Osborne Clarke
Osborne Clarke is experienced in restructuring and insolvency matters across major sectors in Italy, including energy, retail, leisure and hospitality, infrastructure, finance and real estate. The firm employs lawyers with sector-specific expertise to handle a broad range of matters. Filippo Canepa, who provides judicial and extrajudicial assistance to companies going through insolvency and corporate restructuring cases, heads the practice. Also of note is Federica Greggio, who specialises in all aspects of restructuring, debt and equity finance.
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Testimonials
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‘A high-level of professional skill and problem solving.’
‘An excellent team quickly able to satisfy client needs.’
‘A great team with a strong relationship with the insolvency community in Italy, deep knowledge of the local law and 100% commitment for the success of clients' matters.’
‘Filipo Canepa is a leader; he's able to lead the project and the client.'
‘Barbara Schiavo is the perfect consultant that every client would like to have. She is very knowledgeable and up to date on the latest regulatory news. She transmits security to the client.’
‘The team has excellent synergistic work skills with the others business economics consultants. The capability to face and overcome, and often prevent, the unexpected events that always occur in corporate restructuring processes are highly appreciated.’
Key clients
- AMCO Asset Management Company S.p.A.
- Alba Leasing S.p.A.
- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A.
- Banca Nazionale del Lavoro S.p.A.
- Banco BPM S.p.A.
- BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions S.p.A.
- FMS Wertmanagement AöR
- HPE - Holding Partecipazioni Energetiche S.r.l.
- ICCREA Banca Impresa S.p.A.
- Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.
- Officine Meccaniche Gino Nerviani S.r.l.
- Pasubio Sviluppo S.p.A.
- SG Leasing S.p.A.
- UniCredit S.p.A.
Work highlights
- Assisting German federal winding-up institution FMS Wertmanagement in managing €11.4bn of assets from Hypo Real Estate Holding, addressing insolvency and restructuring matters.
- Advising real estate company Pasubio Sviluppo on a complicated insolvency procedure arising from the deterioration of its financial situation, and debt of around €68m.
- Advising former energy market operator HPE on a €35m restructuring and insolvency matter.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Filippo Canepa