Hogan Lovells advises BNP Paribas Cardif on setting up a strategic bancassurance partnership in life insurance sector with ICCREA Banca

This agreement provides the acquisition by BNP Paribas Cardif of a majority stake in BCC Vita, the life insurance company of the BCC ICCREA Group, and the signing of a distribution agreement.

Hogan Lovells assisted BNP Paribas Cardif with a cross-practice team led by partner Francesco Stella with support from counsel Martina Di Nicola, senior associate Martino Filippi, associate Elena Papa and trainee Federico Paganelli for corporate M&A matters. Partner Mauro Saccani and associate Federico Pappalettera advised on banking aspects, counsel Silvia Lolli and associate Davide Valloni advised on regulatory aspects; and partner Sabrina Borocci, senior consultant Francesca Moretti and senior associate Aurora Muselli advised on antitrust aspects.

In addition, partner Vittorio Moresco, senior associate Fabrizio Grillo and trainee Giulia Maccioni advised on the labour law aspects, and partner Luigi Mansani, counsel Maria Luce Piattelli and associate Annalisa Aurilio advised on the Intellectual Property aspects.