22 Dec 2025

CastaldiPartners Advises CDP Venture Capital SGR on Investment in Saporo

"CastaldiPartners advised CDP Venture Capital SGR on the Corporate Partners I fund investment in Swiss digital-identity security company Saporo. LEXR represented Saporo and Kellerhals Carrard provided Swiss law support. CDP Venture Capital's in‑house legal team also participated. Other investors included TIN Capital, Giesecke+Devrient Ventures, XAnge, Lightbird VC and session VC."

CastaldiPartners advised CDP Venture Capital SGR in connection with the transaction; Kellerhals Carrard provided support on Swiss law aspects; LEXR represented Saporo; and CDP Venture Capital SGR's in‑house legal team also participated in the deal. The transaction involved an investment by the Corporate Partners I fund, managed by CDP Venture Capital SGR — the largest venture capital operator in Italy — into Saporo, an innovative Swiss company that is redefining digital identity protection in an increasingly complex and challenging cybersecurity environment. Other investors participating in the round included TIN Capital | European Cybersecurity Investors, Giesecke+Devrient Ventures, XAnge, Lightbird VC and session VC. CastaldiPartners described it as a high‑value operation in the emerging innovation market and expressed particular satisfaction at having worked alongside CDP Venture Capital, represented in the deal by Laura Scaramella, Jacopo Carlo Maria Zaffaroni and Marco Riccio. CastaldiPartners, representing CDP Venture Capital SGR, with a team composed by: Riccardo Gotti Tedeschi (Partner) and Margherita Luppi (Manager). Kellerhals Carrard, supporting CDP Venture Capital SGR on Swiss law aspects, with: Umberto Milano. LEXR, representing Saporo, with a team composed by: Michele Vitali (Partner) and Yannick Bucher (Managing Associate). CDP Venture Capital SGR in‑house legal team, representing the investor, with a team composed by: Alessandro Di Gioia (Head of Legal) and Martina Lovato.
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