Matteo Bilei has been an associated at De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani since 2015.
Matteo specializes in corporate and commercial law, dealing mainly with issues related to corporate governance, directors’ liability, extraordinary corporate transactions (M&A, joint ventures, etc.), corporate reorganizations and commercial agreements (commercial leases, general T&Cs of sale/purchase, supply, agency, distribution, private tender, partnership, sponsorship, marketplace, etc.).
In addition, since his dissertation and subsequently in his professional activity, Matteo has gained a specific experience in the area of compliance and anti-corruption, with particular reference to the criminal liability of companies and organizational models under Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001.
In this area, thanks to his activity specialized in corporate and commercial law, Matteo developed a particular expertise in assessing certain areas of risk related to: decisions on corporate governance structures, dynamics in business relationships, issues related to corporate acquisitions, as well as internal investigations regarding the adequacy of, and compliance with, corporate processes. In addition, Matteo regularly assists the activities of the Supervisory Boards of several leading Italian and multinational companies.
From 2017 to 2020, he was on part-time secondment at the Italian company of a major German multinational group, acting in this context as in-house legal counsel.
Matteo is regularly active in assisting the Scandinavian clients of the firm. His practice also includes an important focus on assisting companies located in the Marche region (his home territory), which in particular have interests and/or business relationships in foreign countries.
He is author of articles on topics pertaining to corporate and commercial law.
Assisted the Italian Branch of a major multinational group active in the insurance services sector, as concerns the preparation and implementation of the 231-compliance system (consisting of the Organizational Model pursuant to Legislative Decree 231/2001 and related documentation), also providing consultancy on the measures to be adopted in order to prevent the risk of offences being committed.
Practices
Compliance
Corporate criminal law
Industries
Insurance services
Assisted, as part of a team, a world-leading printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer in the acquisition of 100% of the capital of a leading Italian PCB manufacturer.
Practices
M&A
Industries
Industrial Products and Equipment
Assisted an Italian company operating in the field of consultancy services, as concerns consultancy on contractual matters, including the preparation of certain contractual documentation, in defining and settling its existing relationships, respectively, with the European Commission, other public institutions, as well as with the company’s business partners.
Practices
Corporate and Commercial
Industries
Services
Assisted a major Italian corporate group operating in the fashion and entertainment industry, as concerns the preparation of the Group Code of Ethics.
Practices
Compliance
Industries
Fashion, Sport and luxury
Leisure, Sports, Sponsorship and Tourism
Assisted, as part of a team, a Nordic company, one of the world’s leading players in the steel sector, in a complex transaction to sell a plant located in Italy.
Practices
M&A
Industries
Steel
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He regularly provides assistance to the Italian controlled companies of a major Swedish multinational group with regard to contractual consultancy on commercial leases necessary for the development of the company’s business, including the preparation and negotiation of the relevant agreements.
Practices
Corporate and Commercial
Real Estate and Retail
Industries
Automotive
Assisted, as part of a team, an Italian controlled company of a Swedish multinational group in the management and definition of the ongoing relationship with the company’s CEO, with particular reference to certain problematic aspects related to his termination of office.
Practices
Corporate and Commercial
Industries
Industrial Products and Equipment
Assisted, as part of a team, a major Italian NGO operating worldwide, in the preparation and review of its internal compliance system, with a particular focus on anti-corruption and whistleblowing issues, also advising on specific cases of possible violations of internal procedures.
Practices
Compliance
Industries
NGO
Assisted, as part of a team, an American company, listed on the NASDAQ market, in the acquisition of the entire share capital of an Italian company (a key player in the distribution of diagnostic instrumentation for laboratory analysis and food safety in Italy) through a preliminary demerger of the target company and the subsequent acquisition of its entire share capital.
Practices
M&A
Industries
Steel
Assisted, as part of a team, major Swedish hotel group, as well as Scandinavia’s largest tour operator for Alpine destinations, in the acquisition of hotel assets in prestigious ski resorts in Italy.
Practices
Real Estate and Retail
M&A
Industries
Leisure, Sports, Sponsorship and Tourism
Assisted, as part of a Team, a Swedish multinational group in the re-organization of its corporate structure in Italy, through the following steps: (i) a merger by incorporation of a world-leader company in the production of trucks into the Italian subsidiary of the group; (ii) a contribution of business from such Italian subsidiary into its wholly owned company; (iii) contributions of business into such Italian subsidiary by three Swedish companies of the same group.
Practices
M&A
Corporate and Commercial
Industries
Automotive
Assisted, as part of a Team, a leading German multinational group, active – inter alia – in the industrial measurement devices industry, in the investment in a major Italian company, with subsidiaries in China and USA, active in the same industry.
Practices
M&A
Corporate and Commercial
Industries
Industrial Products and Equipment
Assisted, as part of a Team, the Italian Subsidiary of a German multinational group, active in the medical devices and industrial measurement sectors, in the setting up its Organizational Model pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001, advising also such company on the measures that shall be implemented in order to prevent the risks of committing corporate crimes.
Practices
Compliance
Industries
Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences
Industrial Products and Equipment
