Boasting cross-border capabilities and specialist knowledge in Italian real estate, Ashurst assists investors, developers and financial backers in single asset and portfolio transactions. The team contains expertise in investment vehicles, securitisation and structured finance transactions. The team is led by Andrea Caputo, who is well-versed in office, residential, logistic and retail assets, and Mario Lisanti, an adviser to lenders and borrowers.
Testimonials
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‘The team is very capable, cohesive and swift. The overview of the partner is always there and ensures a smooth execution.’
‘Andrea Caputo is very practical and goes straight to the point always with a commercial solution in mind.’
‘Young team, very dynamic, with exceptional market-oriented approach and negotiation skills.’
‘Great professionals, very engaging, and nice to work with!’
‘Everyone involved is of the highest calibre as a professional and as a person.’
‘The team is small but very efficient and aligned between them, making our job easier.’
‘The team is young, smart, and up to date, yet maintains a high level of responsiveness and professionalism. Despite dealing with tricky and complex matters, they excel at making everything easy to understand.’
‘Andrea Caputo is an outstanding professional with a perfect blend of empathy and a commercial approach.'
Key clients
- Ardian
- Azimut Libera Impresa SGR
- Barings
- BNPP REIM
- Castello SGR
- Cheyne Capital
- DeA Capital RE SGR
- Hines
- Invesco
- Prelios SGR
- Savills IM SGR
- Tritax Eurobox
Work highlights
- Advised Barings, which acted through a real estate investment fund managed by Savills IM SGR, on the purchase of land in Balocco and on the agreements for the development of a logistics complex on it with a local developer.
- Advised DeA Capital RE SGR, as the management company of the "Gamma" fund, on all phases of the redevelopment of Palazzo Missori, in the centre of Milan, including capex financing and the leasing of the real estate units, used for various purposes, to prestigious operators.
- Advised an international investor on the sale of the stand-alone building located in Milan, via Tortona 37 that will be reconverted from office to residential, to Kervis SGR S.p.A., as management company of the "KREF II" fund.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Andrea Caputo, Mario Lisanti