06 Nov 2025

Law firms involved in $141 million Series B for AAVantgarde Bio

"PedersoliGattai and Goodwin Procter advised AAVantgarde Bio on its $141 million Series B. Deloitte Legal and Proskauer Rose advised lead investors Schroders Capital, Atlas Venture and Forbion. A&O Shearman advised CDP Venture Capital and XGen Venture; CP-DL Capolino-Perlingieri & Leone worked with Neva SGR alongside Intesa Sanpaolo in-house counsel."

PedersoliGattai and Goodwin Procter advised AAVantgarde Bio, while Deloitte Legal and Proskauer Rose advised the lead investors Schroders Capital, Atlas Venture and Forbion. A&O Shearman represented CDP Venture Capital and XGen Venture, and CP-DL Capolino-Perlingieri & Leone acted for Neva SGR together with Intesa Sanpaolo's in-house legal team. AAVantgarde Bio, a clinical-stage biotech company pioneering therapies for inherited retinal diseases (IRD), closed a $141 million Series B financing. The round was led jointly by Schroders Capital, Atlas Venture and Forbion. New investors included Amgen Ventures, Athos KG, CDP Venture Capital, Columbia IMC, Neva SGR, Sixty Degree Capital, XGen Venture and Willett Advisors, while existing investors Longwood Fund and Sofinnova Telethon Fund also participated. PedersoliGattai represented AAVantgarde Bio with a team composed by: partner Nicola Brunetti, senior counsel Enrico Candotti and associate Beatrice Maria Stecconi. Deloitte Legal represented Schroders Capital, Atlas Venture and Forbion with a team coordinated by partner Gianfilippo Pezzulo. A&O Shearman represented CDP Venture Capital and XGen Venture with a team composed by: partner Emanuele Trucco and associate Filippo Linzi. CP-DL Capolino-Perlingieri & Leone represented Neva SGR with a team composed by: partner Giancarlo Capolino-Perlingieri and partner Maria Pia Carretta. Intesa Sanpaolo in-house legal department represented Intesa Sanpaolo with a team composed by: Massimiliano Canelli and Marta Cubisino.
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