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Chiomenti advises high-profile banks on acquisition, corporate and real estate financings, as well as refinancings. The practice also covers cross-border matters. Gregorio Consoli heads up the finance and regulated entities department; Giulia Battaglia assists with real estate, acquisition and project financings; Giorgio Cappelli advises on acquisition and structured finance; Gianrico Giannesi acts for both Italian and international banks; and Marco Cerritelli  is an infrastructure finance expert. The team also includes experienced banking and finance practitioner Girolamo D’Anna, an adviser on leverage, acquisition and corporate finance. Davide D’Affronto and Nicholas Lasagna joined from Simmons & Simmons in 2025. Riccardo Rossi departed in October 2024.

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Key clients

  • Banco BPM
  • BNP Paribas
  • Cassa depositi e prestiti
  • Credit Agricole
  • Deutsche Bank
  • European Investment Bank
  • Intesa Sanpaolo
  • JP Morgan
  • UniCredit
  • Ilimity Bank
  • Banca Popolare di Sondrio Soc Coop
  • Banca IFIS
  • Banca Sella

Work highlights

  • Advising a pool of Italian lenders, composed of Intesa Sanpaolo, Unicredit, BancoBPM, BPER Banca and Crédit Agricole Italia on the acquisition of Bartoli Packaging by Industrial Pack.
  • Advising a syndicate of Italian and French financiers, comprising Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, BNP Paribas, MPS and Société Générale (acting as mandated lead arrangers, lenders and hedge providers) on a €188m project financing.
  • Advising a pool of lenders, composed of BPER Banca, Banca Sella, Banca Popolare di Sondrio and Banco di Desio e della Brianza, on a €36m financing in favour of Dalma Mangimi.

Lawyers

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Leading associates
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Maria Ilaria Griffo
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Giulia Battaglia, Gianrico Giannesi

Other key lawyers

Gregorio Consoli, Giorgio Cappelli, Marco Cerritelli, Girolamo D’Anna, Davide D'Affronto, Nicholas Lasagna, Maria Ilaria Griffo, Alessandro Elisio, Fabrizio Nebuloni