The team at Gianni & Origoni brings expertise to project finance, refinancings, real estate finance acquisition financings, ESG-linked deals and general corporate matters. The banking and finance group is jointly led by Matteo Bragantini and Giuseppe De Simone, who both oversee complex, cross-border transactions. Ottaviano Sanseverino, who draws on over 20 years of experience handling matters in the energy and infrastructure sectors, heads up the project finance department. Other key figures include energy, infrastructure and TMT expert Arrigo Arrigoni; Eduardo Fiordiliso and Matteo Gotti, who are both specialists in structured finance; and Ilaria Laureti, who manages leveraged buyouts and public tenders; and Piergiorgio Picardi. Key support is provided by counsels Maria Panetta and Claudia Lami.
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‘Its energy and infrastructure team is unique in Italy, since they cover every single aspect that is relevant for projects - from regulatory and tax to M&A and financing.'
'The deal team is composed of both young and very senior team members, which makes it such a good fit for clients.’
‘One of the very best firms in the Italian market for project finance deals.'
'Very efficient, very effective, reasonable and pragmatic in the search for solutions. Good level of availability of partners.’
‘Very knowledgeable team that pays attention to the quality of the support it gives to clients and with respect for deadlines.’
‘Arrigo Arrigoni is a very confident and prepared lawyer. He wants to make things happen and is able to communicate well with different stakeholders at various seniority levels.’
‘Arrigo Arrigoni stands out not only for his impressive knowledge but also for his commercial skills and ability to explain in a clear and simple manner. He is proactive and exceeds expectations in terms of delivery times. The quality of his work is stellar.���
Key clients
- UniCredit
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A
- EIB (European Investment Bank)
- BNP Paribas S.A.
- Crédit Agricole Group (CIB)
- Intrum
- Natixis
- Cassa depositi e prestiti
- Nord/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank
- Société Générale
- Banco Santander S.A.
Work highlights
- Advised Cassa Depositi e Prestiti on the drafting and signing of an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, aimed at financing investment programmes in the agri-food and agri-energy sectors.
- Advised a pool of lending banks (Unicredit, Intesa Sanpaolo, Banco BPM - CIB, BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole CIB and Sace) on a revolving loan agreement for €1.8bn, granted to Snam (as parent company beneficiary), Stoccaggi Gas Italia and Snam Rete Gas.
- Assisted the lenders with a €1.4bn bank loan granted to Alperia.
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Matteo Bragantini, Giuseppe De Simone, Ottaviano Sanseverino