D'Empaire is highly experienced in M&A, and has recently been particularly active in advising on transactions in the oil and gas sector and the implications of the partial lifting of US sanctions. The team's sector expertise further extends to insurance, cosmetic goods, food and beverages, telecoms and energy, with a client base that includes major international companies; in a recent highlight, the firm advised L’Oréal on the sale of its Venezuelan subsidiary through a management buy-out. Key names from the firm include practice head Fulvio Italiani, an expert in corporate transactions in the oil, gas, energy, mining and petrochemical spheres, Roberto Mas, whose areas of expertise include M&A and corporate restructurings, and associate Giancarlo Carrazza.
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Clients clés
- L'Oréal
- Maha Energy
- KCA Deutag
- Coca-Cola Femsa de Venezuela
- ADM (Archer Daniels Midland)
- Socominter (Grupo Tenaris)
Points forts
- Assisted L'Oréal as local counsel in the management buyout of its Venezuelan subsidiary, L’Oréal Venezuela.
- Assisting Maha Energy as local counsel in its acquisition of a minority stake in Petrourdaneta, a Venezuelan oil and gas joint venture that operates three fields in the Maracaibo Basin region in northwestern Venezuela, from Novonor, and its investment programme to increase production after the acquisition.
- Assisting KCA Deutag as Venezuelan counsel in its acquisition of Saipem's onshore drilling business.
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Giancarlo Carrazza
Responsable de la pratique
Fulvio Italiani