Banking and finance: lender or arranger side

Hogan Lovells International LLP

Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s Italy banking and loan finance specialises in cross-border financing transactions. Carlo Massini is an expert in real estate, project, acquisition, asset and international trade financings, while Mauro Saccani heads the Italy business restructuring and insolvency practice. In February 2024, structured finance specialist Patrizio Messina, banking and finance expert Alessandro Accrocca and Sabrina Setini, who advises on acquisition and asset finance, were recruited from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Iacopo Canino and Bianca Caruso were new arrivals in early 2025.

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Key clients

Banca Finanziaria Internazionale
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
Banca Nazionale del Lavoro
Banco BPM
BNP Paribas Cardif Paribas
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
De Nora Tech US
Deutsche Bank
Kommunalkredit Austria
ICCREA Banca
Illimity Bank
Industrie De Nora
Italgas
Mediobanca
Natixis
Pirelli
Snam
TIM
UniCredit

Work highlights

Advised Mediobanca and Natixis on a financing granted to EnergyInfrastructure Partners (and ancillary documentation) for the acquisition from ENI of a minority stake in Plenitude.
Advised TIM on the bridge syndicated facility granted by a pool of banks for a total amount of €1.5bn.
Advised Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena on a loan agreement of €15.2m for the provision to Arsenale Express of funds for the acquisition and revamping of trains.

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