assistance in the acquisition of the entire corporate capital of 3FAST Group, a top tier industrial company active in the design production and sale of fastening systems, by HIG Capital Private Equity Fund and the connected re-investment by the sellers.

TAS Group multiple investments and acquisitions

Assistance to TAS Group, top tier Italian fintech company specializing in software for digital payments and financial services in connection with:

• acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Astro.it;
• acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Krisopea;
• acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Nemos;
• acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Mitobit; and
• acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Newsoft.

Parmalat Acquisition of La Vquita Group (*)[1]

Assistance to Parmalat S.p.A. in the acquisition of the principal Chilean dairy group named La Vaquita.

Assistance to PLC S.p.A. (*)

Assistance to PLC Group, company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange in connection with:

• the sale to Ardian Fund of a windfarm in Apulia region (for an authorized power of 37.2 MW)
• the reverse listing of PLC Group S.p.A. in Industria e Innovazione S.p.A.

Sale of CDP Reti to State Grid International Development Limited (*)

Assistance in the acquisition by the Chinese group State Grid International Development Limited of a stake in CDP RETI.

Acquisition of Morval Bank Group by Intesa Sanpaolo (*)

Assistance to Intesa Sanpaolo in the acquisition of the Swiss banking group Banque Morval with foreign subsidiaries in Cayman Island, Luxembourg, Monaco, Uruguay, Switzerland and Italy.

[1] (*) transactions advised in previous experiences.