Paris, 27 June 2025 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells has advised CNP Assurances on the sale of all of its shares held in the Italian joint venture CNP UniCredit Vita to UniCredit.
CNP UniCredit Vita, a 51%-owned subsidiary of CNP Assurances operating under an exclusive partnership model, generated premium income of €3.5 billion in 2024.
The transaction was initiated following UniCredit’s notification on 1st October 2024 to exercise its option to purchase all the shares held by CNP Assurances SA in their Italian joint venture CNP UniCredit Vita, in accordance with their current shareholders’ agreement.
The Hogan Lovells team was led by Stéphane Huten and included in Paris Maximilien Roland (senior associate), Josette Mokuba Iklawa and Raphaël Morin (associates) in corporate; Sébastien Gros (partner) and Ghina Farah (counsel) on regulatory aspects; Eric Paroche (partner) and Victor Levy (counsel) in competition law; Mikael Salmela (partner) and Floriane Cadio de Kermainguy (senior associate) in Strategic Operations, Agreements and Regulation; Thierry Meillat (partner) and Baptiste Camus (associate) in employment.
In Italy, the team consisted of Francesco Stella (partner), Martina Di Nicola (counsel), Francesco De Michele (senior associate) and Piermaurizio Francesconi in corporate; Silvia Lolli (counsel) and Davide Valloni (associate) on regulatory aspects; Vittorio Moresco (partner) and Fabrizio Grillo (senior associate) in employment and Maria Luce Piattelli (counsel) on intellectual property aspects.
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