Watson Farley & Williams
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Mario D’Ovidio, who handles leveraged, corporate, and asset-based financings, co-heads the transport, infrastructure and energy-focused practice at Watson Farley & Williams alongside Furio Samela, whose broad remit includes maritime financing, insolvency, NPLs and more. Matteo Trabacchin is a key name for cross-border transactions and energy financing.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Working with the WFW team brings real added value to every project thanks to their deep expertise in the sector, experience with other clients, and proactive approach. As a bank, we enjoy working with them because the team is always available, highly responsive and has a flexible approach. Our collaboration is smooth and professional and we enjoy the insights they bring to our work.’
- ‘Matteo Trabacchin and Dario Matrecano stand out. Matteo is a very experienced professional who is able to explain complex legal situations in a very simple and clear manner, so that it is easy for us to put his suggestions into practice. We take strongly into consideration his comments. Dario is very proactive and does his best to be the point of contact between us and the client. He is always very precise and takes his tasks seriously. We appreciate working with him because he gives his own contribution by proposing ideas.’
Key clients
- Banco BPM Banco Santander Bayern LB BBVA BNP Paribas Cassa Depositi e Prestiti CAIXA Bank Commerzbank Crédit Agricole - Corporate Investment Bank Crédit Agricole Italia Deutsche Bank HSBC Intesa Sanpaolo J.P. Morgan KfW Development Bank National Westminster Bank SACE SIMEST SMBC Société Générale UniCredit
Work highlights
Advised Banco Santander, S.A. on a financing to Trina Solar for the acquisition, construction and development of a pipeline of renewable projects.


