Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's Italian offices have a strong track record in lending and structured finance transactions. Marina Balzano assists banking groups with leveraged, acquisition, corporate and real estate finance; and Giulio Asquini is a cross-border finance specialist. Former head of the firm’s Italy banking and finance department, Patrizio Messina, departed the firm in February 2024.
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- 'Deep knowledge of financial sponsors, world-level competence, and great delivery, capacity and support.’
- 'Very prepared and efficient team, and always available.'
- 'Complete professionals.'
‘Marina Balzano has very wide knowledge of this area and very good relationships within the banking and financial sponsor world.'
'Giulio Asquini is very sharp and a guarantee for delivery on time. Also super-supportive during and after closing.’
Key clients
- CAPZA
- Eurazeo Investment Manager
- Ver Capital SGR
- Piraeus Bank S.A.
- Banco BPM
- Crédit Agricole
- Deutsche Bank
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Natixis S.A. - Milan Branch
- UniCredit
- illimity Bank
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
- Banca IFIS
- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
- Riello Investimenti SGR
- Banca Sistema
- BNP Paribas
- BPER Banca
- Banca Sella
- JPMorgan
Work highlights
- Assisted BPER Group with its deleveraging strategy through the securitisation of the bank’s portfolios of loans (classified as unlikely to pay).
- Assisted the private debt arm of CAPZA, a mid-market French direct lender, with a lending transaction in Italy.
- Assisted a banking syndicate, consisting of Crédit Agricole (as facility agent and lender), Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Banco BPM, BPER Banca, and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (as lenders) with a €126m senior and sustainability-linked loan provided to RDM Group for the acquisition of Fiskeby International Holding.
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