legal entities in Italy

Types of Companies in Italy

Foreign businessmen who want to start a company in Italy can choose from many legal entities, prescribed under the local legislation. Both persons who are citizens of the European Union (EU), as well as those living outside the Community are allowed to open a company in Italy, but the legal requirements can differ based…

Changing the Company Type in Italy

The Italian legislation regulating the activity of the commercial companies set up here prescribe that a local or foreign investor can change the type of the legal entity under which his or her company is carrying the current operations. The company type can be modified in Italy due to the fact that the legal entity chosen when the business was incorporated no longer represents…

Francesco Dagnino is the founding partner of Lexia Avvocati and he is specialized in corporate law, securities regulations, investment services, asset management and regulation of financial institutions. He has an extensive expertise on mergers & acquisitions, private equity, real estate and venture capital transactions. Dagnino serves also as a vice-chairman of the Italian Shareholders' Rights Association (Associazione Italiana per l'Esercizio dei Diritti degli Azionisti - AIEDA).