Corporate finance

The deals thatchange the destinyof a company.

Acquisitions, disposals, listings, restructurings, succession planning. Every mandate is led by a senior partner and backed by the group's technological core, to serve clients better in a market that demands speed and precision.

Six service lines, one direction.

We don't sell financial products: we structure deals. Tax, legal and credit are group companies, not external advisors to be coordinated.

Sell-side and buy-side M&A

Disposals, acquisitions, joint ventures and club deals. From buyer mapping to signing, with a competitive process built to maximise price and terms.

Details
  • Information memorandum and teaser
  • Investor long list and short list
  • Data room and Q&A
  • SPA and shareholders' agreement negotiation
  • Earn-out, escrow, W&I
  • Post-merger integration

Capital markets and IPO

We guide SMEs towards Euronext Growth Milan, minibonds and bond issues. Three listings already completed.

Details
  • Pre-IPO readiness and governance
  • Equity story and business plan
  • Coordination with the Euronext Growth Advisor
  • Minibonds and basket bonds
  • Investor relations
  • Capital increases

Debt advisory and restructuring

Debt structuring, refinancing, turnaround plans and negotiated settlements, with ExtraPMI and our partnership with Banca Valsabbina.

Details
  • Renegotiation and refinancing
  • Certified plans and restructuring agreements
  • Structured finance and leasing
  • MCC and SACE guarantees
  • Rating advisory
  • Cash flow and treasury

Valuations and fairness opinions

Appraisals, fairness opinions and independent business reviews for shareholder meetings, contributions, demergers and related-party transactions.

Details
  • Valuation of companies and shareholdings
  • Purchase price allocation
  • Impairment test
  • Appraisals under art. 2343 and 2465 of the Italian Civil Code
  • Stock options and incentive plans
  • Independent business review

Succession and corporate reorganisation

Family holdings, family agreements, demergers and reorganisations. Tax and legal are in-house: Miller Tax&Audit and Wagner1922.

Details
  • Setting up holdings and sub-holdings
  • Tax-neutral contributions
  • Family agreements and trusts
  • Family governance
  • Mergers and demergers
  • Family office advisory

Grants and incentives

Calls, tax credits and European instruments read by a proprietary platform that maps the tools available to each company.

Details
  • Transition 5.0 and R&D tax credit
  • Development contracts and Invitalia
  • Regional calls and Simest
  • Patent box
  • Direct EU funds
  • Reporting

How we work.

A method built on 194 deals. Four phases, always the same, with technology serving the client relationship and the negotiation.

1

Listening and diagnosis

A senior partner meets the entrepreneur. Our proprietary platforms read financial statements, credit bureau data and public records within hours.

2

Strategy and value

We define the deal structure, the value range and the right buyers or lenders. Tax and legal sit at the table from day one.

3

Competitive process

Teaser, information memorandum, data room and Q&A managed on our proprietary platform. More counterparties, market price.

4

Negotiation and closing

From letter of intent to signing: SPA, shareholders' agreements, warranties, earn-outs. Then integration.

Why AC Finance.

Three things a traditional boutique cannot offer.

A bank as shareholderBanca Valsabbina holds 24% of the capital: for clients this means a direct channel to credit and structured finance.
Tax and legal in-houseMiller Tax&Audit and Wagner1922 work on the deal from day one, with no coordination costs.
Technology in-houseThe group's technological core, developed by Digital Oriented, lets us assist clients faster and more precisely at every stage of the deal.

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