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Antonio Coletti
Position
Antonio Coletti advises clients on a variety of capital markets, M&A, and general corporate matters, with a particular focus on equity and debt offerings.
Widely recognized as one of Italy’s leading corporate lawyers, Mr. Coletti advises a mix of private equity firms, companies, and investment banks that do business in Italy. He handles a range of notable transactional matters, including equity and debt capital markets offerings and public mergers and acquisitions. His work also includes public company representation matters.
Drawing on more than two decades of capital markets experience, Mr. Coletti combines sophisticated legal and regulatory knowledge with a pragmatic and commercially driven approach. He regularly advises on some of the highest-profile capital markets transactions in the Italian market. His capital markets work includes:
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- Primary and secondary offerings, listings (initial public offerings, rights issues, and accelerated book build offerings)
- Public M&A, including stake buildings and take-over bids
- Bonds issues (investment grade, high yields, and convertible)
- Liability management (tender offers and consent solicitation)
- Structured finance transactions, including equity derivatives
Mr. Coletti also advises clients on sales and acquisitions of public companies, as well as general corporate representation, reorganization, and compliance matters.
Mr. Coletti previously served as Local Chair of the Corporate Department in Mila
Lawyer Rankings
Italy > Capital markets: Equity
(Hall of Fame)Latham & Watkins LLP‘s Italian ECM team is comprised of both Italian and US law-qualified lawyers. The firm’s active client base includes private and public companies, private equity funds, underwriters and placing agents. The group is co-led by Antonio Coletti
, who advises on a range of complex securities transactions, and US securities and capital markets specialist Ryan Benedict, who works across the firm’s Milan and London offices. Key support is provided by senior associate Guido Bartolomei, who assists with IPOs and equity transactions.
Italy > Capital markets: Debt
Latham & Watkins LLP‘s Italian offices feature both Italian and US law specialists. The practice is jointly led by public and private cross-border deal expert Jeff Lawlis, who is well-known for his advice on high-yield bond and loan products; Paolo Bernasconi, who regularly acts for major corporate clients, investment banks and private equity sponsors on capital markets transactions, particularly issuances of high-yield debt securities; and Antonio Coletti, who acts on a broad range of securities deals. Another name to note is counsel Giorgio Ignazzi, who focuses on international capital markets transactions and securities regulation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Capital markets: Debt Italy
- Hall of Fame Italy > Capital markets: Equity
- Capital markets: Equity Italy