Edoardo Bassi

Partner

edoardo.bassi@5rs.it

+39 02 3041 331

Partner at Fivers, Edoardo Bassi began his professional career in 2009 at leading Italian tax and law firms.

He joined Fivers in 2021 and advises Italian and international multinational groups, private equity and real estate funds, industrial companies, financial institutions and insurance companies on tax matters, with a particular focus on corporate and international tax, extraordinary transactions, corporate reorganisations, and real estate and financial taxation.

He has developed solid experience in M&A and private equity transactions, including asset and share deals, as well as in the tax structuring of investments and the ongoing tax assistance of multinational groups and institutional investors, covering transfer pricing, tax planning and tax litigation matters.

He serves as Statutory Auditor of leading industrial and financial companies. He is the author of publications on tax law and regularly speaks at specialist conferences and seminars. Member of technical committees of the Milan Chartered Accountants Association and the International Fiscal Association (IFA).

In 2025, he was recognized as “Other Key Lawyer” in the Tax category by The Legal 500, included among the “Elite” tax professionals in the “Under 40 2025 Italy & Iberia” guide published by Legalcommunity and ranked in the Tax Finance, Tax M&A and Deal Advisory categories by MF Italian Legal Ranking. In 2026, he was awarded “Professional of the Year – Tax (Under 40)” by Legalcommunity and listed as “Recommended” in the Tax Private Equity category.

Practice areas

Corporate taxation
International taxation
Tax planning
M&A, private equity and business reorganisations
Real estate taxation
Financial taxation
Transfer Pricing
Tax litigation

Other

Education
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan – Master Degree in Economics and Law, with honors, 2011
Executive Master in Tax Law at the Business School of Il Sole 24 Ore, 2015
Registered
Registered as Chartered Accountant and Tax Advisor, Milan, 2014
Admitted to practice before Tax Courts, 2014

Registered as Auditor, 2014
Languages
Italian, English
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