The 16-strong Italian banking practice at Latham & Watkins LLP covers acquisition finance, corporate lending, leveraged finance, and debt restructuring. The Milan group is headed up by Marcello Bragliani, an expert in private equity-related leveraged finance; while Antongiulio Scialpi routinely assists private equity firms and corporate clients with initial structuring stages, negotiating financing agreements, and closings. The team further showcases Alessia De Coppi, who acts for significant Italian and international clients on a wide range of banking and finance matters. Other names to note are Mario Orsenigo and Erika Brini Raimondi.

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Key clients

  • Bending Spoons
  • Design Holding
  • Ocmis Irrigazione
  • Rekeep
  • Targa Telematics
  • Fedrigoni
  • Hellman & Friedman
  • Marcolin
  • The Carlyle Group
  • BC Partners
  • Farmfront Group
  • SK Capital
  • Bain Capital
  • TeamSystem
  • Permira Advisers
  • Nextalia
  • La Doria
  • Evoca
  • Business Integration Partners
  • FibreConnect

Work highlights

  • Advised Permira on the financing of its acquisition of Italian luxury supply hub Gruppo Florence from the company’s existing shareholders.
  • Advised Fiber Bidco on the financing aspects of its offering of senior secured notes.
  • Advised Agri (a subsidiary of Nextalia SGR) on the financing for the acquisition of Agriconsulting.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
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Antongiulio Scialpi
Latham & Watkins LLP

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marcello Bragliani

Other key lawyers

Antongiulio Scialpi, Alessia De Coppi, Mario Orsenigo, Erika Brini Raimondi