What we say about the firm's legal practice in Italy
Banking and finance
Within Banking and finance, Linklaters LLP is a first tier firm,
Led by Davide Mencacci, Linklaters continues to act on large, cross-border financings and restructurings, with a focus on acquisition and leveraged finance. The team acted for the lenders on the acquisition financing of Permasteelisa, the largest leveraged buyout of 2009. The mandated lead arrangers were advised on Gruppo Coin’s acquisition of Italian retailer, Upim. Andrea Arosio is ‘a brilliant practitioner’.
Capital markets: Debt
Within Capital markets: Debt, Linklaters LLP is a second tier firm,
Linklaters recently acted on the largest Italian covered bond programme, as well as advising on Italy’s first project bond. In structured finance, the team advised Banco Popolare on all its securitisation transactions for 2009. Dario Longo is recommended.
Capital markets: Equity
Within Capital markets: Equity, Linklaters LLP is a second tier firm,
Linklaters acted for Mediobanca on the largest capital increase by way of rights issue in Italy in 2010, as well Unicredit’s €4bn rights issue. Team head Luigi Sensi and Claudia Parzani are recommended, as is ‘strong partner’ Dario Longo.
Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome
Within Corporate and M&A Milan and Rome, Linklaters LLP is a third tier firm,
Linklaters has been especially focused on acquisitions. The team advised private equity group HG Capital as buyer of TeamSystem for €565m. Giovanni Pedersoli is ‘valued for his knowledge of the banking sector and understanding of business drivers’, Luca Picone is also recommended and Francesco Stella is ‘always available to discuss issues’.
Energy
Within Energy, tier 4
Linklaters advised the European Investment Bank in a €1bn financing for wind and solar projects. Tessa Lee is ‘competent, diplomatic and always available’.
Legal market overview
Within Legal market overview,
Domestic legal giant Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners recently recruited Allen & Overy – Studio Legale Associato’s former litgation head Alberto Nanni and reinforced its ranks in Padua with the arrival of corporate partner, Paolo Brugnera, and financial institutions litigator Paolo Gnignati from Simmons & Simmons, whose Rome office also endured several partner and associate departures to DLA Piper. Norton Rose Studio Legale launched a new antitrust department in Milan when Andrea Zulli joined from Linklaters. Clifford Chance witnessed another spinoff when Massimo La Torre left to form Grasso La Torre Morgese Cesàro and founding partner Gianfranco Negri-Clementi left NCTM Studio Legale Associato to form Negri-Clementi Studio Legale Associato.
Restructuring and insolvency
Within Restructuring and insolvency, Linklaters LLP is a third tier firm,
Linklaters acted for lenders, Mediobanca and Unicredit, in the restructuring of Valentino’s financial debt. Andrea Arosio is recommended.
What we say worldwide
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United Arab Emirates
Offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
Belgium
Offices in Brussels and Antwerp
- Banking, finance and capital markets : Banking, finance and capital markets
- Competition : Competition
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Environment : Environment
- Fraud and white-collar crime : Fraud and white-collar crime
- Information technology : Information technology
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Labour and employment : Labour and employment
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
China
Offices in Shanghai and Beijing
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Foreign firms
- Corporate & M&A : Foreign firms
- Dispute resolution : Foreign firms
- Employment : Foreign firms
- Private equity/venture capital : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
Germany
Offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, and Dusseldorf
- Antitrust : Antitrust
- Banking and finance: Bank lending : Banking and finance: Bank lending
- Banking and finance: Project finance : Banking and finance: Project finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A: Large deals : Corporate and M&A: Large deals
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Insolvency and restructuring: Restructuring : Insolvency and restructuring: Restructuring
- Investment funds : Investment funds
- Private equity : Private equity
- Public sector : Public sector
- Real estate and construction: Real estate : Real estate and construction: Real estate
- Structured finance and securitisation : Structured finance and securitisation
- Tax : Tax
Algeria
Spain
Offices in Madrid
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Capital markets (US law) : Capital markets (US law)
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- Real estate : Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
France
Offices in Paris
- Administrative and public law : Administrative and public law
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation : Dispute resolution Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation : Dispute resolution Stock market litigation
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime : Dispute resolution White-collar crime
- EU competition and distribution : EU competition and distribution
- Insolvency : Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Full-service firms : Intellectual property: Full-service firms
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity : Private equity
- Project finance and energy: Project finance : Project finance and energy: Project finance
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Ghana
Hong Kong
Offices in Hong Kong
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets (debt) : Capital markets (debt)
- Capital markets (equity) : Capital markets (equity)
- Corporate (including M&A) : Corporate (including M&A)
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Dispute resolution International arbitration : Dispute resolution International arbitration
- Employment : Employment
- Investment funds : Investment funds
- Private equity : Private equity
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- Real estate : Real estate
- Regulatory : Regulatory
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency
- Structured finance and securitisation : Structured finance and securitisation
Indonesia
India
Italy
