Irene Sanna

Irene joined Linklaters’ Corporate M&A practice in July 2017 after working with a local Luxembourg law firm.

A specialist in corporate law, she advises private equity funds on acquisitions and co-investment structures. Irene is also an expert in capital markets, having advised banks on special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), as well as issuers on the establishment of listed companies in preparation for their initial public offering on regulated markets.

Experience highlights:

• ARDIAN: advising on the setting-up and subsequent syndication of a Luxembourg société en commandite par actions, acting as a co-investment vehicle for the stake it holds in Nuova Argo Finanziaria S.p.A. controlling ASTM S.p.A. and SIAS S.p.A. which are leading operators in the management of toll motorway concessions.
• A large investment company: advising on the acquisition of a residential object in Munich and on the set up of the Luxembourg acquisition structure.
• A large institutional fund: in relation to the acquisition of a stake in AccorInvest, the holding company of the world leader in hotel real estate with close to 30,000 employees and operations in 27 countries and a current portfolio of 891 hotels.

She holds a combined Bachelor and Master of Science in Law from the Bocconi University of Milan (Italy).

She is fluent in Italian, English and French.