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Banking and finance: lender or arranger side

Led by Paolo Bonolis, a key contact for various Italian banks, investment services and other lenders and arrangers, heads the team at CMS. Trusted to handle financing, refinancing, distressed, and debt restructuring mandates as well as structured and acquisition finance transactions and related litigation, the group includes Domenico Gaudiello, who specialises in public and structured finance. Maria Giovanna Pisani‘s remit advises on regulatory considerations in the banking, investment services and payment systems spaces.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘We have been working with the team for many years now and on different topics. It is great to have a main reference partner who understands our needs and not only creates contacts to colleagues of other teams according to their skills, but also remains involved as main interlocutor and coordinator. Our experience is good in all of the fields we have been cooperating such as RE finance, litigation, tax, and compliance.’
  • ‘Paolo Bonolis - very competent, available, proactive, wide market knowledge. Proposes viable solutions to address the various issues he is entrusted with.'
  • ‘Paolo Bonolis nicely blends legal expertise and knowledge with sharp business acumen.’
  • ‘Good value for money balance. International footprint with strong local knowledge.’
  • ‘Domenico Gaudiello: technically very competent and well-prepared, commercially savvy, balanced.’
  • ‘Seriousness, availability, knowledge.’

Key clients

  • Apollo Fund – Apeiron Mgmt
  • Intesa Sanpaolo
  • Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • ING Bank
  • Intesa Sanpaolo
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • General Electric – Avio Aero
  • Unicredit

Work highlights

Advised Apollo Fund through Apeiron Management on the acquisition and securitisation of a €400 million portfolio of healthcare-related non-performing loans owed by Regione Lazio.
Represented Intesa Sanpaolo in multiple litigation proceedings across Italy related to derivative transactions with Italian public administrations, addressing critical issues of enforceability, validity and compliance under public finance and banking law.
Advised Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as arranger on a €400 million cross-border securitisation of trade receivables across multiple European jurisdictions.
Practice head

Paolo Bonolis

Other key lawyers

Domenico Gaudiello; Maria Giovanna Pisani; Giuseppe Boccalone

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