Andrea Pinto has worked for leading global law firms and finance institutions, acquiring a solid and international expertise that enables him to lead complex and cross-border transactions. He is Head of the Italian Financial Services sector. His legal experience spans the breadth of the finance and restructuring & insolvency sectors. Andrea assists both lending institutions and borrowers in real estate finance, project finance, acquisition finance and restructuring matters. He represents banks, financial institutions and corporate clients in very high value and sophisticated commercial and industrial debt restructuring transactions. He also assists clients in turnaround transactions and in the preparation, negotiation, and implementation of corporate and debt restructuring plans. He has gained significant experience in restructuring structured finance debt (e.g. CMBS, REF, leverage financings). Prior to joining Osborne Clarke, Andrea practised as a partner at a global US firm and spent one year on secondment at the international lending department of Barclays Bank PLC in London.
Osborne Clarke
Acting for large banks, Osborne Clarke's Italy group advises on real estate and green financings, along with alternative structured finance. Andrea Pinto acts for lenders on cross-border transactions; Federica Greggio is a debt finance and restructuring specialist; and Antonio Fugaldi assists with acquisition, leveraged, project and real estate financings.
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'In-depth knowledge of its subjects and specific expertise in various topics.'
'Strong commitment levels and excellent respect of deadlines.'
'Accuracy and extremely high-level work standards.’
‘The firm's strategy combines legal expertise with sector knowledge.'
‘Andrea Pinto is not only a good lawyer on a technical level, he is also very good at providing commercial advice, leveraging on his longstanding experience. He provides strategic views on matters and can offer a range of solutions.'
- ‘Antonio Fugaldi brings experience and strong expertise. Reliability, immediate availability, a good team worker.’
‘Deep and broad knowledge of both the banking industry and the real estate market.’
‘Able to understand the needs of all the parties involved and find a balanced solution to problems.’
Key clients
- Aareal Bank AG
- ABN Amro Asset Based Finance N.V.
- Azimut Investments S.A.
- Azimut Private Capital Management S.à.r.l
- Banco BPM S.p.A.
- Bayerische Landesbank
- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A.
- MPS Capital Services Banca per le Imprese S.p.A.
- BNL BNP Paribas (Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A.)
- BPER Banca S.p.A.
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.
- Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano S.p.A.
- FMS Wertmanagement AöR
- Natixis SA
- Prelios S.p.A.
- UniCredit S.p.A.
Work highlights
- Advised ABN Amro Asset Based Finance N.V. on a €125m revolving credit facility.
- Advised BPER Banca S.p.A. on the provision of €90m green credit facilities for the acquisition, refurbishment and redevelopment of various real estate assets in Milan.
- Advised Natixis S.A. Milan branch, Unicredit S.p.A., Banco BPM S.p.A. and MPS Capital Services Banca per le Imprese S.p.A., on an extension request concerning a €113m facility agreement.
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Andrea Pinto