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Italy > Capital markets: Debt Tier 1
Latham & Watkins LLP's Italian offices feature both Italian and US law specialists. The practice is jointly led by public and private cross-border deal expert Jeff Lawlis, who is well-known for his advice on high-yield bond and loan products; Paolo Bernasconi, who regularly acts for major corporate clients, investment banks and private equity sponsors on capital markets transactions, particularly issuances of high-yield debt securities; and Antonio Coletti, who acts on a broad range of securities deals. Another name to note is counsel Giorgio Ignazzi, who focuses on international capital markets transactions and securities regulation.Practice head(s):
Jeff Lawlis; Paolo Bernasconi; Antonio Coletti
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
UniCredit
Equita SIM
Goldman Sachs
BNP Paribas
JP Morgan Chase
Sabaf
Pro-Gest
Sol
Industrie De Nora
Banca Intesa
IVS Group
Mediobanca
Euro Group Laminations
Deutsche Bank
Inter Media and Communication
TeamSystem
Credit Agricole
Citigroup
Work highlights
- Advised Italmatch Chemicals on its issuance of senior secured fixed and floating rate notes.
- Advised a pool of banks on the offering of €385m of senior secured fixed rate notes by Centurion BidCo.
- Advised the joint bookrunners on Cassa Depositi e Prestiti’s $1bn bond issuance (Yankee bond).
Italy > Private equity Tier 1
Experienced in both inbound and outbound Italian private equity deals, Latham & Watkins LLP's team is particularly well known for advising global private equity houses on large-cap deals. M&A, private equity, joint venture and cross-border transaction specialist, Stefano Sciolla, heads up the group, which includes Cataldo Piccarreta, who routinely acts for private equity sponsors and portfolio companies. The practice further includes Giovanni Sandicchi, who predominantly focuses on contract and corporate law; and Giancarlo D’Ambrosio, an adviser to private equity funds and their portfolio companies. Giorgia Lugli is another key practitioner.Practice head(s):
Stefano Sciolla
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Great business acumen and understanding of what is relevant.‘
‘360-degree advisers for clients and not only legal aspects.‘
‘Stefano Sciolla – outstanding business acumen and understanding of deal dynamics.‘
Key clients
The Carlyle Group
Bain Capital
Partners Group
Apollo
Platinum Equity
TA Associates
EQT
CVC Capital Partners
PAI Partners
BC Partners
Bluegem
Paladin
Permira
Astorg
DBAG
Advent International
Bregal Unternehmerkapital
Nextalia
TPG Europe
Work highlights
- Advised Bain Capital Private Equity on its €3bn joint ownership agreement for Fedrigoni with BC Partners.
- Advised Bain Capital Private Equity on the €1bn acquisition of F.I.S. Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici from Nine Trees Group.
- Advised EQT on the €1bn sale of Facile.it, Italy’s largest online price comparison platform, to Silver Lake.
Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side Tier 2
Latham & Watkins LLP's Milan-based lawyers maintain active practices across acquisition finance, corporate lending, leveraged finance and debt restructuring. With ‘distinctive leadership skills and the ability to manage clients’ expectations', finance specialist Marcello Bragliani, who advises borrowers on leveraged finance and bank and bond transactions, heads up the Italian finance department. Antongiulio Scialpi acts throughout all finance stages, from the initial structuring phases to the negotiation of financing agreements and closing. Alessia De Coppi routinely structures and executes complex financings on behalf of private equity firms and major companies.Practice head(s):
Marcello Bragliani
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The team works well together and the work is allocated well to manage costs.’
‘Marcello Bragliani is always available for complex issues.’
‘Marcello Bragliani has distinctive leadership skills and the ability to manage clients’ expectations.’
‘The team is very reactive and clear on deadlines.’
‘They present issues in a clear and simple way and have a good knowledge of the market.’
‘Execution of deals that is flawless!’
‘The team has distinctive expertise in the banking sector, also in respect of complex deals involving private equity funds and LBO structures.’
‘They provide efficient legal solutions for complex matters while meeting the relevant deadlines.’
Key clients
Italmatch Chemicals
LimaCorporate (Lima)
Targa Telematics S.p.A.
SK Capital Partners LP
Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici S.p.A.
