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PedersoliGattai is active across the debt restructuring market. With an interdisciplinary practice, the firm is able to provide assistance to its clients in complex transactions involving banking and finance, corporate and insolvency law, as well as litigation. Maura Magioncalda is a debt restructuring expert, and Alessandra Giovetti is an insolvency specialist. Also of note are Gaetano Carrello, who is focused on finance, debt capital markets, restructuring and real estate, and Sergio Fulco, who is an expert in bankruptcy litigation and arbitration involving major banks and investment funds.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Pedersoli restructuring team has very advanced skills and is able to manage very complex issues.’

  • ‘Maura Magioncalda and Alessandra de Cantellis are very competent in the sector of debt restructuring and business crisis management, and are also strongly oriented towards problem solving.’

  • ‘Excellent professionals, outstanding quality and expertise, innovative in finding tailor-made solutions in restructuring matters and to translate it into strong contracts.’

  • ‘Alessandra de Cantellis is able to cope with complex legal themes with short deadlines.’

  • ‘Maura Magioncalda and Alessandra de Cantellis are dedicated professionals and when they work in a team they deliver outstanding quality assistance to clients.’

  • ‘Committed and transparent with professional skills; able to manage pools of financial institutions in complex restructuring deals.’

  • ‘Pedersoli stands out for the high level of its professionals and is at the top of the Italian legal landscape.'

Key clients

  • Intesa San Paolo
  • UniCredit
  • BPER Banca
  • Banco BPM
  • Scarpe & Scarpe
  • BNL (BNP Paribas Group)
  • Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena
  • Marenco Group
  • Selfitalia
  • Vetrya
  • Giovanni Crespi S.p.A.
  • Idreg Piemonte
  • I.De.A. (Institute Development in automotive engineering)
  • DeA Capital
  • Clessidra
  • Amco
  • Crédit Agricole Italia
  • Prelios

Work highlights

  • Advised UniCredit and Banca Nazionale del Lavoro on the negotiation with the debtor, La Casa Generalizia dell’Ordine Ospedaliero di San Giovanni di Dio, in relation to the possible restructuring of the receivables in the context of the composition with creditors procedure.
  • Advised Scarpe & Scarpe on a complex procedure of composition with creditors in continuity of business pursuant to Art. 186 bis of Insolvency Law.
  • Advised Banco BPM, Banca Cassa di Risparmio di Savigliano, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro and others on the crisis settlement of Sviluppo Investimenti Territorio.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Maura Magioncalda

Maura Magioncalda

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Advising banks, financial institutions, private equity houses and industrial groups in relation to acquisition finance, debt restructuring, corporate finance and real estate finance transactions.  

Leading individuals

Alessandra Giovetti

Alessandra Giovetti

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Broad experience in insolvency proceedings, corporate crisis and reorganizations, compositions (both in-court and out-of-court), liabilities and claw-back actions. Advising commissioners and official receivers on asset divestitures, on corporate acquisitions and leases through public competitive tenders and on procedures for contentious sentences.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Maura Magioncalda, Alessandra Giovetti, Gaetano Carrello, Sergio Fulco

Other key lawyers

Alessandra de Cantellis