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Overview
FABRIZIO HAS OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE EXTENDING ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF CORPORATE TRANSACTIONAL WORK, INCLUDING PRIVATE EQUITY, CORPORATE FINANCE, CROSS-BORDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, COMPANY AND BUSINESS SALES, AND INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURES.
Fabrizio is a partner in the London office of Dorsey & Whitney, heading up the firm's London and Continental Europe Private Equity Group.
Fabrizio's experience extends across the entire corporate spectrum including corporate finance, private equity, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, company and business sales, and international joint ventures. He is an English and Italian speaker advising clients investing in the UK, Italy and the rest of Europe, as well as in the US.
Fabrizio's commercial focus has led to him being listed as a Leader in his Field for Private Equity Transactions (Chambers) and being ranked by Legal 500.
Fabrizio was a visiting lecturer on English Law at the Milan State University and currently lectures at The University of West London. He is also co-head of the London office.
Experience
Representative Transactions
- Advised Exchanger Industries of Canada, a designer and manufacturer of heat exchanger products, on its cross-border acquisition of HRS Heat Exchangers Group operating in countries across the globe including the UK, India, Spain, Australia and Malaysia. Exchanger Industries is a portfolio company of private equity investor, Nova Capital.
- Advising Europe’s second largest tissue paper manufacturer, Sofidel Group with headquarters in Lucca, Italy, on the acquisition of its first Minnesota paper mill, in Duluth.
- Advising the senior management team of Motor Fuel Group, alongside another firm, on its acquisition of 337 Morrison petrol forecourts.
- Was part of the team, led by fellow partner Kate Francis, that represented DWF Group, a leading global provider of integrated legal and business services listed on the Main Market of the LSE, on the recommended takeover by Inflexion Private Equity Partners.
- Advised Jayhawk Holdings Ltd, a specialist in the transportation, logistics and storage of fine art work, on its acquisition by private equity backed Cadogan Tate Group.
- Represented bOnline Ltd, a UK based B2B VoIP telephony service provider, on a development capital investment by Beach Equity.
- Advised the management teams of price comparison websites, Energy Helpline and UK Web Media on their merger with backing from funds managed by Inflexion Private Equity Partners.
- Adviser for one of the UK’s leading spirit brands, Au Vodka.
- Advising the equity partners of accountancy practice, Rees Pollock, on their sale to private equity backed (HG Capital), Blick Rothenberg.
- Acted for the founder and management team of fintech business, Dunstan Thomas, on the sale of the company to UK listed, Curtis Banks Group.
- Advised Rosaleen Blair and her management team at the talent acquisition and management solutions business, Alexander Mann, on the sale of the company for US$1.2b in a transaction between New Mountain Capital and OMERS Private Equity.
- Advised private equity and technology focused investor, FPE Capital, on the purchase of a leading UK based employee benefits SaaS software provider, Zest Technology.
- Advised Nova Capital, partnering with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, on its co-investment in CorpAcq Ltd, structured as a money out and rollover for CorpAcq’s founder and chairman, Simon Orange. CorpAcq is one of the UK’s fastest growing acquisition companies holding more than 30 companies within its portfolio with a combined turnover in excess of £500m.
- Advised the founders of skincare specialist, Dr Organic Ltd, on the sale of the company to the Carlyle Group portfolio company, NBTY Inc, in a transaction valuing Dr Organic at £110m+.
- Represented the management team and founders of Secretsales on the sale to Wowcher and subsequent MBO.
- Advised SeeQuestor Ltd on the sale of its intellectual property assets for its AI-based video analytics technology to Nasdaq listed, Gorilla Technology Group, Inc.
- Supported Nova Capital, an investor in UK based acquisition company CorpAcq Ltd, as it looks to go public on Nasdaq through its business combination with US SPAC, Churchill Capital VII.
- Advised Communications Test Design, Inc. a global telecoms repair and logistics company, headquartered in Pennsylvania, on its $107m acquisition of the repair services arm of UK quoted, Regenersis PLC.
Industries & Practices
Corporate Governance & Compliance
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- Europe
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Technology
Accolades
- Legal 500 (2023) – inclusion as a key individual:
“Fabrizio Carpanini is very attentive and a master of detail. Kept abreast of the intricate details throughout the deal process and wherever he happened to be in the world!” - Chosen by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in the UK in the area of Private Equity Law 2018 and 2021-2022
- Recommended by Legal 500 (2021-2022) in Private Equity – Mid Market
- Recommended by Legal 500 (2016-2017, 2019 and 2022) in Mergers & Acquisitions
- Listed as a Leader in the field of Private Equity: Buyouts by Chambers UK, 2015-2019
