The large US, English, and Italian capital markets team at White & Case (Europe) LLP advises on IPOs, rights issues, secondary offerings, accelerated book buildings, private investments in public equity and equity-linked products. At the Milan office, Ferigo Foscari brings experience working on semiconductor and microelectronic manufacturer Technoprobe’s IPO. Milan and London-based Michael Immordino regularly acts for investment banks and issuers on public and private equity offerings. Other key figures include Piero de Mattia and Italian and US-qualified lawyer Evgeny Scirtò Ostrovskiy. Alessandro Picchi and Pietro Magnaghi were promoted to partner in January 2024.
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- 'Excellent professionals, pairing commercial spirit with product knowledge and a large team.'
- 'Piero de Mattia is a true professional.'
Key clients
- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
- Banca Popolare di Bari
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Barclays
- BNP Paribas
- Citigroup
- Crédit Agricole
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Enel and Enel X
- Goldman Sachs
- Hertz
- HSBC
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- JP Morgan
- Mediobanca
- Monte dei Pachi di Siena
- Morgan Stanley
- Mundys
- Natixis
- NatWest Markets
- Oaktree Capital Management
- Pemberton Asset Management
- Republic of San Marino
- Stellantis
- Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking
- Technoprobe
Work highlights
- Advised Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. on the US law aspects of its €2.5bn rights issue, pursuant to Regulation S and Rule 144A under the US Securities Act.
- Advised Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. on the placement of 5.1% of the share capital in Nexi, an Italian company in the digital payment solutions market.
- Advised Mediobanca, as listing agent, in connection with a change in Technoprobe’s listing from Euro Growth Milan Exchange to Euronext Milan.
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Ferigo Foscari, Michael Immordino, Piero de Mattia, Evgeny Scirtò Ostrovskiy