calliope
LEGAL & transaction advisors
ORIGINATION • EXECUTION • MANAGEMENT
OUR
SERVICES
We assist companies and investors around the world in the origination, execution and management of their cross-border investments.
Execution
We act as legal advisors in the structuring and negotiation of cross-border investments, including with respect to:
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Share purchase agreements
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Joint venture agreements / shareholder agreements
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Subscription Agreements / venture capital investments
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Loan and other finance agreements
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Distribution and other commercial agreements
As former partners at international law firms, we offer the expertise of leading and experienced legal counsel at a fraction of the cost otherwise chargeable by large law firms. We assist our clients in selecting local legal advisors, tax advisors and, where necessary, financial advisors, then lead and co-ordinate the input to be provided by such professionals until closing, thus ensuring efficiency and cost-savings in the management of the transaction.
Origination
Drawing from an extensive network of contacts across the world, we are able to identify suitable investment targets for prospective investors, across the globe and in any industrial sector.
Similarly, when our clients are looking to exit an investment, or seeking further equity investors or debt financing for their companies, we are able to locate suitable counterparties to address their goals.
Management
We are routinely brought in by our clients to advise on specific issues arising from their existing foreign investments, in contexts where our familiarity with the local culture, local practice and ability to work with local experts and advisors becomes essential to identifying a solution to the client’s needs.
YOUR BRIDGE TO THE MIDDLE EAST & ASIA
Having worked extensively across Asia and the Middle East, we have developed deep knowledge of the local markets and of their regulation and requirements, as well as an extensive network of contacts.
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Saudi Arabia
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United Arab Emirates
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Oman
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Kuwait
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India
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Singapore
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Vietnam
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Indonesia
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China
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South Korea
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Central Asia
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Identifying local partners or local investment opportunities
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Negotiating acquisition, joint venture & distribution agreements
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Incorporating local companies and handling related administrative obligations
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Participating in tenders for local projects
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Securing local financing
we can assist you in:
IF YOU ARE EXPLORING EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES IN ANY OF:
OUR FOCUS
ON ITALY
We are uniquely positioned to assist:
✔ Fluent Italian communication to bridge language gaps seamlessly
✔ In-depth understanding of Italy’s regulatory, legal, and business landscape
✔ A trusted network of lawyers, accountants, financial and tax advisors, and industry specialists to deliver tailored, cost-effective solutions
✔ Fluent English communication to facilitate smooth negotiations
✔ Decades of transactional experience across key markets for Italian businesses, including China, Southeast Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, North America, the Middle East, and North Africa
✔ Strategic insights to help you navigate foreign investments with confidence
FOREIGN COMPANIES WHO ARE CONSIDERING ENTERING ITALY
Italian companies investing abroad
OUR
EXPERTISE
Our team
We are a group of professionals who spent over 20 years as partners in international law firms, senior in-house counsels at multinational corporations or managing directors at global investment banks, structuring and executing transactions around the world.
M&A and private equity
Project finance
Leveraged finance
Equity and debt capital markets
Structured finance and NPLs
Restructurings
International dispute resolution
General corporate affairs management
Share purchase agreements
Areas of practice expertise
Engineering/mechanical/ automotive
Design/fashion
Pharmaceutical/ biotech
Real estate
Financial services
Energy/ Renewable energy
Telecoms
Food and food technologies
Retail
Areas of industry expertise
Our regional expertise
We have worked and developed a wide network in each of:
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The Middle East
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Italy
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Western Europe
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Central and Eastern Europe
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China
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South-East Asia
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India
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North America
To learn more about our services and expertise, view our
We connect buyers with sellers. We identify off-market investment opportunities globally. We assist companies in sourcing investors and financing to sustain their growth, or we help them find an exit from an investment.
We cover the world. With over 20 years of involvement in cross-border M&A, private equity, project finance, leveraged finance and capital markets transactions across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and North America, we are ideally placed to assist investors who are venturing outside the comfort zone of their native region of operation.
What makes us different. The experience and advice we are able to contribute is not exclusively “technical” (how to structure the transaction), but also, and equally importantly, “cultural”: we have been there before, we speak the language, we know the local culture – all of which enables us to bridge the gap and form an invaluable bond between our clients and their counterparties.
OUR
TRACK RECORD
M&A/Private Equity/ Project Finance
Guangzhou Haozhi Industrial Co. Ltd (China)
Acquisition of Novavision
Group (Italy)
OUR CLIENT
COUNTERPARTY
Tellimer International Limited (now Exotix Advisory) (UAE)
MBO from Tellimer Group Limited (UK)
OUR CLIENT
COUNTERPARTY
Arrow Global (UK)
Acquisition of Zenith Service
SpA (Italy)
OUR CLIENT
COUNTERPARTY
Varova Investments:
Acquisition of Wila Group and Hoffmeister
OUR CLIENT
COUNTERPARTY
Damac Properties (UAE)
Various cross-border M&A and project finance matters
OUR CLIENT
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(EBRD): Several M&A and project finance transactions across CEE, Northern Africa and Central Asia
OUR CLIENT
Asian Development Bank (ADB): Financing of Yerevan airport (Armenia)
OUR CLIENT
Real Asset Partners:
In-house role advising on fund placement activities and on real estate M&A brokerage activities
OUR CLIENT
Quercus Partners:
Various cross-border M&A and project finance matters
OUR CLIENT
General Counsel
Advising on matters of US law and general corporate/commercial matters
OUR CLIENT
capital markets
US law advisor on OTCQB listing
OUR CLIENT
US and English law advisor on Rule 144A international tranche of IPO
OUR CLIENT
US and English law advisor on international private placements
OUR CLIENT
US law counsel on private placements
OUR CLIENT
US securities laws advice
OUR CLIENT
Other Transactions
Morningstar Corporation:
Supply agreement as lead contractor for Peru photovoltaic project managed by Tozzi Green
OUR CLIENT
COUNTERPARTY
Airbus Express:
Establishment of UK operations
OUR CLIENT
Gigi Gelati:
Distribution agreements
for UAE markets
OUR CLIENT
