Chiomenti‘s team acts for issuers, guarantors, placement and underwriting syndicates and financial advisors, on major domestic and cross-border deals. The group is jointly led by Italo De Santis, whose broad practice encompasses public takeover bids, public exchange offerings, IPOs and capital increases; and Marco Maugeri, an adviser on capital increases. The practice further includes Manfredi Vianini Tolomei, whose practice covers public offerings and stock listings, and active practitioners Federico Amoroso and of counsel Giovanni Filippo Pezzulo. Other key figures include managing associate Maria Carmela Falcone and senior associate Matteo Costantino.
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‘The team excels for its professional skills, 24/7 availability, commitment and empathy.’
‘Very competent team and always available.’
‘Federico Amoroso leads with authority, leveraging on his high-standing professional skills and successful track record in transactions.’
‘Maria Carmela Falcone is a very solid professional, who is always available.’
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Manfredi advises Italian and international clients on matters concerning market regulation, public offerings, corporate law, finance, and public M&A in the finance and industry sectors. Manfredi’s practice focuses on public offerings and stock listings (including capital increases) public offerings and listing of notes, including convertible and equity-linked notes and private placements with institutional investors, managers and employees.
Rising stars
Maria Carmela advises Italian and international clients on extraordinary transactions related to capital markets and corporate finance including takeover bids, IPOs, capital increases, block trades, and bond issuances. She also advises leading listed Italian companies on corporate governance matters.
Giovanni Filippo regularly advises Italian and international clients (issuers, financial institutions, financial advisors) on national and cross-border transactions including equity capital markets (IPO, public purchase and exchange offers, capital increases, private placements) and public M&A.
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Italo advises Italian and international clients on Corporate - M&A, capital markets, and real estate matters with a focus on: sale and purchase of shares, mergers and demergers, public takeover bids and public exchange offerings, IPO, capital increases, corporate governance, related-party transaction and public disclosure regulations, sale and purchase of real estate, companies and real estate portfolios, real estate asset management, real estate investment trusts and collective real estate investment funds.
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Federico’s practice focuses on financial markets. He advises leading corporate clients and banks on national and international deals involving equity capital market transactions (i.e., IPOs, share capital increases, institutional placements, treasury share buy-back programmes) and debt capital markets transactions (i.e., bond issuances of convertible financial instruments and hybrids issuances, as well as “liability management” transactions), as well as corporate finance and public M&A (i.e., public purchase bids and public exchange offers).