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Hogan Lovells advises Adenes on two transactions to further its position as a leading provider of claim management services in Italy
23 November 2022
PartnerMilan
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +39 02 720 2521
Fax +39 02 72025252
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
"He is very knowledgeable and has a good relationship with his clients; he was attentive and present in all important meetings," clients say
Chambers Europe 2017
Clients say 'Francesco is really reliable, business-minded and able to bring ideas for structuring the deal. He is dedicated, smart and does a high-quality job'. With this attitude and mind-set, for over 20 years, Francesco Stella has accompanied an impressive number of large international corporates and financial institutions in their M&A moves into the Italian market, and top Italian clients in their growth abroad through acquisitions and joint ventures.
A passion for complex deals brought him to focus on regulated assets ranging from financial institutions to life science companies and energy businesses. Clients in these industries know they can rely on Francesco's sector knowledge, which is always coupled with his thoroughness, keen eye for detail and commitment to excellence. Francesco has been mentioned in all major legal directories for many years. From time to time, he likes to lecture on cutting-edge subjects at conferences and seminars.
Clients approve of his “in-depth knowledge of the law combined with his meticulous attitude.”
Chambers Global and Europe
“Francesco Stella is a very tough and skilled negotiator. However, he always manages to find fair compromises.”
Legal500 EMEA
Commercial, corporate and M&A, Italy, Recommended
Legal 500 EMEA
His constructive negotiation skills are highlighted by sources, who also find him to be business-oriented and fair
Chambers Europe
Private Equity
Legal 500 EMEA
Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Legal 500 EMEA
Francesco is very high technical knowledge and ability to listen to the needs of the client and be proactive in solutions with a problem-solving attitude
Chambers Europe
Francesco is very knowledgeable and has a good relationship with his clients; he was attentive and present in all important meetings
Chambers Global
Technically speaking he's excellent and has great experience. He's very practical and gets to the heart of any question immediately
Chambers Global
Francesco has impressive international M&A knowledge
Legal 500 EMEA
Francesco Stella is a highly regarded player who continues to earn market recognition
Chambers Europe
Francesco Stella is really reliable, business-minded and able to bring ideas for structuring the deal. He is dedicated, smart and does a high-quality job
Chambers Europe
Education
Law Degree, Università Cattolica, Milan, 1992
Bar admissions and qualifications
Milan
Advising BNPP Cardif in the acquisition of a majority stake in the Italian non-life insurance company Cargeas Assicurazioni from Ageas
Advising Dana in the acquisition of 80% of the global power-transmission and fluid power business of Brevini Group and subsequent buy-out of minorities
Advising Fagerhult on its acquisition of iGuzzini Illuminazione, which creates one of Europe's largest and leading professional lighting groups
Advising FlixBus on the development of its expansion strategy in Italy, which included integration of SAPS, Roma Marche Linee and Baltour networks into Flixbus platform
Advising PerkinElmer in the acquisition of the gas chromatography and mass spectrometry business of Dani Strumentazione Analitica
Advising Recordati on the acquisition of commercial rights to a portfolio of medicines from Astra Zeneca
Advising Mapfre in the acquisition of the insurance company Direct Line Insurance from Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
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