Capital markets: Debt

Legance - Avvocati Associati

Legance - Avvocati Associati is mandated by banks, financial institutions, corporations and public-sector entities for bond issues, as well as securitisations involving performing and non-performing receivables. The group also advises on covered bonds and derivatives, along with capital markets-related regulatory aspects. Andrea Giannelli is a highly-rated banking, structured finance and debt capital markets specialist; Vittorio Pozzi is a structured finance expert; and Antonio Siciliano's workload encompasses bond issues, securitisation, structured products and derivatives. Other names to note are Antonio Matino and Roberto Mazzarano, along with Giovanni Nervo and Alice Giuliano.

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Testimonials

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‘A well-balanced team - all the members have great skillsets.’
‘Extremely open to collaboration and exchange, which makes it very easy to follow and understand processes and make decisions.’
‘Very client oriented.’
‘Their prior experience in the field and with counterparts helps clients highlight issues not previously handled - great knowledge of the market.’
‘Antonio Siciliano is well prepared, with huge DCM practice know-how.’
‘Alice Giuliano is an outstanding senior associate with deep knowledge of matters, and always ready to listen to clients’ requests.’

Key clients

Aeroporti di Roma
Agos Ducato
Alperia
Amundi SGR
ASTM
Banca Finint
BPER Banca
BPM
Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
CheBanca!
Compass Banca
doValue
European Investment Bank
Fortress Investment Group
Gardant
Hera
Intrum
illimity Bank
ING Bank
JP Morgan
Kolinpharma
Leonardo
Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario
Mediobanca SGR
Mediocredito Centrale – Banca del Mezzogiorno
Mundys
Natixis
Nexi
Quaestio Capital Management SGR
Quarantacinque
Cad It
SACE
Unipol Gruppo
UniCredit

Work highlights

Assisted Mundys with the management and update of its EMTN programme.
Advised on a €1.3bn consumer loans securitisation transaction that was carried out by Agos Ducato.
Advised Fiditalia on a receivables securitisation, arising from auto loans originated by Fiditalia.

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