Gaia Guizzetti

Partner

gaia.guizzetti@targetlaw.it

T +39 02 72008247
F +39 02 93661102
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PROFILE

Gaia Guizzetti concentrates her practice on mergers and acquisitions and corporate matters. She regularly represents Italian and international clients, including private equity firms, in domestic and cross-border extraordinary transactions involving private and public companies. Over the years, she has also assisted Italian public companies through governance matters and corporate reorganizations.

Prior to founding TARGET, Gaia Guizzetti has been a partner at LMS Studio Legale in Milan, since 2016, and a counsel in the corporate department of Latham & Watkins, also in Milan, since 2008. In the prior decade, she mainly focused on corporate litigation while working with Milan-based boutique law firms.

EDUCATION

Università degli Studi di Pavia (Pavia, Italy), law degree, cum laude, 1999
New York University (New York, NY, USA), LLM in corporate law, 2005

MEMBERSHIP

Italian Bar (Milan, Italy), 2002

EXPERTISE

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

MOST REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
2025

Mr Price Group Limited

South African listed retailer Mr. Price Group Limited acquired NKD Group GmbH, a European value fashion retailer, from TDR Capital LLP. The transaction has an enterprise value of approximately €500 million and was signed on December 9, 2025. The closing is subject to regulatory approvals.

RASSEGNA STAMPA
2025

Subbyx

Assistance to Subbyx in closing a €15 million funding round.
TARGET had already provided assistance to Subbyx for its prior pre-seed round.
Subbyx is an Italian startup in the subscription economy sector, which allows to subscribe without any obligation to the use of technological products, devices for beauty and personal care, and for new or reconditioned home appliances

RASSEGNA STAMPA
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

CLUB DEAL

Assistance in the acquisition of shares in the context of the admission to trading of Technoprobe – world leader in the semiconductor and microelectronics sector – on Euronext Growth Milan

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

2021

MILE Schools

The shareholders in the sale of the entire share capital of Mile – operating bilingual schools Les Galipettes, Mile Kids and Mile School – to International Schools Partnership, an international group operating private schools

RASSEGNA STAMPA
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 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

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
2017

Ambienta

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

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