BayWa AG
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
Bain Capital Private Equity
PAI Partners
TPG Capital
Carlyle
Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side Tier 2
Latham & Watkins LLP's banking and finance practice in Milan acts for major lenders on a full range of finance work, including acquisition finance, corporate lending, leveraged finance and debt restructuring. Italian finance department head Marcello Bragliani brings experience to cross-border financings involving tailored structures. Antongiulio Scialpi's practice includes the financing of public-to-private transactions. Another name to note, Alessia De Coppi routinely structures complex financings on behalf of both domestic and international financial institutions.Practice head(s):
Marcello Bragliani
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Great depth of experience and expertise, availability and ability to deliver.’
‘Marcello Bragliani and Antongiulio Scialpi are very helpful and available.’
Key clients
Goldman Sachs
Mediobanca
J.P. Morgan SE
CVC Capital Partners
BayWa AG
UniCredit S.p.A.
Intesa Sanpaolo
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG
BNP Paribas
Macquarie
Société Générale
Nomura
Arcmont
Credit Agricole
Goldman Sachs
Macquarie
Banca Akros
Gruppo Banco BPM
Deutsche Bank
Italy > Capital markets: Equity Tier 2
Latham & Watkins LLP's Italian ECM team is comprised of both Italian and US law-qualified lawyers. The firm's active client base includes private and public companies, private equity funds, underwriters and placing agents. The group is co-led by Antonio Coletti, who advises on a range of complex securities transactions, and US securities and capital markets specialist Ryan Benedict, who works across the firm’s Milan and London offices. Key support is provided by senior associate Guido Bartolomei, who assists with IPOs and equity transactions.Practice head(s):
Antonio Coletti; Ryan Benedict
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
Lottomatica Group
EuroGroup Laminations
Goldman Sachs
BNP Paribas
JP Morgan Chase
Deutsche Bank
Citi
7-Industries Holding
Industrie De Nora S.p.A.
Banca Intesa
IVS Group S.A.
Mediobanca
Unicredit S.p.A.
HSBC
Credit Suisse
Azimut Holding
Work highlights
- Advised EuroGroup Laminations on its IPO on Euronext Milan.
- Advised Lottomatica Group on its IPO on Euronext Milan.
- Advised Industrie De Nora on its Euronext Milan IPO.
Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3
Acting for private and public companies, financial sponsors and advisers, Latham & Watkins LLP’s Italy practice has extensive experience in both inbound and outbound Italian M&A transactions. Team head Stefano Sciolla is a specialist in M&A, private equity, joint ventures, and cross-border deals; Cataldo Piccarreta is a highly-regarded private equity practitioner; and Giovanni Sandicchi focuses primarily on contract and corporate law. Other key advisers are Giancarlo D’Ambrosio and Giorgia Lugli.Practice head(s):
Stefano Sciolla
Other key lawyers:
Key clients
The Carlyle Group
Bain Capital
Fedrigoni
Apollo
BC Partners
TA Associates
Morgan & Stanley
Platinum Equity
Permira
Forno d’Asolo
Pai Partners
Italmatch Chemicals
Aimia Inc.
CVC Capital Partners
TeamSystem
Facile.it
F.C. Internazionale
The MEDIA Central Group
EQT
Work highlights
- Advised Digit’Ed, a digital education company that belongs to Nextalia SGR, on the acquisition of Business School24 from Palamon Capital Partners.
- Advised Fedrigoni on its agreement with Anglo-French multinational Arjowiggins to fully take over Guarro Casas.
- Advised Aimia Inc and Paladin Private Equity on their definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Giovanni Bozzetto.
Italy > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 4
Latham & Watkins LLP > Firm Profile
The firm: Latham & Watkins is a leading international law firm serving multinational companies, start-ups, investment banks, private equity funds, venture capital firms, sovereign wealth funds, governments and other organisations. The firm’s global platform spans Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US, and consists of internationally recognised practices across a wide spectrum of transactional, litigation, corporate and regulatory areas. Latham attorneys offer unrivalled legal resources and strategic commercial thinking to provide clients with innovative solutions to complex business and legal matters.
Italian practice: Latham & Watkins in Italy offers an on-the-ground understanding of local markets, Italian and US law capabilities and a significant footprint that few international firms can match.
In addition, Latham has extensive experience advising on the international aspects of a broad range of transactions for Italian clients. The latter benefit from high-level legal expertise as they develop their business though both inbound and outbound investment activities.
