Fabrizio Carpanini
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Fabrizio Carpanini

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carpanini.fabrizio@dorsey.com

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 makes frequent conference appearances in the UK, Continental Europe, the US and China, speaking on Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity. He was a visiting lecturer on English Law at the Milan State University and currently lectures at The University of West London.

 

Education & Admissions

University of West England (LL.B. (Hons), 1984)

Admissions

  • England & Wales

Languages

  • English and Italian

Experience

Representative Transactions

  • 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 the management teams of price comparison websites, Energy Helpline and UK Web Media in their merger with backing from funds managed by Inflexion Private Equity.
  • Represented private equity sponsor, Graphite Capital, on its divestment of the talent solutions business, TMP Worldwide to US corporate, PeopleScout.
  • Advised the founders of skincare specialist, Dr Organic Ltd, in 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 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.
 

News & Resources

News & Press Mentions

Dorsey London Attorneys Receive Multiple Rankings from The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2024
Dorsey & Whitney Supports Nova Capital’s Latest Transaction in CorpAcq’s Deal with Churchill Capital Corp VII
Dorsey Lawyers Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom® 2024
Dorsey Lawyers Fabrizio Carpanini, Kate Francis and Tim Maloney Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom® 2023
Dorsey & Whitney London Attorneys Receive Multiple Rankings from Legal 500
Dorsey Lawyers Fabrizio Carpanini, Kate Francis and Timothy Maloney Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2022
Francis and Carpanini Selected as Dorsey London Office Heads
Dorsey & Whitney’s London Attorneys Receive Multiple Rankings from Legal 500
Dorsey Represents Dunstan Thomas Group Limited in Sale to Curtis Banks Group PLC
Dunstan Thomas Group Limited Sale to Curtis Banks Group PLC
Dorsey Lawyers Fabrizio Carpanini, Kate Francis and Timothy Maloney Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2021
Dorsey’s London Office Advises Rees Pollock Partners in Sale to Blick Rothenberg
Dorsey Advises Shareholders of UK Law Firms O’Neill Patient and Grindeys Solicitors on the Sale to Inflexion Private Equity
Dorsey Lawyers Fabrizio Carpanini and Timothy Maloney Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2020
Dorsey’s London Office Receives Multiple Rankings from Legal 500
Dorsey Advises Alexander Mann Solutions on Sale to OMERS Private Equity for US $1.1 billion
Dorsey Represents Energy Helpline and UK Web Media Founders in Creation of Comparison Technologies
Chambers UK 2018 Ranks Dorsey Practices and Lawyers
Dorsey’s London Office Receives Multiple Rankings from Legal 500
Dorsey Advises Briefing Media in Strategic Investment and Global Partnership with Urner Barry
Dorsey Lawyers Fabrizio Carpanini and Timothy Maloney Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom 2018
Chambers UK 2017 Ranks Dorsey Practices and Lawyers
Dorsey & Whitney’s London Office Receives Multiple Rankings from Legal 500
Dorsey’s London Office Named 2016 Mergers & Acquisitions Law Firm of the Year
Dorsey's London Office Recognized as 2016 Global M&A Award Winner

Events & Speaking Engagements

Webinar Playback: UK and Continental European M&A of IP Rich Companies

Professional & Civic

Professional Achievements

  • Visiting lecturer on English Law, Milan State University
  • Member of The Law Society
  • Visiting lecturer on Private Equity, University of West London

Accolades

The Legal 500 United Kingdom Recommended Lawyer 2016 The Legal 500 United Kingdom - Recommended Lawyer 2017 The Legal 500 United Kingdom Recommended Lawyer 2019 The Legal 500 United Kingdom Leading Individual 2021 Legal 500 UK Recommended Lawyer 2022 
 UK Chambers 2018 Fabrizio Carpanini  Chambers UK Leading Individual 2019
  • 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
  • Listed as a Leader in the field of Private Equity: Buyouts by Chambers Global, 2018
  • Ranked by Legal 500
  • Recognized by Acquisition International's 2016 M&A Advisor Awards for "Best Cross Border M&A Team – UK"
  • "Excellence in Domestic Divestitures - UK," Corporate Livewire's 2016 International M&A awards
  • "M&A Law Firm of the Year – UK," Finance Monthly Global Awards 2016
Fabrizio Carpanini