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LCA Studio Legale

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Advising investment funds, sponsors and corporate borrowers, LCA Studio Legale's banking and finance team covers corporate lending, acquisition finance, structured finance and factoring. Leading the banking and finance practice, Davide Valli, who advises on a range of corporate borrowing matters, brings ‘profound technical expertise and significant finance sector experience'.

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  • 'Extreme availability, speedy reactions, profound technical knowledge and a balanced relationship between quality of service and cost.'
  • 'Davide Valli has profound technical expertise and significant finance sector experience, and often anticipates the client's needs, offering immediate solutions.'
  • ‘Delivers outstanding advice in a step-by-step manner that matches lender requests and reduces clients' risk.’

  • ‘Deep knowledge of credit facilities in the Italian market.’

  • 'Serious people who are prepared and ready to resolve problems.’

Key clients

  • AVM Associati S.p.A.
  • AEB S.p.A.
  • Belenergia S.p.A.
  • Business Integration Partners S.p.A.
  • BPER Banca S.p.A.
  • Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.
  • Cherry Bank
  • Dana International
  • DeA Capital Alternative Investment Funds
  • Emera Group
  • Groupe EPI (Holding)
  • FBS Next S.p.A.
  • Ga.Ma Italia s.r.l.
  • Iamet SpA
  • Maghen Capital
  • Marcegaglia Steel SpA
  • Panzeri S.p.A.
  • Polynt S.p.A.
  • Roma Trevi S.p.A.
  • Xenon Private Equity Small Cap

Work highlights

  • Acted for Polynt S.p.A., as borrower, on the structuring and negotiation of a loan agreement granted by CDP S.p.A. to support the business in Italy.
  • Advised Xenon Private Equity Small Cap, as financial sponsor and borrower, on an LBO financing granted by Banco BPM SpA to fund the acquisition of Testing S.r.l.
  • Advised Iamet SpA, as industrial sponsor and borrower, on an LBO financing granted by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA to fund the acquisition of a majority stake in Cromaplast SpA.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Davide Valli