The specialised team at Gianni & Origoni is routinely entrusted by clients for its expertise in the energy sector, covering M&A, project finance, litigation, regulatory, environment and administrative law. Head of the practice Ottaviano Sanseverino is recognised for his knowledge of regulatory matters, development and financing of projects, as well as the import of gas and electricity; he also advises foreign and domestic clients on investments in the utilities sector. Giuseppe Velluto and Guido Reggiani routinely assist in the development of projects in the energy, gas, waste and water sectors. Administrative and environmental law expert Maria Loizzi is noted for her expertise in the field of conventional and renewable sources. Francesco Puntillo is now head of legal, corporate, regulatory and antitrust affairs at Enel Group.
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- 'Very practical approach, problem-solving attitude, in-depth knowledge of the market and of its most recent developments.'
- 'A very professional and high-quality firm. In addition to the high skills of the professionals I have worked with, I particularly enjoyed their capacity to solve any problems, as well as the strong network they can count on.'
- 'Giuseppe Velluto is one of the most skilled professionals I have ever met. He has strong skills, a problem-solving attitude, and important soft skills that he is able to reflect in his team, which is united and compact, always ready to solve any urgency and client's request.'
- 'Gianni & Origoni has an unrivalled breadth of expertise to respond to any challenge an investor may face on the Italian market. Their approach is pragmatic and business-oriented.'
- 'Ottaviano Sanseverino is very experienced.'
Key clients
- Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets (Europe) Limited
- Naturgy
- Iberdrola
- Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited
- Engie
- A2A S.p.A.
- Terna S.p.A.
- IREN S.p.A.
- Quaero Capital
- Alperia S.p.A.
- Ardian Infrastructure
- Cubico Sustainable Investments Group
- Tages Capital
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- Wood/Amec Foster Wheeler
- EF Solare
- Predica
- Nord/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank
- Cubico Sustainable Investments Group
- BayWa r.e.
- Contour Global
- Ital Gas Storage S.r.l.
- Adriatic LNG
- Esso Italiana S.r.l.
- Credit Suisse Energy & Infrastructure Partners
- Whysol Renewables Holding 1 S.P.A.
- Plenium Partners
- NextEnergy Capital (NextPower)
- Alpiq
- Erogasmet S.p.A.
- Fondazione Cariplo
- European Energy SA
- Repower S.p.A.
- SNAM S.p.A.
- Ellomay Capital
- Enel X
- Infrastrutture S.p.A.
- Qualitas Energy
- Vei Green
- Impax
- Statkraft
- Imwind
- Econergy
- Interconnector Energy Italia
- Flyren
- EOS
- Green Investment Group (Macquarie)
- Green Arrow Capital
- Canadian Solar
- Anaergia
- Gruppo Marcegaglia
- PLT Energia
- ENEL S.p.A.
- Davidson Kemper
- TOTALENERGIES RENEWABLES
- Enfinity Global
Work highlights
- Assisted Tages Capital SGR in the bridge financing and the following refinancing related to the acquisition, through its investment fund Tages Helios II, of a portfolio of operational solar plants and windfarms.
- Assisted Eni in the sale to Snam of a 49.9% stake (directly and indirectly owned) in certain companies operating two groups of international gas pipelines connecting Algeria to Italy.
- Assisted Bayerische Landesbank, Santander and Nomura Bank France in the structuring, drafting and negotiation of €142m in long-term and VAT financing for the construction of three utility-scale photovoltaic plants.
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Ottaviano Sanseverino Vimercati