Legance - Avvocati Associati's practice advises on leverage, acquisition, mezzanine, project and real estate financing, along with forward start agreements and syndicated loans. Andrea Giannelli is banking and finance head; Monica Colombera is an energy and infrastructure finance expert; Luca Autuori focuses on banking, finance and restructuring; and Guido Iannoni Sebastianini's workload encompasses structured finance. Other experienced advisers are Tommaso BernasconiFilippo RuffatoAntonio Palazzolo, Antonio Siciliano, Simone Ambrogi, Antonio Matino and Emanuele Artuso, as well as Giusi Colasuonno, Beatrice Zilio, Giuseppe D’Amore, Lucio Di Cicco and Ilaria Rosa.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Deep expertise of financing transactions within the renewable energy space.’

  • ‘The team is skilled and focused on clients' needs.’

  • ‘Always trying to find concrete solutions.’

  • ‘The team is really supportive in relation to different types of financings.’

  • ‘Always able to handle even complex and atypical issues.’

  • ‘Lawyers who are extremely capable and business oriented.’

  • ‘Professionals who are extremely available and extremely helpful in moving forward complex transactions in a commercial and useful way. In Italy, their capacity in terms of the team's availability is unparalleled in the industry.’

  • ‘Monica Colombera - commercial and pragmatic approach to deals.’

Key clients

  • Banca IMI
  • Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
  • Banco BPM
  • Banco di Sardegna
  • Banco Santander
  • BNP Paribas
  • Banca Popolare di Sondrio
  • BPER Banca
  • Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
  • Crédit Agricole
  • European Investment Bank
  • Goldman Sachs International Bank
  • ING Bank
  • Intesa Sanpaolo Group
  • Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario
  • Monte dei Paschi di Siena
  • Natixis
  • SACE
  • Societe Générale
  • UniCredit

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrea Giannelli, Monica Colombera

Other key lawyers

Luca Autuori, Guido Iannoni Sebastianini, Tommaso Bernasconi, Filippo Ruffato, Antonio Palazzolo, Antonio Siciliano, Simone Ambrogi, Antonio Matino, Emanuele Artuso, Giusi Colasuonno, Beatrice Zilio, Giuseppe D’Amore, Lucio Di Cicco, Ilaria Rosa, Andrea Mazzola