Claudio Cerabolini specialises in private equity, real estate, and private and public M&A transactions, and heads the Private Equity and the Real Estate groups in Italy.
Claudio has worked with some of the most important international and Italian private equity, real estate and sovereign wealth funds, as well as with other asset managers, advising them on investment and disinvestment transactions (including buy-outs, public-to-private, growth capital, mergers, IPOs and joint ventures) in Italy and other European countries.
He has also advised multinational and Italian corporates and financial institutions in M&A transactions, joint ventures, IPOs, tender offers and several other corporate finance and capital market matters.
He is a member of the Tax & Legal Committee of AIFI (Italian Association of Private Equity and Venture Capital) and is one of the authors of the book "Private Equity and Venture Capital, Regulation and Good Practice", published by Risk Books in 2014.
Claudio has also worked in the field of IT and data protection law for over 15 years, advising important clients on compliance, litigation, and complex and innovative matters.
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Milan
- +39 02 806 341
- Email me
- Speaks Italian, English and French
- Practice area Real estate, M&A corporate
- Sector Healthcare, life sciences & chemicals, Real estate, Telecommunications, media & technology, Private equity
Career & qualifications
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Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan (LL.D) 1999
- Admitted as an avvocato in Italy 2003
- Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2011
Awards and citations
- "Claudio Cerabolini is a great professional. He has the ability to be clear-headed in complex situations."
Chambers Europe 2026, Real Estate – Italy. - Claudio Cerabolini is an adept lawyer who frequently advises both multinational and domestic corporate clients on a range of real estate acquisitions. He counsels on corporate sale transactions and land acquisitions, as well as portfolio matters.
Chambers Europe 2026, Real Estate - Italy. - Claudio Cerabolini is ranked as Band 4.
Chambers Europe 2026, Real Estate – Italy - Claudio Cerabolini is ranked as "Notable Practitioner".
Chambers Europe 2026, Real Estate - Europe-wide - Lawyer of the Year, Real Estate
LegalCommunity Corporate Awards 2019 - #4 in Private Equity
Chambers Europe 2019 - Leading Individual in Private Equity
Legal500 2019 - Highly Regarded in Investment Funds, Private Equity and M&A
IFLR1000 2019 - He is “very efficient and very knowledgeable.”
Chambers Europe 2019: Private Equity - Claudio Cerabolini is identified in the Hall of Fame. Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Real Estate and Construction – Italy.
- Led by Claudio Cerabolini, the practice at Clifford Chance provides comprehensive transactional assistance, including the negotiation and execution of preliminary and final sale-and-purchase agreements, as well as post-transaction cooperation arrangements. Cerabolini focuses on complex transactions, including high-value investment and development mandates, hotel and retail assets, residential fund structuring, and data centre land acquisitions. Legal 500 EMEA 2026, Real Estate and Construction – Italy.