Giulia Fossati Zunino focuses her practice on M&A transactions and corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on private equity and leveraged buyouts (LBOs) investments, including both national and cross-border transactions.

She advises Italian and international clients, including private equity funds and industrial groups, on acquisitions, investments, corporate reorganizations and corporate governance matters across a broad range of industries, as well as with regard to civil and commercial agreements.

Her work spans the full lifecycle of a deal, from structuring to execution, with a particular focus on the drafting and negotiation of acquisition and investment agreements, shareholders’ agreements and corporate governance documents, as well as transactions involving the transfer of companies and going concerns.

• Consistently advising a prominent French food-sector investment fund on strategic agrifood acquisitions involving Italian targets, as well as on the full lifecycle of such investments, including subsequent divestments*
• Advised a leading French fund on the acquisition of a major group operating in the optical retail (eyeglass chains) sector*
• Advised a French investment fund on the high-profile acquisition of a healthcare group specializing in clinic operations*
• Assisted a US corporation on the acquisition of an Italian industrial filters business and currently advises on its ongoing corporate governance and day-to-day legal matters*
• Advised a leading logistics and transport group, backed by major investment funds, on a number of add-on acquisitions*
• Assisted sellers on the disposal of a major company active in the fitness and gym sector*
• Advised senior management of a leading Italian pet food group on their strategic reinvestment in the context of the group’s disposal to international investment funds*
• Advised an Italian private equity fund on the acquisition of an Italian group specialized in IT services*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

Education
L. Bocconi Commercial University of Milan, Law, 2014

Admissions
Milan

Languages
English
French
Italian
Spanish