UST to acquire majority stake in Italdesign Giugiaro from Lamborghini

Baker McKenzie represented UST with a team composed by: Paolo Ghiglione (partner), Anna Marina De Vivo (partner), Giacomo Lamperti (associate), Alessia Raimondo (senior counsel), Nicolò Crespi (associate), Francesca Montefusco (associate), Antonio Lattanzio (counsel), Ash Tiwari (partner, London), Niraj Visani (senior associate, London), Philipp Schuett (counsel, Germany) and Hannah Mack (associate, Germany). Linklaters represented Automobili Lamborghini and the Audi Group with a team composed by: Ralph Wollburg (partner), Achim Kirchfeld (partner), Marco Huchzermeier (counsel), Matteo Tabellini (managing associate), Kristina Willmes (managing associate), Andrea Serena (associate), Guglielmo Maria Barbieri (junior associate), Matteo Farneti (managing associate), Gaia Bozzolan (associate), Lucio D’Amario (partner), Fabio Balza (counsel), Giovanni Moretta (associate), Federica Barbero (counsel), Giulia Magni (managing associate) and Eleonora Curreri (associate). Transaction UST, a global technology transformation company based in California, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Italdesign Giugiaro, the historic automotive design and engineering firm. Automobili Lamborghini, part of the Audi Group and the current shareholder of Italdesign, will retain an equity interest. Audi will continue as a long‑term strategic partner to Italdesign Giugiaro, ensuring continuity and collaboration in the areas that have defined the company’s reputation for more than five decades. The transaction establishes a partnership that brings together UST’s strengths in automotive engineering, artificial intelligence, software‑defined vehicle development and digital ecosystem design with Italdesign’s expertise in vehicle and industrial product design and engineering, prototyping, small‑series manufacturing and automotive electronics. Together the companies aim to offer a comprehensive, integrated portfolio of services — from initial concept and design through hardware and software development to production systems — to support the development of modern, digitally advanced vehicles. UST and Italdesign also intend to extend this integrated approach globally, with UST enabling Italdesign to expand its international presence through UST’s network in more than 30 countries. Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. Legal teams Baker McKenzie represented UST with a team composed by: Paolo Ghiglione (partner, lead on the matter, corporate), Anna Marina De Vivo (partner, corporate), Giacomo Lamperti (associate, corporate), Alessia Raimondo (senior counsel, employment), Nicolò Crespi (associate, employment), Francesca Montefusco (associate, real estate), Antonio Lattanzio (counsel, regulatory), Ash Tiwari (partner, London, cross‑border coordination), Niraj Visani (senior associate, London, cross‑border coordination), Philipp Schuett (counsel, Germany, German law aspects) and Hannah Mack (associate, Germany, German law aspects). Linklaters represented Automobili Lamborghini and the Audi Group with a team composed by: Ralph Wollburg (partner, Dusseldorf), Achim Kirchfeld (partner, Dusseldorf), Marco Huchzermeier (counsel, Dusseldorf), Matteo Tabellini (managing associate), Kristina Willmes (managing associate, Dusseldorf), Andrea Serena (associate) and Guglielmo Maria Barbieri (junior associate). Italian regulatory matters were handled by Matteo Farneti (managing associate) supported by Gaia Bozzolan (associate) under the supervision of Lucio D’Amario (partner). Tax advice was provided by Fabio Balza (counsel) with Giovanni Moretta (associate). Employment matters were handled by Federica Barbero (counsel) and Giulia Magni (managing associate). TMT and data protection matters were handled by Eleonora Curreri (associate).

UST to acquire majority stake in Italdesign Giugiaro from Lamborghini

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