FIVELEX advises its clients in all phases of M&A transactions (including in distressed situations), private equity transactions, joint venture agreements and equity transactions, from the preliminary structuring phases, setting goals with the client, analysing the various legal and regulatory risks and identifying alternative solutions, to the implementation and performance of the agreements and transactions.

FIVELEX’s extensive experience in litigation enables its professionals to identify and anticipate any sensitive issues and potential risks in each transaction, in order to design structures and draft contracts that provide clients with maximum protection.

In addition, its expertise in financial regulation also allows FIVELEX to advise its clients on specific aspects of acquisition processes and corporate finance transactions by banks, financial institutions and insurance companies.

In particular, FIVELEX provides advice on:

• mergers, acquisitions and demergers;
• private equity;
• distressed M&A;
• joint venture agreements;
• club deal structures and investments;
• co-investment and divestment transactions;
• leveraged and management buyouts;
• options on financial instruments;
• use of quasi-equity instruments and convertible debt instruments;
• innovative start-ups.