Gianfranco Puopolo
(Born: Naples, 1964)
Founding Partner
Expertise
Gianfranco assists our corporate clients in complex international transactions mainly in the field of corporate finance where he represents institutional investors as well as sellers and buyers. In addition to representing EU and US based corporations doing business in Italy, Gianfranco is also a member of the board of directors of several companies and acts as corporate secretary and advisor to board members in relation to strategic corporate decisions. Recent deals and activities comprise representing Metinvest LLC in the acquisition of the Trametal Group of companies based in several European countries; acting for Metinvest LLC as a borrower of an acquisition finance loan from a syndicate of banks lead by BNP Paribas and ABN AMRO; representing mega yacht builders in the acquisition of Italian shipyards or in establishing joint-venture companies with Italian yacht builders; assisting high net worth individuals on the purchase and sale of yachts from Italian builders.
Practice areas
Maritime Transactions (Yachting in particular), M&A
Bar Admissions
Italian Bar Association
Languages
Italian, English, French, Spanish
Education
George Washington University, DC, 1996
E.N.A. (Ecole Nazionale d’Administration), Paris, France, 1991
SIOI (Società Italiana per le Organizzazioni Internazionali), 1990-1992
University of Naples "Federico II", 1990
Contacts
T.+39 02 76013359
F.+39 02 76027478
Email:g.puopolo@pglegal.it
Partner profiles
| Gianfranco Puopolo | Lucilla Margherita | Giovanni Vigoriti |
| Frank J. Geffers | Angelika Lentsch | Pierre Fortin |
| Gianni Emilio Iacobelli | Tiziano Criserà | |
| Angela Rinaldi | Fabio Ruosi |