Cappelli Riolo Calderaro Crisostomo Del Din & Partners‘s DCM team acts for major Italian and foreign banks and financial institutions on a range of deals, including senior debt matters, subordinated instruments, liability management work and derivatives. Other key areas include securitisation transactions and covered bond programmes. The group’s principal advisers are structured finance specialists Paolo Calderaro and Alberto Del Din, along with banking, insurance and financial regulation expert, Michele Crisostomo. Other names to note are Federico Morelli, who focuses on debt securities offers and listings, and securitised derivatives, and associate Martina Baldi. Fabio Zambito was promoted to partner in June 2023.

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  • ‘A legal firm with an attentive and individual approach to each transaction.'

  • 'Deep view of specific and complex matters, and oriented to finding practical solutions to meet stakeholders' requests within a proper legal framework.’

  • ‘Sound knowledge of legal matters, always framed within a global overview of the transaction from different angles (operational, commercial, etc).'

  • 'Marcello Maienza is a great partner to work with, thanks to his fair and constructive approach.’

Key clients

  • Alba Leasing S.p.A.
  • AMCO S.p.A.
  • ARECneprix S.p.A.
  • Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.
  • Banca Finanziaria Internazionale S.p.A.
  • Banca Generali S.p.A.
  • Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A.
  • Banca Popolare dell’Alto Adige S.p.A.
  • Banco di Sardegna S.p.A.
  • Banco BPM S.p.A.
  • Barclays
  • BPER Banca S.p.A.
  • Cassa depositi e prestiti S.p.A.
  • Crédit Agricole CIB
  • Gardant S.p.A.
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Intesa San Paolo S.p.A.
  • Unicredit Bank AG
  • UniCredit S.p.A.
  • Vertex Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised BPER Banca S.p.A. on the issue of a bond by an Italian bank under its EMTN programme.
  • Advised Banca Finanziaria Internazionale, as arranger of a basket bond securitisation exercise to finance investments by 22 Italian SMEs and mid-caps.
  • Advised UniCredit S.p.A. and UniCredit Leasing S.p.A. on a de-risking transaction, which related to the sale of several separate portfolios of bank and leasing receivables.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paolo Calderaro, Alberto Del Din, Michele Crisostomo

Other key lawyers

Federico Morelli, Martina Baldi, Marcello Maienza, Stefano Agnoli, Camilla Giovannini, Elio Indelicato, Nicolò Piccaluga, Federico Di Lorenzo, Nicola Baresi, Alessandra Davoli