Banking and finance: lender or arranger side

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato

Linklaters Studio Legale Associato's lender-side Italy banking and finance practice covers acquisition, leverage and syndicated finance, as well as financial structuring, restructuring, and asset and export finance. Restructuring and insolvency specialist Francesco Faldi heads up the Italian banking and finance practice; Andrea Arosio advises lenders and financial sponsors on acquisition and leverage finance; and Ettore Consalvi's mandates encompass leverage, acquisition and real estate financing, along with global banking issues. The practice further includes Tessa Lee, Diego Esposito, Alessandra Ortelli and Marco Carrieri. Alessandro Tanno recently left the firm.

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Testimonials

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‘Deep knowledge of LBO transactions (both large and mid-market deals).’
‘Outstanding negotiation skills.’
‘Linklaters always provides a first-class service. The finance team is very well structured and experienced.’
‘Linklaters stands out in the Italian market. It is able to focus on the commercial priorities of clients and deliver every time on extremely short notice.’
‘They do not limit themselves to the standard legal responses. They understand the bigger commercial picture and propose the best possible solution.’
‘Clients appreciate the ability to respect deadlines. Ettore Consalvi and his team do a great job in this respect.’
‘Ettore’s Consalvi availability and support are key to the success of projects.’
‘Diego Esposito and Marco Carrieri have excellent technical and negotiation skills.’

Key clients

Banco BPM
Crédit Agricole Italia
Intesa Sanpaolo
BPER Banca
Société Generale
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Apollo Capital Solutions Europe
Deutsche Bank
Unicredit
Pemberton
Morgan Stanley
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario
Davidson Kempner

Work highlights

Advised BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, Intesa Sanpaolo, JP Morgan, Banco BPM, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo and Natixis on Neopharmed Gentili’s new €130m revolving credit facility.
Assisted a pool of financing banks, with a term and revolving loan in favor of Metra – Metallurgica Trafilati Alluminio.
Advised several financing institutions on the €300m financing for the acquisition of MinervaHub by San Quirico.

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