Gianluca Fanti > White & Case (Europe) LLP > Milan, Italy > Lawyer Profile

White & Case (Europe) LLP‘s ‘extremely supportive‘ finance practice in Milan acts across the full range of finance products. The team is jointly led by Giuseppe Barra Caracciolo, an expert in general lending and debt restructuring; Iacopo Canino, who brings strength to leveraged finance; Gianluca Fanti, a specialist in real estate finance; Andrea Novarese, who draws on over 25 years’ experience in the practice area; Francesco Scebba, who handles complex special situations transactions; Bianca Caruso, who assists credit providers with financings; and Tiziana Germinario, who manages sustainability-linked finance. Senior associate Stefano Bellani is another key name to note.

White & Case (Europe) LLP‘s Milan-based team acts across the entire spectrum of finance products, including high-stakes leveraged financing transactions. Giuseppe Barra Caracciolo‘s practice includes general lending, real estate and leverage finance, and debt restructuring; Iacopo Canino focuses on leveraged finance; Gianluca Fanti‘s experience includes real estate finance; and Andrea Novarese‘s practice covers the automotive, shipping, aerospace and tech sectors. Other key names to note are finance transactions specialist Francesco Scebba and corporate, leverage and acquisition finance practitioner Bianca Caruso, along with Tiziana Germinario and Stefano Bellani.

The US, English and Italian capital markets practitioners at White & Case (Europe) LLP cover EMTN and GMTN programmes, Eurobonds and Euro and private placements, along with high-yield and Yankee bonds, and green, social and sustainable bonds. The practice also brings expertise to matters involving hybrid securities, project bonds, liability management deals and structured products. The department is co-led by securitisation specialists Giuseppe Barra Caracciolo and Gianluca Fanti, along with capital markets experts Ferigo Foscari, Michael Immordino, Tommaso Tosi, Francesco Scebba and Evgeny Scirtò Ostrovskiy. Also of note are Pietro Magnaghi and Alessandro Picchi, who were promoted to partner in January 2024.