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Italy > Banking and finance: Borrower side Tier 1

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.

Italy > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side Tier 1

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.

Italy > Capital markets: Debt Tier 1

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.

Italy > Capital markets: Equity Tier 1

The large US, English, and Italian capital markets team at White & Case (Europe) LLP advises on IPOs, rights issues, secondary offerings, accelerated book buildings, private investments in public equity and equity-linked products. At the Milan office, Ferigo Foscari brings experience working on semiconductor and microelectronic manufacturer Technoprobe’s IPO. Milan and London-based Michael Immordino regularly acts for investment banks and issuers on public and private equity offerings. Other key figures include Piero de Mattia and Italian and US-qualified lawyer Evgeny Scirtò Ostrovskiy. Alessandro Picchi and Pietro Magnaghi were promoted to partner in January 2024.

Italy > EU and competition law Tier 2

White & Case (Europe) LLP stands out in the market for advising a deep roster of national and international clients from the pharmaceuticals, healthcare, media and food and beverage sectors on high profile antitrust court ligation matters, merger control notifications, and clearance of major international transactions. The team also has significant expertise in antitrust and public tenders; areas in which Veronica Pinotti, whose broad practice spans cartels, abuse of dominance, state aid and issues related to regulated markets, is particularly active. Also noted for his expertise in the antitrust field is Martino Sforza, who specialises on complex merger-control filings, while Patrizia Pedretti has recently been involved in several complex antitrust investigation cases.

Italy > Private equity Tier 2

Advising leading private equity and alternative capital provider firms, White & Case (Europe) LLP's Milan team consistently acts on major private equity transactions. Ferigo Foscari focuses on public M&A deals; Leonardo Graffi has extensive private equity sector experience; Michael Immordino divides his time between London and Milan; and Alessandro Seganfreddo is regularly involved in significant cross-border and domestic matters. The group also fields Andrea Pretti, who acts on deals in the pharmaceutical, financial services and TMT sectors, and Sara Scapin, an active adviser to Italian and international private equity sponsors.

Italy > Banking and finance: Bank regulatory Tier 3

White & Case (Europe) LLP‘s Italy team advises on the financial regulatory aspects of Italian and EU banking sector-related M&A and capital markets transactions. The Italy financial services regulatory practice in Italy is led by banking, financial, payment services and asset management regulations expert Alessandro Zappasodi. The other key team members are Licia Mongiello, whose practice covers authorisation procedures before Italian and EU supervisory authorities and Andrea Lamonica who advises on banking, financial and insurance regulatory issues.

Italy > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3

White & Case (Europe) LLP’s one-stop corporate and M&A practice in Milan has Italian, New York and English law capabilities. The team’s key figures are public M&A deal expert Ferigo Foscari; Leonardo Graffi, a corporate, M&A and private equity specialist; London and Milan-based Michael Immordino; and Alessandro Seganfreddo, who assists with cross- border and domestic mandates. Other names to note are Maria Cristina Storchi, an adviser to listed companies on sizeable M&A and restructuring transactions; Andrea Pretti, who ‘has an incredible work ethic’; and Caitlin Powell Gimpel and Sara Scapin.

Italy > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 3

White & Case (Europe) LLP maintains a strong restructuring and insolvency practice with expertise spanning across Europe, enabling it to execute complex restructuring and special situation investments that involve multiple jurisdictions. It provides clients with comprehensive support in restructuring and insolvency, focusing on debt restructuring for domestic and international companies. Andrea Novarese is a key member of the department focusing on debt restructuring, special situation financing, debt capital markets, and leveraged and acquisition finance.