Vittorio Salvadori di Wiesenhoff

Assisted LEEU Collection, led by Indian tycoon Analjit Singh, as controlling shareholder of Collegio alla Querce in Florence, in the completion of the development of a five-star luxury hotel in Florence, including negotiation with investors and lenders.

Assisted the leader of a consortium of entrepreneurs in the acquisition of a historical asset in Turin from a fund managed by an asset management company and underwritten by an alternative asset manager.

Assisted an independent real estate investment and asset manager in financing a €111.2 million bond issue for the development and redevelopment of the former Hotel Majestic in Rome. The 87-room property will be managed by Starwood Hotels and repositioned as the five-star Baccarat Hotel Rome.

Advised a private equity firm on the merger and acquisition, corporate governance, tax, structure, and financing aspects of the Grand Hotel Imperiale Resort & Spa in Como, Italy. The hotel has been acquired by a number of investors with the aim of reopening in 2027 after a full refurbishment.

Assisted a German captive investment and asset manager for real estate in relation to the acquisition of a logistic park near Milan, Italy.

Assisted the client, a global alternative investment manager, in drafting a ruling application in respect of the withholding tax regime.

Assisted on tax aspects an Italian construction company in its debt restructuring procedure.

Assisted on tax aspects, a US global bank, in connection with the Italian corporate law provisions governing dividend distribution and withdrawal of dividend distributions.

Assisted a US global investment management firm in the acquisition of real property for office use in Milan, Viale Sarca.

Assisted on tax aspects a US global investment management firm in the acquisition of an office building in Milan, Corso di Porta Vigentina.

Assisted an international broker-dealer on the availability of the Italian financial transaction tax exemption for market makers in respect of cash equity trades executed in the context of a banking group post Brexit linked settlement structure.

Assisted the client, a paper & forest products company based in Lombardy, Italy on Tax aspects for an incentive plan.

Assisted on tax aspects a German automotive group in the acquisition of a Varese-based company specialized in the production of flexible hoses in plastic materials for the technical and industrial sectors, agriculture, boating, construction, transport and food.

Assisted a German automotive group in the acquisition from a telco company a line of business dedicated to the design and development of a future generation of ultrasonic sensors for parking aid systems. Our assistance involved the negotiation and revision of the sale and purchase agreement. The tax department, in particular, advised the client in respect of the tax qualification of the transaction and in the drafting and reviewing of all relevant tax clauses in the SPA.

Assisted the client, an Italian primary asset manager, related to the acquisition by a fund, managed by the client, of a real estate asset for office use located in Rome - Via Laurentina.

Assisted an Italian company involved in private equity and alternative asset management investments, in its entering into a Euro 100,000,000 loan from an Italian securitisation SPV backed by a German banking group and a Japanese financial company, in particular with regards to the tax aspects.

Assisted the alternative investments fund, as lender, managed by an Italian Asset Management Company, in an innovative direct lending transaction, in favor of an Italian company located in Trento which builds, develops and sells wooden houses.

Assisted a leading global US investment banking group on Italian Financial Transaction Tax aspects.

Assisted the European branch of a US investment management company on the financial transaction tax exemption for registered market makers charged to clients in respect of equity trades in the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) markets.

Assisted a US investment management company on Italian financial transaction tax matters.

Assisted a US multinational investment bank and financial services company regarding the Italian financial transaction tax regime applicable to transactions in Italian equities executed by the client.

Assisted an Italian recycling and waste-handling company on the tax aspects of structuring its foreign activities and the incorporation of subsidiaries in Malta, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania.

Assistance to a new Italian real estate investment fund managed by the Italian branch of a British real estate asset manager and sponsored by a US privately-held alternative investment firm, focusing on real estate investments with particular reference to the logistic sector, in the filing of a ruling application with the Italian tax authorities in respect of the withholding tax regime applicable to dividend distributions. The Italian tax authorities, in their response, confirmed the interpretation and the approach outlined in our ruling application.

Assisted a large scale investment manager on tax aspects for the acquisition of a real estate complex and lease to an Italian online fashion retailer.

Assisted a Swiss real estate fund in connection with the acquisition of a building in Via Roma, Turin, and in its post-closing activities.

Assisted a credit institution incorporated in Switzerland, which is principally regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, in respect of the Italian financial transaction tax regime applicable to periodic auctions.