15 Dec 2025

Deloitte Legal Advises Kawasaki Heavy Industries on Acquisition of 49% of Mercurio

"Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited acquired 49% of Italian energy-efficiency firm Mercurio from founders Marco Dal Ben, Luca Dal Ben and Alessio Faretta. Deloitte Legal advised Kawasaki; SCLA Avvocati and Leading Law advised the selling shareholders. Deloitte Advisory provided financial and business due diligence and transaction finance advisory."

Deloitte Legal represented Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited in the transaction, while SCLA Avvocati and Leading Law represented the selling shareholders Marco Dal Ben, Luca Dal Ben and Alessio Faretta. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited, the Japanese group active in energy-efficiency solutions, has acquired a stake that brings it to a 49% holding in Mercurio, a company operating in the Italian market providing integrated services for the implementation and management of energy-efficiency projects. The transaction was completed pursuant to a share purchase agreement under which Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited purchased a qualified minority interest in Mercurio from its founding shareholders. The deal follows a previous acquisition completed in 2021 and aims to further strengthen the integration between the two companies and to support Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited's expansion in the energy-efficiency sector. Deloitte Advisory also provided integrated consulting services in connection with the transaction, performing financial and business due diligence and advising on all financial aspects of the operation. Deloitte Legal represented Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited with a team composed by: partner Andrea Sciortino and of counsel Federico Michelini, assisted on corporate M&A matters by associate Giulia Crisanti and trainee Domiziana Stradiotti. Golden power matters were handled by partner Emilio Cucchiara, together with Lorenzo Maniaci and Arianna Corno. Deloitte Advisory represented Kawasaki Heavy Industries Limited on financial and business due diligence and transactional finance with a team from the M&A offering led by partner Emanuele Martelli, together with Tommaso Sassoli and Paolo Taveggia. SCLA Avvocati and Leading Law represented the selling shareholders Marco Dal Ben, Luca Dal Ben and Alessio Faretta with a team composed by: Annalisa Callarelli, founding partner of SCLA Avvocati, and Angelo Giunta, partner at Leading Law, together with junior partners Valentina Castagno and Carlo Alberto Romagnoli.
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