Massimo Breviglieri
Counsel
Milan
- Overview
- Experience
Introduction
Massimo is a corporate governance and capital markets lawyer advising listed companies on M&A, equity offerings, regulatory compliance, and commercial contracts.
Massimo Filippo Breviglieri is a counsel in the Italian Financial Regulation team at Ashurst Perkins Coie. He advices on financial regulation applicable to companies listed on regulated markets and multilateral trading facilities, with a particular focus on the market abuse regime (MAR and its implementing and delegated acts), the prospectus framework (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980) and the Italian regulatory framework (Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 and CONSOB Regulation on Issuers No. 11971/1999).
Massimo is also well versed in the broader EU regulatory ecosystem for listed issuers, including MiFID II/MiFIR, the Transparency Directive and the Takeover Directive. He regularly assists listed companies, banks and financial intermediaries on regulatory compliance, corporate governance and commercial law matters. He advises boards of directors, internal committees and boards of statutory auditors in the management of ordinary activities and extraordinary M&A transactions, such as company and business unit acquisitions, mergers (direct and reverse) and takeover bids, also handling communications with supervisory authorities, preparing the opinions required by law and drafting minutes of meetings. In the area of equity capital markets, Massimo assists companies in structuring and implementing listings on regulated markets and multilateral trading facilities, capital increases, takeover bids and exchange offers, and in drafting prospectuses and the corporate and regulatory documentation necessary for admission to trading, also handling relations with supervisory authorities (Consob, Borsa Italiana).
Massimo also drafts internal regulations and procedures, including at group level, with a particular focus on management and coordination issues, directors' interests, related party transactions and the management and treatment of inside information. He also works on commercial contracts, negotiation and the drafting of investment agreements, shareholders' agreements, assisting Italian and international clients in investment transactions, joint ventures and the definition of governance structures.
Areas of focus
- A company listed on the Euronext Growth Milan Market | Assistance in the potential acquisition of a leading fintech group active in buy-now-pay-later, lending-as-a service and AI credit scoring services. The target group controls an Italian asset management company and an Italian payment institution.*
- An Italian Bank | Assistance to an Italian bank in its capacity as arranger in connection with a bond issuance by an Italian company.*
- A Company listed on the Euronext Growth Milan Market | Assisting an Italian company works in renewable energy in its listing on the Euronext Growth Milan Market.*
- A Company listed on the Euronext Growth Milan Market | Assisting an Italian company works in electrical engineering and industrial equipment in its listing on the Euronext Growth Milan Market.*
- A company listed on the Euronext Growth Milan Market | Assisting an Italian company active in renewable energy and electrical plant engineering in its listing on the Euronext Growth Milan Market and in a bond issuance.*
- A company listed on the Euronext Growth Milan Market | Assisting a technology company offering digital and AI-based solutions in its listing on the Euronext Growth Milan Market.*
- The Related Parties Committee of a company listed on the Euronext Milan Market-| Assisting an Italian company active in digital payments, in the merger by incorporation of a European payment services group into the company.*
*Experience prior to joining Ashurst Perkins Coie.