Partner

Umberto Cattaneo

Umberto Cattaneo was born in Magenta (Milan) on 25 August 1966.

Graduated full votes in Economics and enrolled in the Milan Certified Public Accountants and Official Auditors Bar since 1996.

Founding Partner of BC&.

Skills

Umberto mainly provides advice on corporate and tax domestic and cross border matters.

He gained a significant experience in M&A transactions and corporate and tax restructuring of industrial groups active in both industrial and services fields.

Reference partner in transactions involving AIF (investment funds, SICAF and SICAV) financial intermediaries and managing savings companies (AIFM).

Other activities

Umberto is member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of primary medium and large companies.

Languages

English

E-mail

cattaneo@bcand.it

Partner

Silvia Mignatti

Silvia Mignatti was born in Bologna on 23 December 1968.

Graduated full votes in Economics and enrolled in the Milan Certified Public Accountants and Official Auditors Bar since 1998.

Partner of BC& since 2005.

Skills

Silvia mainly advices on domestic and cross border tax planning, corporate finance and companies’ reorganization.

She also assists Clients before the Italian Tax Authorities.

Reference partner of primary industrial groups of companies active in the insurance, financial services and payment systems fields.

Other activities

Silvia is member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of primary medium and large companies active in the industrial and services fields.

Author of tax and corporate publications for professional magazines and lecturer at conventions and training courses.

Languages

English

E-mail

mignatti@bcand.it

 

Partner

Glauco Posa

Glauco Posa was born in Como on 15 December 1965.

He graduated full votes in Economics and he subsequently successfully took an internal audit master.

Enrolled in the Milan Certified Public Accountants and Official Auditors Bar since 1993.

Partner of BC& since 2002.

Skills

Glauco gained a very consolidated experience in both domestic and cross border corporate tax matters, as well as in financial extraordinary transactions.

He also advices on tax planning and business concerns evaluations.

Reference partner in transactions involving companies in arrangement with creditors, or in relation to which any bankruptcy proceeding has to be put in place and NPL trading.

Other activities 

Glauco is member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of medium and large companies and is also member of the Supervisory Board (“Organismo di Vigilanza”) of primary companies.

Technical Consultant of the Milan Court and advisor of primary financial groups.

Before joining BC& Glauco carried out his professional activity autonomously.

Languages

English

E-mail

posa@bcand.it

 

Partner

Elena Zavanella

Elena Zavanella was born in Milan on 10 November 1972.

Graduated full votes in Law and enrolled in the Milan Bar Association since 2001.

Admitted to the Italian Supreme Court and other Higher Courts.

Partner of BC& since 2011.

Skills

Elena mainly deals with commercial and corporate law matters, also assisting domestic and international Clients in M&A, debt restructuring and real estate transactions.

Reference partner concerning the Intellectual and Industrial Property (trademarks, patents, design&models and copyright) field, as well as in the Information Technology and Advertising areas, including any litigation procedure before both the IAP (“Istituto di Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria”) and the Italian Antitrust Authority (“Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato”).

Other activities

Elena is member of the Supervisory Board (“Organismo di Vigilanza”) of primary medium and large companies and of the Board of Statutory Auditors of primary companies operating in the industrial field.

Lecturer at conventions and training courses.

Languages

English

French

E-mail

zavanella@bcand.it

Partner

Franco Pietro Battaglia

Franco Pietro Battaglia was born in Milan on 4 April 1977.

He graduated in Economics and Companies’ Legislation at the Bocconi University in Milan and in 2006 he successfully took the IPSOA (Wolters Kluwer) tax master degree, Milan.

Enrolled in the Milan Certified Public Accountants and Official Auditors Bar.

Partner of BC& since 2020.

Skills

Franco deals with tax and corporate advice to the benefit of companies and groups of companies both in Italy and abroad, also assisting Clients – such as AIF (investment funds, SICAF and SICAV) financial intermediaries and managing savings companies (AIFM) – in M&A transactions.

Reference partner of cross border transactions involving French companies.

Other activities

Franco is member of the Board of Statutory Auditors of primary companies operating in the health, real estate, industrial and financial services fields.

Member of the Italian French Chamber of Commerce.

Languages

French

English

E-mail

battaglia@bcand.it

 

Partner

Stefano Salvadeo

Stefano Salvadeo was born in Busto Arsizio (VA) on 11 Novembre 1976.

Graduated in Economics and Tax Legislation at the University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, he successfully took a corporate finance executive master degree at the Bocconi University in Milan and he attended a senior leadership course at the Said Business School (Oxford University).

Stefano is enrolled in Milan’s Chartered Accountants Bar and in 

Official Auditors Bar since 2005. 

He is partner of BC& since 2023. 

Skills 

Stefano’s activity mainly concerns company and tax advice in favour of domestic and international entrepreneurial groups, with focus on 

M&A transactions and company reorganization.

He is also expert in corporate finance matters.

Reference partner of primary industrial groups of companies active in the energy (renewable and not renewable) and innovative technologies fields. 

Other activities

Stefano is in charge as statutory auditor and member of boards of directors.

Subject expert in business economics at the University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan.

Author of tax and corporate publications for professional magazines and lecturer at conventions and training courses.

Before joining BC& Stefano has gained more than 20 years of experience in primary firms, also part of international networks, lastly as partner.

Languages 

English

E-mail

salvadeo@bcand.it

Partner

Sandro Sclafani

Sandro Sclafani was born in Como on 28 October 1977.

Graduated in Economics and enrolled in the Milan Certified Public Accountants and Official Auditors Bar since 2007.

Partner of BC& since 2023.

Skills

Sandro mainly provides corporate and tax advice and he is particularly skilled in providing assistance and advise in direct and indirect tax, groups tax planning, extraordinary transactions, opinions, consolidated financial statements, technical appraisals, business concerns evaluation, due diligence activities and tax litigation.

He gained a significant experience in dealing with company’s reorganization transactions and M&A activities.

Other activities

Sandro is member of the Board of Statutory Auditors and Auditor of medium and large companies.

Languages

English

Spanish

E-mail

sclafani@bcand.it