Osborne Clarke's ‘very committed team’ comprises experts in investment and asset management, ESG integration, and fintech and digital payments. The group’s specialisms also include peer-to-peer lending. Heading up the firm’s Italian banking and finance regulatory department, longstanding regulatory expert Nunzia Melaccio is a January 2023 partner hire from Studio Alpeggiani.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very committed team with huge experience in wealth and asset management, and regulatory issues.’

  • ‘What makes the individuals we work with stand out is their willingness to be helpful on any occasion.’

  • ‘Nunzia Melaccio is very competent in the regulatory side to asset management and services, and very close to different important players in the market.’

  • ‘Nunzia Melaccio is a very professional adviser - apart from her ability to analyse the legislation, she is able to give practical solutions to problems. This makes a great difference.’

  • ‘Osborne Clarke is unique in that it provides a holistic range of services across diverse practices and geographies in a consistently professional manner, applying lateral thinking to serve its clients in a timely fashion.'

  • 'The combination of diversity, professionalism, lateral thinking and timeliness is quite unique in the industry.’

Key clients

  • Azimut Investments S.A.
  • Opyn Group
  • WEX Europe Services Ltd
  • Amber Capital SGR S.p.A.
  • Decalia SIM S.p.A.
  • VC Capital Partners SGR S.p.A.
  • Ulixes SGR S.p.A.

Work highlights

  • Advised Amber Capital on its evolution from an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM), under the threshold, to a fully-licensed AIFM, and on establishing its cross-border distribution activities.
  • Advising Italian peer-to-peer lender, The Opyn Group, on the incorporation of climate and environmental risks into its operational and disclosure strategies, in accordance with the Bank of Italy and CONSOB's sustainability regulations.
  • Advising DECALIA SIM, an Italian investment portfolio management firm, on its efforts to broaden its investment services in Italy.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Nunzia Melaccio