Francesco Di Carlo

Francesco Di Carlo began practising in 1995, and, after significant experience at leading Italian firms, he co-founded FIVERS – Studio Legale e Tributario in 2014.

He has longstanding experience in advising financial institutions and Italian and foreign funds on banking, financial, insurance, as well as company law matters. His expertise is primarily focused on the incorporation and authorisation of financial industry players and funds, M&A, Italian and international corporate reorganisation, the provision of cross-border reserved transactions, the structuring of remuneration and incentive plans/policies, the structuring of club deals, financial and insurance products, providing support to family offices and private bankers related to the needs of private clients, as well as assistance to intermediaries with the administrative stage of the penalty proceedings initiated by the supervisory authorities.

Over the years, he has also developed high-level experience in the regulatory supervision of listed companies, with particular regard to the protection of minority shareholders, corporate governance, related-party transactions, reporting obligations, market abuse, as well as public offerings. Moreover, he has assisted major international institutional investors in the management of their shareholdings in listed companies at the various stages of their investments, including with respect to governance issues and damages claims. He has worked for many years with the major Italian and international authorities.

Francesco is ranked in Chambers Europe & Global for Banking & Finance – Financial Services Regulation practice, as well as in Legal 500 for his offering in Banking & Finance: Bank Regulatory, Investment Funds and Commercial/Corporate, as well as M&A. He has also been reported as a reference professional in his areas of expertise by Who’s Who Legal Italy, Who’s Who Legal Private Funds, IFLR1000 and Leaders League.

He was further included in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 among the 50 Italian professionals who have left their mark on business consulting according to Legalcommunity.it, as well as in 2020 by Milano Finanza in the dossier “Best Lawyers & Law Firms 2020” across various categories.

● Legalcommunity Finance Awards: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023 Lawyer of the Year, Finance Regulatory category;

● TopLegal Industry Awards: 2020, Lawyer of the Year, Banking category; 2022 Lawyer of the Year, Funds and Insurance categories;

● Forbes: 2020, Lawyer of the Year, Private Banking Awards.

In addition, in the period spanning 2007–2016, Francesco was the Chairman of the Regulatory Committee of the Italian Private Banking Association. He has held – and holds – offices in leading companies engaged in his practice areas, and is currently Director of Milano Investment Partners SGR S.p.A., Statutory Auditor of Italiaonline S.p.A. and Director of the charity foundation Oliver Twist ONLUS.