Areas of practice: Latham’s Italian practice, operating from offices in Milan and Rome, regularly represents large and mid-sized Italian and international companies and financial institutions doing business throughout Italy. Its lawyers handle capital markets, M&A, private equity, leveraged finance, insolvency and restructuring, and real estate transactions, and also advise Italian and international clients on general corporate, antitrust, administrative law and litigation cases.
The group has extensive experience with inbound and outbound Italian M&A including private, public and private-equity backed acquisitions, advice on extending European-based tender offers to the US market and arranging public and private financing of such transactions. The Italian team also advises Italian and international lenders, developers, investors, borrowers, property owners and tenants on an extensive range of real estate transactions. On the corporate finance side, Latham’s experience spans capital market transactions, including SEC-registered deals, Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, IPOs and debt offerings.
The Italian banking and finance team represents Italian lenders and borrowers on a range of matters, including leveraged finance, insolvency and restructuring, advising on integrated bank and bond products, including senior, subordinated and mezzanine debt transactions, and bridge financings.
Latham’s Italian litigation capacity includes full-service litigation solutions. With a core team of commercial litigation, arbitration and ADR, and a particular focus on company law matters, M&A and joint venture disputes, corporate insolvency and directors’ liability, the firm can handle the most complex national and international disputes. In addition, the Italian offices can boast an administrative law practice that represents private and public companies before administrative law courts in all aspects of complex energy, real estate and infrastructure projects, including development and permitting processes, litigation counsel on administrative law and legal compliance issues, legal diligence and opinions on public law matters, public regulations across highly-regulated sectors as well as environmental authorisations and public procurement matters.
The Italian offices incorporate an antitrust group that is an integral part of the firm’s global antitrust and competition practice. The firm has represented a number of large Italian and foreign companies before the European Commission, the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (the Italian Antitrust Authority), and the Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (the Italian National Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications), Italian courts and EC courts.
Main Contacts
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Capital markets (debt and equity) | |||
Banking and finance | |||
M&A (domestic and cross-border, including inbound and outbound) | |||
Private equity | |||
Insolvency and restructuring | |||
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Real estate | |||
Antitrust and competition | |||
Administrative law |
Lawyer Profiles
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Guido Bartolomei | Guido Bartolomei focuses primarily on corporate finance (equity and debt capital markets),… | View Profile | |
Ryan Benedict | Ryan Benedict, a US securities and capital markets lawyer, advises public and… | View Profile | |
Paolo Bernasconi | Paolo Bernasconi is a partner in the Milan office and a member… | View Profile | |
Marcello Bragliani | Marcello Bragliani is a partner in Milan and Regional Chair of the… | View Profile | |
Erika Brini Raimondi | Erika Brini Raimondi advises clients across a broad range of complex financing… | View Profile | |
Antonio Coletti | Antonio Coletti advises clients on a variety of capital markets, M&A, and… | View Profile | |
Alessia De Coppi | Alessia De Coppi structures and executes a range of complex financings on… | View Profile | |
Giancarlo D’Ambrosio | Giancarlo D’Ambrosio is a partner in the Milan office of Latham &… | View Profile | |
Giorgio Ignazzi | Giorgio Ignazzi advises clients on leveraged finance, international capital markets transactions, and… | View Profile | |
Jeffrey Lawlis | Jeff Lawlis, Global Vice Chair of Latham & Watkins’ Capital Markets Practice,… | View Profile | |
Giorgia Lugli | Giorgia Lugli advises multinational private equity firms, financial institutions, and companies doing… | View Profile | |
Cesare Milani | Cesare Milani is a partner in the Milan office of Latham & Watkins… | View Profile | |
Mario Orsenigo | Mario Orsenigo advises Italian and multinational clients on complex restructuring and special… | View Profile | |
Cataldo Piccarreta | Cataldo Piccarreta is a partner in the Milan office. He specializes in… | View Profile | |
Giovanni Sandicchi | Giovanni B. Sandicchi represents Italian and international clients in a range of… | View Profile | |
Antongiulio Scialpi | Antongiulio Scialpi is a partner in the Milan office. He represents Italian… | View Profile | |
Stefano Sciolla | Stefano Sciolla is the Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins’ Milan office.… | View Profile | |
Giovanni Spedicato | Giovanni Spedicato represents private equity sponsors and leading industrial players in complex… | View Profile |
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