Fabio Coppola

Partner

fabio.coppola@targetlaw.it

T +39 02 72008247
F +39 02 93661102

PROFILE

Fabio Coppola focuses on corporate and commercial law and extraordinary transactions. He regularly works with private equity firms and corporations (both private and public) in connection with LBOs, M&A deals, joint ventures, sale and purchase of businesses and governance issues.
He has also assisted various industrial groups through their restructuring in the context of distressed situations.

Prior to founding TARGET, he was a partner at LMS Studio Legale and, in previous years, managing partner of Latham & Watkins, Milan office, and partner and member of the executive board at Bonelli Erede Pappalardo. In 2000, he was a visiting attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York (NY, USA).

Fabio Coppola, for his work in Corporate M&A and Private Equity, has been constantly recognized for over 15 years by all major international legal directories among the best Italian lawyers in his field; Fabio is ranked in Chambers and Partners 2025, Global Guide and Europe Guide, for Corporate/M&A and Private Equity – Italy.

EDUCATION

Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (Naples, Italy), law degree, cum laude, 1992

MEMBERSHIP

Italian Bar (Milan, Italy), 1997
Admitted to practice before the Italian High Courts, 2011

EXPERTISE

Corporate advisory
Corporate governance
Mergers and acquisitions
Private equity
Public company representation
Shareholder activism


2025

Yard Reaas

Assistance to Yard Reaas, an Italian leading company in the real estate services, in the acquisition of a majority stake in Aegis Cantarelli & Partners

2024

Yard Reaas

Assistance to Yard Reaas, an Italian leading company in the real estate services, in the acquisition of the entire corporate capital of Avalon Real Estate

2024

Marcona 3

Assistance to Tordini and #09, formerly Marcona 3, a holding company of the Tordini family, in the sale of the entire share capital of Tordini and #09 to Monte Bianco Investment AG, a research fund of Novastone Capital Advisors GmbH.
Marcona 3 is a company active in the fashion industry for men and women, including multibrand distribution

2024

Valgroup

Assistance in the merger leveraged buy-out of Clio and Valgroup into Valgroup Italia.
Valgroup Italia is a leading manufacturer of PET and recycled PET preforms

2024

Tes Pharma

Assistance in the capital increase of Tes Pharma – biotech company engaged in the research of active ingredients for therapeutic use

2024

Yard Reaas

Assistance to Yard Reaas, an Italian leading company in the real estate services, in the acquisition of the entire corporate capital of Tecnit@lia Group from the founders

2023

Valgroup

Assistance in the acquisition of 100% of the Italian companies Garda Plast and IFAP, manufacturers of PET preforms also with multilayer technology for bottling mineral water, soft drinks, detergents and personal care products.

2023

Everton

Assistance to Clessidra in the acquisition of the entire share capital of Everton - leader in the production and distribution of teas, herbal teas and infusions with offices in Italy, Croatia, India and the United States - from a club deal headed by Cronos Capital Partners and from reinvesting managers

2023

Azimut-Benetti

Assistance to the Vitelli family in the sale of a 33% shareholding in Azimut-Benetti to PIF - Public Investment Fund (the Saudi Arabian sovereign investment fund). Azimut-Benetti is the world’s largest private group in the yachting industry and the leading manufacturer of mega-yachts

2022

Atelier

Assistance to the quota-holders in the sale of 100% of Atelier to Zucchetti group.
Atelier is a leading Italian IT company for the fashion retail market through its software named “Atelier”, an integrated solution for the management of the entire fashion retail flow.

2022

Valgroup

Assistance in the acquisition of 100% of the Italian companies Nuovaplast and 3R. Nuovaplast is a leading manufacturer of PET and recycled PET preforms, while 3R is active in the production of recycled PET

2022

Koinos

Assistance in the acquisition of the Platum group, leader in the R&D, engineering and distribution in the micro-mobility sector – in particular with e-scooters and e-bikes under prestigious brands such as Ducati, Pininfarina, Lamborghini, Aprilia, VR 46, Jeep – and gaming accessories

2022

Koinos Capital SGR

Support to Koinos Capital in the strengthening of its management team with the addition of Andrea Munari to the management team already made up of of Beppe Fumagalli, chairman, Marco Airoldi, CEO, Marco Morgese, Francesco Fumagalli and Tommaso Meregalli

2021

KOINOS CAPITAL

Assistance in the reorganization of Koinos Capital SGR, management company of the Koinos Uno fund, through the acquisition by Beppe Fumagalli of the shares in the SGR, and part of the quotas of the fund, held by Gianni Mion and Carmine Meoli

RASSEGNA STAMPA
2021

BAW

BAW in the acquisition from the Miroglio Group of the "Caractère" fashion brand

RASSEGNA STAMPA
2021

The founders of OAMC

Luke Meier and Arnaud Faeh, co-founders of the fashion brand OAMC, in the repurchase of the minority interest held by Onward Luxury Group in OAMC

RASSEGNA STAMPA
2021

The managers of Industrie De Nora

The managers of Industrie De Nora in the sale of their interests in the company to SNAM in the context of the exit of Blackstone

2020

Reprosoft

Assistance to Reprosoft, an IT company operating in the fashion retail sector, in the acquisition of Olitec, a software developer

2020

YARD

YARD, an Italian leading company in the real estate services, in the acquisition of the entire share capital of REAAS from the founding partners

2019

Ambienta

Ambienta SGR in the sale of Safim, a Modena-based company specialized in oleo dynamic valves for off-highway braking systems, to DexKo Group, world manufacturing leader of axle and other highly-engineered running gear for trailers

RASSEGNA STAMPA
2019

Equinox

Acquisition of a majority stake in Quid, an Italian-based group specialized in the analysis and design of IT solutions and tech services for the iprovement of business processes and goals

2019

Equinox

Acquisition of a minority stake in Manifattura Valcismon, specialized in the manufacturing of technical sportsware for cycling and outdoor activities, famous with the Castelli brand for the jesrseys for the Giro d'Italia cycling race

RASSEGNA STAMPA
2018

L Catterton & Ambienta

Joint acquisition of Pibiplast, leading manufacturer of plastic packaging for the make-up and pharmaceutical sectors

2018

Equinox

Equinox in the sale, along with other private equity funds and investors, of the entire share capital of Esaote to a consortium of Chinese investors including Yufeng Capital, Wandong, Shanghai Ftz Fund, Tianyi, Yuyue and Kangda

RASSEGNA STAMPA
2018

L Catterton

L Catterton in the business combination between portfolio company Cellular Italia (holding of the group distributing smartphones accessories worldwide under the Cellularline brand) and Crescita, a SPAC listed on the Italian AIM Market

RASSEGNA STAMPA
2018

YARD

YARD, active in the real estate services sector, in the acquisition of SPC, operating in the management of real estate NPL, from Dea Capital

2017

Ambienta

Ambienta in the acquisition of Safim, a family-owned company specialized in oleo dynamic valves for off-highway braking systems

RASSEGNA STAMPA
2017

IRE Holding

IRE Holding, a service provider in the real estate industry, in the acquisition of its competitor, Yard group

RASSEGNA STAMPA
2015

Sorin

Cross-border merger with Cyberonics, a medical device company with core expertise in neuromodulation, to form LivaNova, a new global leader in medical technologies listed on NASDAQ and the London Stock Exchange

Euro 2.4 billion

RASSEGNA STAMPA