Eversheds Sutherland has advised leading Italian merchant bank, Mediobanca S.p.A., in connection with its long-term strategic partnership with RAM Active Investments SA (RAM AI).

Mediobanca has acquired a 69% stake in RAM Active Investments.

Mediobanca is a leading investment bank in Italy and a major player in asset management and retail and private banking.

RAM AI is one of Europe's leading systematic investment managers, offering a range of actively managed and alternative systematic fundamental equity and tactical fixed-income funds to a wide array of institutional and professional investors.

Mariafrancesca De Leo, ES client partner, commented:

“We are delighted to have assisted Mediobanca on this key strategic transaction and look forward to working with them again in the future.”

The international Eversheds Sutherland team was led by Client Relationship Partner Mariafrancesca De Leo (London and Milan) and M&A Partner Urs Reinwald (Zurich). The team comprised Partners Monika McQuillen (employment), and Marc Raggenbass (regulatory), senior Associates Charlie Wright (corporate) and Sandra Boegli (corporate), and included teams from Switzerland, the UK, Italy and Luxembourg. Ronald Paterson (Partner) and Catriona Kellas (Associate) also played a key role on the funds aspects of the transaction while Craig Rogers (Partner) and Peter Hopton (Associate) advised on Technology and Intellectual Property.