Dentons advised RiverRock European Capital Partners on its very first investment in Italy on behalf of the Italian Hybrid Capital Fund. The fund invested €9 million in the Filippetti Group, a leader in information and communication technology and the Internet of Things in Italy.

Founded in 2009, RiverRock is an alternative investment firm specialized debt-equity investments in small and medium sized European companies. RiverRock’s newly established Italian Hybrid Capital Fund provides access to capital to SMEs in Italy.

Dentons, represented by Partner Aian Abbas and Trainee Violetta Cozzone, assisted RiverRock in relation to all the legal aspects of the deal, including the financing, capital increase, and the Fund’s acquisition of a minority share in the Group.