04 Dec 2025

Campa Avvocati Advises Smart Capital on 48.9% Investment in Officina Ci‑Esse

"Campa Avvocati advised Smart Capital (via Smart4Mechanics) on its acquisition of a 48.9% stake in Officina Ci‑Esse. Studio Legale Ratti & Fogliani assisted the sellers. Palumbo & Partners acted as tax advisor and Ethica Group as financial advisor; Studio Spaggiari Pivetti & Partners also supported the sellers."

Campa Avvocati represented Smart Capital (and its subsidiary Smart4Mechanics) on the legal aspects of the transaction, while Studio Legale Ratti & Fogliani Associati advised the sellers; Palumbo & Partners acted as tax advisor to Smart Capital; Ethica Group served as financial advisor to Smart Capital; and Studio Spaggiari Pivetti & Partners provided support to the sellers. Smart Capital, a permanent-capital industrial holding specialised in private equity and private investments in public equity, through its subsidiary Smart4Mechanics, has acquired a 48.9% interest in Officina Ci‑Esse, a company active in precision mechanical machining. The operation is consistent with the strategy announced by Smart Capital at the time of its IPO and aims to create a sector platform capable of aggregating Italian mechanical engineering excellence. The objective is to build an Italian consolidator in a market characterised by a high degree of fragmentation. Campa Avvocati represented Smart Capital and Smart4Mechanics with a team composed by: partners Matteo Aldeghi and Massimo Campa and associates Matilde Galli and Mattia Ernesti; the firm handled legal due diligence and the drafting and negotiation of the transaction documentation for this corporate/M&A operation, coordinated with Smart Capital's in‑house legal office. Smart Capital in‑house legal office represented Smart Capital with coordination by Francesco Arlati. Palumbo & Partners represented Smart Capital as tax advisor with Dr. Ugo Palumbo acting as fiscal advisor. Studio Legale Ratti & Fogliani Associati represented the sellers with a team composed by partner Enrico Fogliani and Paola Puracchio, providing legal assistance to the selling parties on the transaction. Studio Spaggiari Pivetti & Partners supported the sellers with Cristina Spaggiari providing advisory support. Ethica Group acted as financial advisor to Smart Capital in connection with the transaction.
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