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Employment Law Area, News - 24 March 2026
Direttiva UE, trasparenza retributiva, Bacciardi Partners e Macrelli e Bartolini Associati

Pay Transparency and EU Directive 2023/970 – How the EDA Method Makes Corporate Pay Policies Defensible

EU Directive 2023/970 on pay transparency is not “just another regulation” to file away among bureaucratic paperwork. The countdown has...
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News - 20 March 2026
Abuso di congedi parentali

Misuse of parental leave: can it lead to dismissal?

By the Labour Law Department Parental leave is a period of leave from work provided for by Legislative Decree No....
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News - 17 March 2026
I benefit tradizionali non bastano più

How Total Reward Is Transforming the Relationship Between Companies and People

By Antonella Lanzani – Organization & People Forget the fringe benefits of 2010–2020: meal vouchers, company gyms, standard health insurance....
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News - 13 March 2026
Nuovo obbligo TFR Bacciardi Partners e Macrelli e Bartolini. Foto di Lorenzo Bacciardi, Michele Sacchi, Romina Macrelli e Paolo Bartolini

Beyond the 50-Employee Rule: New TFR Obligation, Financial Impact, and the May 2026 Deadline

Many companies will discover in 2026 that they are required to pay employees’ severance accruals (TFR) into the INPS Treasury...
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News - 6 March 2026
Demansionamento in azienda

Demotion between proof of damage and entitlement to higher duties

By the Labour Law Department The issue of job duties – and, in particular, demotion – continues to represent one...
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Corporate finance Area, News - 2 March 2026
Fase di preparazione di un'operazione straordinaria. M&A e PMI. Non si è mai pronti

M&A and SMEs: you are never truly ready. The real work begins before the transaction.

Focus SME Aggregation | A Growth Strategy for Italy’s Mid-Market. In the Italian mid-market, a clearer dividing line is now...
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News - 26 February 2026
Posto di lavoro vuoto e non utilizzato da tempo

Resignations by conclusive conduct: one year later, between interpretative uncertainty and operational caution

By the Labour Law Department About one year after the introduction of resignations by conclusive conduct through Law No. 203/2024...
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Corporate finance Area, News - 23 February 2026
Grafico con dati che mostrano una crisi - La crisi non arriva all'improvviso

A crisis does not arrive suddenly: what the data reveal about the Negotiated Settlement of Crisis.

By Francesco Todaro, Of Counsel – Special Situations, Bacciardi Partners. Every crisis begins with a signal.An order that does not...
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Corporate finance Area, News - 20 February 2026
M&A tra leader regionali. Due professionisti che si stringono la mano

M&A among Regional Leaders – From local champions to national platforms

Focus SME Aggregation | A Growth Strategy for Italy’s Mid-Market. In the Italian mid-market services sector, a clear dividing line...
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News - 13 February 2026
Trasparenza retributiva e parità salariale

Pay transparency and equal pay become binding for businesses: EU Directive 2023/970 approved

Over time, many organisations have structured their remuneration systems around established practices, individual negotiations and managerial discretion. That approach is...
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Corporate finance Area, News - 9 February 2026
Chip intelligente -

R&D and Technology as drivers of aggregation: when technology leads M&A in the italian mid-market

Focus SME Aggregation | A Growth Strategy for Italy’s Mid-Market. In the Italian technology mid-market, industrial excellence alone is no...
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Corporate finance Area, News - 6 February 2026
Azienda in zona rossa, un timone difficile da comandare

When the business enters the red zone: how to truly govern a Special Situation

Interview with Francesco Todaro, Of Counsel – Special Situations, Bacciardi Partners – By Simona Pistola For a company, finding itself...
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News - 5 February 2026
L'azienda dà al dipendente dei benefit innovativi, non più tradizionali

The future of Total Reward: beyond traditional benefits toward integrated and innovative well-being

By Antonella Lanzani – Organization & People In a constantly evolving world of work, the concept of “corporate welfare” —...
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News - 3 February 2026
Lorenzo Bacciardi, Antonella Lanzani, Romina Macrelli, Paolo Bartolini. Bacciardi Partners Bartolini e Macrelli

Bacciardi Partners and Macrelli e Bartolini Associati: a partnership to support companies through a structured approach to personnel management

In people management, companies are frequently required to make decisions under pressure: an unexpected deadline, an organizational issue, or a...
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News - 2 February 2026
Manager e tirocinante che si confrontano

Traineeships, remuneration, and higher-level duties: three labour law risks that expose companies to litigation.

By the Labour Law Department Extracurricular traineeships: when training gives way to subordinate employment With judgment no. 3687 of 15...
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Corporate law Area, News - 29 January 2026
Bacciardi Partners Rivacold acquisizione BC Systems Spagna, Giulia belardinelli, Lorenzo Bacciardi, Pier Federico Orciari

RIVACOLD strengthens its presence in Spain through an equity investment in BC Systems

Bacciardi Partners advised RIVACOLD S.r.l., a leading international group in the commercial and industrial refrigeration sector, on the acquisition of...
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Corporate finance Area, News - 28 January 2026
Integrazione verticale nelle PMI del mid market: magazzino industriale con linea di movimentazione merci e pacco su nastro trasportatore, simbolo di controllo della filiera e aggregazioni industriali. Articolo di Lorenzo Bacciardi, CEO di Bacciardi Partners, su strategia industriale e aggregazioni PMI.

From dependency to control: vertical integration as an industrial strategy in the mid market

Focus SME Aggregation | A Growth Strategy for Italy’s Mid-Market. In the Italian manufacturing mid market, growth does not depend...
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Corporate finance Area, News - 26 January 2026
Mano che blocca un domino, come il professionista che blocca lo stato di crisi dell'impresa

Corporate Crisis Management Tools: the Negotiated Settlement – What it is, how it works, when it makes sense to activate it

By Francesco Todaro, Of Counsel – Special Situations, Bacciardi Partners. The Negotiated Settlement of the Corporate Crisis (Composizione Negoziata della...
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Corporate finance Area, News - 21 January 2026
Due uomini d'affari che discutono. il testo cita "Da concorrenti a partner"

From Competitors to Partners: A Merger of Equals as a Response to Consolidation

Focus SME Aggregation | A Growth Strategy for Italy’s Mid-Market. In Italy’s mid-market, scaling up is increasingly a prerequisite to...
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Corporate finance Area, News - 19 January 2026

Signs of tension and new stress factors: what companies should expect today

Interview with Francesco Todaro, Of Counsel – Special Situations, Bacciardi Partners – By Simona Pistola “A crisis never arrives suddenly:...
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