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt : Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity : Capital markets: Equity
- Corporate and M&A: Milan and Rome : Corporate and M&A Milan and Rome
- Energy : Energy
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency
Japan
Offices in Tokyo
- Banking and finance : International firms and joint ventures
- Capital markets : International firms and joint ventures
- Corporate and M&A : International firms and joint ventures
- Projects and energy : International firms and joint ventures
- Real estate and construction : International firms and joint ventures
- Structured finance/securitisation : International firms and joint ventures
Kenya
Kuwait
London
Offices in London EC2Y and London EC2Y
- Corporate and commercial : Overview
- Corporate and commercial : Commercial contracts
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial : EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: UK capability
- Corporate and commercial : Equity capital markets: US capability
- Corporate and commercial : Financial services
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, 250m+
- Corporate and commercial : M&A: US law capability
- Corporate and commercial : Private equity: transactions
- Corporate and commercial : VAT and indirect tax
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing : Fraud: corporate crime
- Dispute resolution : Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution : Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution : International arbitration
- Dispute resolution : Public international law
- Dispute resolution : Tax litigation
- Finance : Overview
- Finance : Acquisition finance
- Finance : Asset finance and leasing
- Finance : Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance : Commodities: derivatives
- Finance : Corporate restructuring and insolvency
- Finance : Debt capital markets
- Finance : Derivatives and structured products
- Finance : Emerging markets
- Finance : High yield
- Finance : Investment funds
- Finance : Islamic finance
- Finance : Securitisation
- Finance : Trade finance
- Human resources : Overview
- Human resources : Employee share schemes
- Human resources : Employment
- Human resources : Pensions
- Insurance : Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Insurance : Professional negligence
- Private client : Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Overview
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Infrastructure
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Private finance initiative (PFI)
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Water
- Real estate : Overview
- Real estate : Commercial property
- Real estate : Construction
- Real estate : Environment
- Real estate : Planning
- Real estate : Property finance
- Real estate : Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Media and entertainment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) : Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
- Transport : Rail
Luxembourg
Offices in Luxembourg
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Insurance : Insurance
- IP and IT : IP and IT
- Investment funds : Investment funds
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Morocco
Netherlands
Offices in Amsterdam
- Asset finance and structured finance : Asset finance and structured finance
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Commercial litigation : Commercial litigation
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Private equity : Private equity
- Tax : Tax
Philippines
Poland
Offices in Warsaw
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets (debt) : Capital markets (debt)
- Capital markets (equity) : Capital markets (equity)
- Competition/antitrust : Competition/antitrust
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Energy and natural resources : Energy and natural resources
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Real estate : Real estate
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
Portugal
Offices in Lisbon
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A : Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Employment : Employment
- Energy and environment : Energy and environment
- Insolvency and restructuring : Insolvency and restructuring
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Project finance : Project finance
- Public law : Public law
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Qatar
Russia
Offices in Moscow
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A: Moscow : Corporate and M&A: Moscow
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- Employment : Employment
- Energy and natural resources : Energy and natural resources
- Intellectual property : Intellectual property
- Public private partnership : Public private partnership
- Real estate : Real estate
- TMT : TMT
- Tax : Tax
Sweden
Offices in Stockholm
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Capital markets : Capital markets
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial
- Dispute resolution : Dispute resolution
- EU and competition : EU and competition
- Employment : Employment
- IT and telecoms : IT and telecoms
- Insurance : Insurance
- Intellectual property and media : Intellectual property and media
- Mergers and acquisitions : Mergers and acquisitions
- Real estate : Real estate
- Tax : Tax
Singapore
Offices in Singapore
- Legal market overview : Legal market overview
- Banking and finance : Foreign firms
- Capital markets : Foreign firms
- Corporate and M&A : Foreign firms
- Projects and energy : Foreign firms
- Restructuring and insolvency : Foreign firms
South Korea
Thailand
Offices in Bangkok
- Banking and finance : Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A (including capital markets) : Corporate and M&A (including capital markets)
- Projects and energy : Projects and energy
- Real estate and construction : Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency : Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT : TMT
Tunisia
United States
Offices in New York
- Finance : Structured finance
- Investment fund formation and management : Alternative/hedge funds
- Investment fund formation and management : Private equity funds
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : Antitrust
- Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts : M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Tax : Employee benefits and executive compensation
- Tax : International