‘Extremely solid in all areas of banking and finance’, DLA Piper’s Italy team advises on major syndicated lending transactions, along with energy, infrastructure and real estate financings. The finance, projects and restructuring group is headed by Luciano Morello. Antonio Lombardo delivers finance law expertise. Federico Zucconi Galli Fonseca and Giovanni Ragnoni Bosco Lucarelli specialist in acquisitions and project finance. Other key figures include Italy banking and financial services sector head Ugo Calò, leveraged finance expert Giuseppe Mele, Giampiero Priori, associate Claudio D’Alia and Riccardo Pagotto, who was promoted to counsel in July 2023.
Testimonials
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‘A very committed and reliable team.’
‘This team's unique strengths lie in its seasoned professionals, diverse expertise and collaborative ethos.'
Key clients
- UniCredit
- Intesa Sanpaolo
Work highlights
- Advised a pool of banks on a €340m financing granted to Retelit, an Italian telecoms player focused on the B2B market.
- Assisted a pool of banks, consisting of BNP Paribas, CDP, Intesa and UniCredit, with the financing of Morellato Group's acquisition of Christ Group from the 3i fund.